Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed

March 29, 2011 Slightly Mad Studios Electronic Arts
Racing Simulator
PS3 PC X360
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Bring the true driver’s experience to life with all the intensity and exhilaration of being behind the wheel!
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Release Date March 29, 2011
Developer Slightly Mad Studios
Publisher Electronic Arts
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective Third person
Themes Action
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed

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