Much has improved, from the visual appeal to the physics, the control system to the upgrades and tuning section. Perhaps this is the reason Electronic Arts, adn developers Slightly Mad Studios decided to drop the NFS tag from the sequel’s name, calling it just Shift 2: Unleashed.įans of shift will certainly not be let down, and EA will have earned back more respect from the purists than it lost by making the super arcade styled Need for Speed Hot Pursuit not so long after giving then Shift. Shift was definitely one of the first near simulator level games in the franchise’s history, and converted many of those who snnere at the series before.