For years, you needed third-party emulators to use an Xbox One or PS5 controller. The PCGW page details exactly how to enable native DirectInput support and remap the broken axis for the right analog stick—so you can actually use the gas pedal trigger properly.
But if you’re trying to run that same magic on a modern gaming PC in 2025, you’ve likely run into a wall of frustration: stretched resolutions, broken shadows, and a controller that refuses to cooperate. need for speed underground 2 pc gaming wiki
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Did this guide help you get NFSU2 running? Which car do you build first? Let me know in the comments below, or share your own mod setup from the PCGW page! Remember the infamous "black box" under your car
Remember the infamous "black box" under your car? On modern hardware, NFSU2 often renders shadows as solid black rectangles. The wiki has a dedicated line on editing the Graphics settings config file to turn off "Light trails" and fix this instantly.
A split image—left side showing the iconic 2004 UI and a modded 350Z, right side showing the PC Gaming Wiki logo.