It features then-New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and rapper Xzibit on the cover.

The game's compatibility also extends to other EA games like Need for Speed: Underground 2, SSX 3, Madden NFL 2005, NCAA Football 2005, NFL Street, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, NBA Live 2005, and NBA Street Vol.

After the cutscene, the player enters a "god mode" in which he has unlimited turbo and will break all of his tackles.

When the player completes Own The City mode, the created player can be imported to Madden NFL 2006, another successful football title, or can be imported to the NFL Challenge mode.

The player must build up a team in 150 days to face the NFL Stars by completing challenges, such as scoring 250,000 style points on the Dallas Cowboys.

[5] Initially released to mixed reception, due to perceived lack of consistency in song selection,[6] it would go on to receive accolades such as being called "one of the greatest hip hop video game soundtracks of all time",[7] and "one of the best EA Sports BIG soundtracks".

"[33] The Sydney Morning Herald similarly gave the same version two-and-a-half stars out of five and stated, "While Street 2 is appealingly approachable, it gets monotonous, particularly for owners of the original.