Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, released as Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 in Europe, and as Need for Speed: Porsche in Germany and Latin America, it is the 5th installment of the Need for Speed Series, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. Unlike other NFS titles, Porsche Unleashed centers around racing Porsche sports cars, with models ranging from 1950 to 2000. The game was noted for its extensive information regarding Porsche and its cars. Unlike the previous four Need for Speed games, Porsche Unleashed was not released in Japan. There is also a online-only version of the game called Need for Speed: Top Speed.

Tracks
Most of the tracks are a rally style course that follows a point-to-point configuration set in Western Europe. The city Monte Carlo is the only location where circuit races in five different variations are held. They are as follows:


 * Alps
 * Autobahn
 * Auvergne
 * Corsica
 * Cote d'Azur
 * Monte Carlo
 * Normandie
 * Pyrenees
 * Schwarzwald
 * Zone Industrielle
 * Weissach Skid Pad

Cars
Any car in the game is manufactured by Porsche.

Class 3

 * 1950 Porsche 356 1100 Cabriolet
 * 1950 Porsche 356 1100 Coupe Ferdinand
 * 1951 Porsche 356 1300 Cabriolet
 * 1951 Porsche 356 1300 Coupe
 * 1952 Porsche 356 1500 Cabriolet
 * 1952 Porsche 356 1500 Coupe
 * 1953 Porsche 356 1500 Super Cabriolet
 * 1953 Porsche 356 1500 Super Coupe
 * 1954 Porsche 356 1300 Super Cabriolet
 * 1954 Porsche 356 1300 Super Coupe
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1300 Cabriolet
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1300 Coupe
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1300 Super Cabriolet
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1300 Super Coupe
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Cabriolet
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Coupe
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Cabriolet
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Coupe
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster
 * 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Speedster
 * 1959 Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D
 * 1959 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Convertible D

Class 2

 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Cabriolet
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Coupe
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Hardtop
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Cabriolet
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Coupe
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Roadster
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Hardtop
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Cabriolet
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Coupe
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Roadster
 * 1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Hardtop

Class 1

 * 1962 Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera 2
 * 1965 Porsche 911 Coupe
 * 1967 Porsche 911 Targa
 * 1967 Porsche 911 S Targa
 * 1967 Porsche 911 S Coupe

Race Class
1956 Porsche 550 A Spyder (Classic Era Bonus Car)

Class 3

 * 1970 Porsche 914/4 1.7
 * 1972 Porsche 911 S 2.4 Targa
 * 1972 Porsche 911 S 2.4 Coupe
 * 1973 Porsche 914/4 2.0
 * 1974 Porsche 914/4 1.8
 * 1982 Porsche 944 Coupe
 * 1987 Porsche 944 S Coupe

Class 2

 * 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupe
 * 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupe (Factory Driver Bonus Car)
 * 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S Coupe

Class 1

 * 1975 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0 Coupe (930)
 * 1978 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Coupe (930)
 * 1987 Porsche 959 (Add-On)

Race Class

 * 1978 Porsche 935/78 Coupe "Moby Dick" (Golden Era Bonus Car)

Class 3

 * 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964)
 * 1989 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet
 * 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964)
 * 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa (964)
 * 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964)
 * 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964)
 * 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa (964)
 * 1991 Porsche 944 Turbo Cabriolet
 * 1997 Porsche Boxter
 * 1997 Porsche Boxter (Factory Driver Bonus Car)
 * 2000 Porsche Boxter S

Class 2

 * 1991 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Coupe (964)
 * 1992 Porsche 928 GTS (Add-On)
 * 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe (964)
 * 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet (993)
 * 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe (993)
 * 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (993)
 * 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (993)
 * 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa (993)
 * 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe (993)
 * 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (993)
 * 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe (993)
 * 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.6 Coupe (993)
 * 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 Cabriolet (996)
 * 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4 Coupe (996)
 * 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (996)
 * 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (996)

Class 1

 * 1995 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe (993)
 * 2000 Porsche 911 Turbo (996)
 * 2000 Porsche 911 Turbo (996) (Factory Driver Bonus Car)

Race Class

 * 1997 Porsche 911 GT2 (Race Version) (Add-On)
 * 1998 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Add-On)
 * 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 (Race Version) (Modern Era Bonus Car)

PlayStation version
While largely identical to the PC version, a number of changes were made for the PlayStation release. In Evolution mode, the music and graphics adapt to the era (the Classic era, for example, contains a monochrome interface with oldies music). Besides changing the paint, cars are not customizable. Several additional cars were added that were not available on the PC version: the Porsche 356/1, the Porsche 924, the Porsche 928, the Porsche 959, the Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964), the Porsche 968, and road versions of the Porsche 911 GT2 (993) and the Porsche 911 GT3 (996). The Porsche 935/78 was replaced by the Porsche 917K in a distinctive Gulf Oil paint scheme.

Need for Speed: Top Speed
Need for Speed: Top Speed is an additional online-only conversion of Porsche Unleashed released in response to both the release of MacGillivray Freeman's 2002 IMAX film, Top Speed, and the Porsche Cayenne. The game features three existing tracks from Porsche Unleashed and three Porsche vehicles: the Porsche 911 Turbo (996), the Porsche 959, and the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Access to Need for Speed: Top Speed was bundled alongside the Windows version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.

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