Fan project brings Need for Speed: Underground 2 to browsers with online play

Technology · First reported 2 Nov, 23:12 · Updated 23:43

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Underground 2 Revived is a fan-made browser version of the 2004 racing game, with online free roam and support for Chrome and Firefox. Its developer says the project began as a way to play with a sibling; the game’s legal status remains unclear, and EA has not commented in the supplied coverage.

The fan project runs Need for Speed: Underground 2 in a browser using WebAssembly; the coverage lists Chrome and Firefox as supported browsers.
The project offers online free roam in Bayview. Notebookcheck reports a server capacity of 6,000 players and visibility of up to 32 nearby racers.
The developer, known online as th0mk, said the project started as a way to play the game again with a sibling.
Notebookcheck says the public site serves game files despite the repository asking users to supply their own copy, and notes uncertainty around licensing. The site describes the project as unaffiliated with EA; the supplied coverage says EA has not commented.