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Need For Speed: Undercover (Xbox 360) | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £22.49
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 48
Format: Unknown Format
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: car-and-truck-racing-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930067434
ASIN: B001FSJEJY
Release Date: November 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 And to think i nearly didn't buy it! December 15, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really liked Need for speed Most wanted although the last two games were not quite up to that standard. So when i saw quite low reviews for this game i nearly left it on the shelves. I'm so glad i decided to buy - i love it.
Over the last 2 weeks this has been my most played game by far leaving COD5 on teh shelf. It's the mixture of exciting races, great cop chases, nice upgrades, great learning curve, nice and funny video scenes that make it so adictive.
But.... this game does have it's faults. It has slowdown at times even when there's not that much happeniong on screen, and the graphics on my HD television don't look that great. BUT i ahve to say this game it still defintley worth playing. If you enjoyed most wanted or just want a decent car racing game i recommend it.
Oh, and in my opinion it's much better than the new midnight club which, for me , was far too hard even after just 30 mins of play
amazing! November 24, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
whats with all the bad reviews on this game? its really good a whole lot better than pro street. the races and sound are great and the graphics and lighting effects are good.
must buy if youre a need for speed fan.
 A clone of Most Wanted? and how exactly is that a bad thing!!!! November 29, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm not quite sure why everyone has given it such bad reviews, Yes the graphics are a little tired looking, the soundtrack is a bit rubbish and the campaign is relatively easy. But to complain about it being 'like' Most Wanted!!!! Thats just insane.
I agree they have taken alot from Most wanted, from the cinematic videos in between story links, using real people :O, even down to many of the game modes, and yes it feels and looks similar to MW so i can understand why people have said it, but Most Wanted was 'Fun' and thats what many people seem to forget.
Undercover follows the same principle, it is fun, granted in parts its boring and you sense the game really is trying to take itself seriously to try and suit the storyline, But hurtling through the streets at mach 10 dodging traffic and cops is fun, and the arcade type controls add to simplicity and the enjoyment of it, so you CAN just pick it up, thrash round the streets and put it down, unlike say Forza.
The Range of Cars is fantastic in my opinion although i do agree they tend to go for the fancy super cars rather then variety. Also one of the biggest cars in the past few years is present *cough cough Bugatti* and think of modding that car up? You can even use microsfot points to buy cars and upgrades that arent available to you from the start, and as stupid i think that idea is, im sure many others would like it. Saying all that though I did spend most of the game with 1 car which was tooled up with upgrades, and skill points as i prgressed, and once you have that car you like and use there is little reason to buy other cars, The campaign is a little too easy, and i found myself completing it far before i thought it should have ended. It all about betrayel and revenge.... you know the stuff, taken straight out of the 'we need a story to make it interesting' handbook the storyline is pretty much redundant and more of a link between the races, but the game lets it get away with it, cause as i've said time and time before... yup thats right, its fun!
Playing through the game, it has a heap load of free roaming space but if your not into driving from place to place you can jump to any race, shop or garage through the gps, and a feature i quite liked, it finds out which is the nearest event and allows you to jump to that event in the bat of an eyelid allowing you to zoom in more ways than one through the story. There arent many challenges to complete, only a few latter races took two tries, and most of the achievements were unlocked without breaking a sweat, so i doubt this game will have the shelf life of Most wanted, which had almost endless hours of replayability.
The multiplayer mode is a nice touch playing cops and robbers like in the old burnout series, and its warming to know that if EA can do one thing well, its take things from ealier games, and burnout and Most wanted are definate influences. Highway battles are a fun addition although really irritating near the end of the game.
So its not a perfect game, its not even close, but what it is, is its fun when you get into the game properly, oh and i guess i was lucky my game hasnt crashed, skipped or even missed a single beat since i opened the box. What it is though is a good street racer, it has plenty to keep you occupied, and plenty of things to try. I really do think NFS is back on form after Pro-street, and so what if its like Most wanted, thats like complaining because you look a little too much like brad pit.
nfs November 30, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
need for speed undercover is a great game that has very good gameplay and is FUN unlike alot of games out now.
pros:
graphics
noises
gameplay
car variety
cop chases
online play
customization
cons:
framerate sometimes a little flickery
solo career very short
storyline
but overall a very fun and enjoyable game
Take A Ride On The Wild Side January 4, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the past year and a half, all I have heard is the complaints about how the Need For Speed games are going downhill, and how Pro Street was nothing like the good old fast paced, Need For Speed Most Wanted, with spades of attractive cut scenes and rip-roaring chases between the cops and a 200 mph muscle car.
