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= Xbox: Joining an Xbox Live game in Need for Speed Underground 2 =

Article ID: 890233

Article Last Modified on 4/25/2007

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 * Microsoft Xbox Live
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to join a Need for Speed Underground 2 game on Xbox Live.



MORE INFORMATION
Note Need for Speed Underground 2 is a third-party product. If you experience a gameplay issue or an issue that is not related to Xbox Live, contact the game publisher for more help.

Join a game

 * 1) On the Main screen, press the directional pad (D-pad) left or right to select Xbox Live, and then press the A button.
 * 2) Select the appropriate account to sign in to Xbox Live.
 * 3) On the Xbox Live screen, press the D-pad left or right to select Quick Match or OptiMatch, and then press the A button.

Quick Match
With the Quick Match option, you can search for a game and then decide whether to join the game immediately or whether to search for another game. To use Quick Match, follow these steps:  Select Quick Match from the Xbox Live screen, and then press the D-pad up or down to select from the following race types:  Circuit Sprint Drag Drift Street X URL Race</li> Outrun</li></ul> </li> After you select the game mode that you want, you receive the following message:

Entering a game room will cancel any active voice chat sessions. You may also lose any unread messages and game sessions invites.

</li> By default, OK is selected. Press the A button to search for a game to play.</li> If a game is found, the Lobby screen lists the game information. Press the A button to join the game.

If no game is found, press the B button to return to the Xbox Live screen.</li></ol>

OptiMatch
With the OptiMatch option, you can specify your game preferences and then search for games that match those preferences. To use OptiMatch, follow these steps: <ol> On the OptiMatch screen, press the D-pad up or down to select from the following options: <ul> Game Mode: Circuit, Sprint, Drag, Drift, Street X, URL Race, Outrun</li> Car Performance Restrictions: None, Evenly Matched</li> Game Type: Ranked, Unranked</li> Race Breaker: Yes, No</li> Collision Detection: Yes, No</li></ul>

Press the D-pad left or right to select the setting that you want for each option, and then press the A button to start searching for a game.</li> If any games are found, press the D-pad up or down to select the game that you want to join, and then press the A button to join that game.

If no games are found, press the B button to return to the OptiMatch screen.</li></ol>

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