Exactly the same Undergroun, only with an open world and content multiplied by 2. Even more drive, even more tuning and styling possibilities. And a more or less clear plot. By the way, now instead of cartoon cutscenes there are stylized comic-style videos. In my opinion, there was no need to do this, but oh well.
I also lost a lot of hours in this game.
To beat the game you had to not only win races, but also increase the style level of the cars. Because if your car doesn’t look appropriate, to hell with you, not the races.
This was a cool motivation to earn money, because why the hell does the game think that my car is worthless? not in order.
The races are the same: Drift, drag, ring and sprint. + prof. league on closed specialized tracks. The trick is that racers entered these tracks illegally and only at night by opening the locks on the gates.
And again, this game cannot be found on media either. Sadness. I would happily buy the first two Underground and Carbon.