Well, it looks like EA have listened to the complaints of its loyal supporters; thankfully they have revisited the successful formulae of speed and tyre squeal. The new release, named Need for Speed Undercover. The cut scenes and high-speed chases have returned to the game, which is a welcome addition as last years release, Pro Street, was nothing like the traditional Need for Speed games and featured none of the aspects of best known in the games.
Similarities between Underground and Most Wanted, the 2004 Need for Speed, are clear to see and are such a relief to find. You will have the chance to race cars from all of the leading car manufacturers, from all four corners of the globe. Nissan, Dodge, Cadillac, Ford, Porsche, Lamborghini, BMW, Aston Martin and Mitsubishi, are just a few of the cars featured in the game.
Need For Speed, Pro Street, follows a different style of Game-play, which featured the player driving cars around racetracks. The Need For Speed fans found this to be probably the worst thing EA could have done, which was to take away the essence of what made Need For Speed, the premier racing series, fast paced driving in built up and dangerous environments, gaining "heat" from the police and making them chase you for up to an hour, just to stop you causing havoc on the streets.
The storyline in Need for Speed Undercover follows you playing the role of; wait for it, an undercover officer, alongside Maggie Q, who is strangely attractive. The objective of the game is to race around the fictional, Tri-Bay city and take down street racers, who have become embroiled in an international smuggling ring. Storylines in the game are described by the infamous cut scenes, which are a major part of the game, but still fail to reach the amazing heights of past Need for Speed favourites.
Two key aspects of the series have returned. You will have full control over the development of your chosen racing car. As usual, in Need For Speed, there are two ways to improve you car for races, you can either re-build your car as a whole, or individually improve areas of your car, to help you become the number one racer.
It seems like EA them-selves, weren't best pleased with the reaction of Pro Street, mainly because on Underground, it has really gone back to the old style of the game, featuring street racing against the worlds best. One update is that you can now earn points, to improve your stats on the game, which help you reach the number one spot in Tri-Bay.
You also have chances to earn money, via the final position you end up in, basically the higher position you finish in any race, the more money you receive, even if you finish in a modest 4th place, you still earn money, so it's not the end of the world.
One major problem, which I feel the game-play really lacks, is the fact that it is not really that difficult to win a race, as long as you drive fast down the straight and half heartedly, attempt to conquer the corners, it's impossible to fail, this also means the game isn't exactly realistic, as you don't see this in professional motor sports.
The visual department is something which EA have never lacked in the game, even through the less successful era of Pro Street, the graphics were still better, than almost every other racing game out in the past year or so.
So, arriving at the release of Underground, the graphics are nothing to worry about. Whilst driving the environment reacts to your driving style, for example, if you plough into a large object, you will cause the object to fall and cause an obstruction, making life that little bit harder, for your opposition, whether it's the cops or fellow racers. If the cops are racing you through the streets of Tri-Bay, you will not fail to miss the blaring sound of sirens and the flashing of there lights on the surrounding buildings.
Undercover doesn't just feature the traditional streets races, it also features races which may depend on you leading a race for a pre determined time, passing more checkpoints than your opponent or trying to keep a stolen ride in pristine condition, until you reach a safe house.
Due to the amount of all the different racing modes, which you can play in the game, you will get your money's worth out of the game and the replay potential, especially for a racing game, is frankly better than any other racing series of games, I have played.
One much improved aspect of the game is the online mode, which is a lot better than Pro Street and possibly Most Wanted. The online cops and robbers mode, in which the robber tries to particular rides and deliver them to a specific drop-off point, while another player, controls the cops and tries to ram the robber off route, is t of fun.
So people, if you're the type of gamer who enjoys racing games, which feature cops, streets races, high speed chases and generally enjoy causing havoc, then Need For Speed Undercover, is the game for you.
But remember, it does have its problems, so don't jump in all guns blazing expecting a near perfect game, because like many other games, it does have its teething problems.
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