Need for Speed: Undercover | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 269
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: car_and_truck_racing_and_flying_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15591
Model: 15591
UPC: 014633155914
EAN: 0014633155914
ASIN: B001AZFSG0
Release Date: November 17, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Go Deep Undercover - Race into an action-packed story of pursuit and betrayal. Take on jobs and compete in races to prove yourself as you infiltrate and take down an international crime syndicate | | • | Highway Battle - Fight off the cops and others as you take down your prey in high-speed, high stake multi-car chases. New and vastly improved AI mechanics mean more aggressive and intelligent cops focused on taking you out fast and by any means necessary | | • | Criminal Scramble - Be a cop and chase down criminals in the Criminal Scramble Mode | | • | Heroic Driving Engine - lets you pull off amazing moves for the ultimate driving edge |
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Product Description
You never thought it would turn out like this?an all-out chase where you're both the hunted and the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down. The man you're after is a maniac behind the wheel, and he's driving like his life depends on escape, which maybe it does. He's the one with all the answers you need, so track him down. That fleet of police cruisers in your rearview mirror won't make things any easier. It will take all of your experience?and every ounce of skill?to outrun the law, take down the enemy, and unlock the truth that puts an end to this chase once and for all.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Almost as bad as Prostreet November 25, 2008
Adrian M. Martinez
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I tried to be as fair as possible in reviewing and rating this game, but there are just so many flaws to this game that you can't help but to not want to play it. I appreciate that the creators tried to take it back to the Need for Speed Most Wanted style, but it seems they have fallen short yet once again. Actually this game makes Most wanted look and feel even better then it ever did before. Most wanted came out back in 2005, and yet it's polished graphics, framrate, and dynamics are better than undercover, wtf???
The story is less than intriguing, with the exception of a couple hot women that they threw in the mix, but I found myself somehat frustrated with the controls, loading times, and even lack of a main menu. Not to completely bash a game, I will it say the new highway system is enjoyable, doing highway battles and evading the cops in a "most shocking" way. But in an overview it's not as enjoyable as MOst wanted, they even took away from exploring the city because in-beteen races you will have an icon blinking under your car to jump into the next race. So even if you want to cruise, you have to be annoyed by this reminder. The graphics aren't very impressive, in comparison to other racers on the market. The controls are a little more stiff and rigid than previous games in the series. The story lacks to warp me in and get me excited to race, and the loading times are very annoying.
I got word that the creators at EA seperated into 2 teams, one team was finishing up prostreet, and the other working on undercover. How about whom ever is cutting these people checks, either slash their salary, or get some new minds in the circle. Seriously, it's obvious these games are not well thought out, with only half effort being put into both.
In conclusion, this is pretty much a renter and /or wait until the price drops and pick it up used.
 Best NFS November 22, 2008
L. Gavin (Gillette, NJ)
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is definately one of the best Need For Speed games ever made. I have never had any problems with freezing or loading, like other reviews say, and there is a much better variety of cars compared to prostreet. The cops are much harder, but still lack reality. Overall, this is the best Need For Speed game so far.
What the...? November 22, 2008
I. D. Moller (Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of the NFS series and consider them classics and was really looking forward for this year's release. However I was disappointed with the final product. Need for Speed Undercover is clearly an attempt to cash in on the success of 2005's Most Wanted after ProStreet flopped with critics and fans. The game itself is as straightforward as you'd expect; race, come first, win cash, buy new cars. The underlying story is you're an undercover cop working for the police, quite straight foward. Everything seems to work as it should - the racing is fast and frenetic; the sense of speed is swell and the cars look mostly nice and slick. The biggest problem with Undercover, and it's a fundamental one, is that it's lazy.
Undercover features a great range of cars, but it's a simple cut-and-paste job from ProStreet and the cars that followed its release. There just isn't enough new here, and you'll likely have driven nearly every ride on offer here in a previous iteration of the series. The cops have basically clicked and dragged from the three-year-old Most Wanted and also the cities (there are three of them) are big, criss-crossed with wide, but they lack personality and they all begin to look the same.
NFS of old was about hot cars, hot pursuits and miles and miles of open road, and Undercover make a semi-successful fist of recapturing some of this magic. Looks great, plays fine. There's no getting around the fact, however, that Undercover is basically Most Wanted with a new lick of paint.
It is time to consider a new look for this one is old and boring.
 Look elsewhere... November 21, 2008
John M. Hrinda Jr. (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I was really excited about this game when I first heard about it. After the uncreative NFS Pro Street, NFS Under Cover was suppose to take the game back to its roots. The only problem is, I didn't expect them to go all the way back to the early 90's.
I started the game out, and right away I notice loading, loading, and more loading. Do you want to look at the map to see the next race, loading, do you want to go to your garage, loading, do you want to start a race, loading. Everything you do has a load screen...EVERYTHING. I managed to start playing and I was a little excited. That was until I took over the car. The cut scenes look good, but the game is a mess. There are problems with the frame rate, there are issues was the way the cars look, and the general graphics are poor. If they would have used the graphics from say NFS Hot Pursuit I would have been happier.
The main issue I had was the constant freezing. I finished the first race, but that was it. I could not start another race. Anytime I would pick anything, the loading screen would come up and freeze the entire game. A few times I managed to start a race, but the game would freeze during the race. I was more than let down. I was pissed.
Naturaly, I looked online for others with similar problems, and there are a ton of people. The freezing, frame rates, are all common problems. Some people have been blessed with the lack of problems, but others like me not so much.
One last note. After having the freezing problems, I installed the game to the xbox hard drive. After playing thru a few races I can say that this has, so far, fixed the freezing issues I was having. I am sure a patch will be released to fix most of the games issues, but the only patch worth waiting for is a better game.
11-22-08 EDIT
An auto update was released for the game which may fix some issues. As my biggest issues was the constant freezing, and I fixed that by installing on the hard drive, I am unsure as to what bugs got fixed. I can say the overall the game does not feel as fragile as it had at first.
11-24-08 UPDATE
After getting some time to actually play the game, I will discuss my additional thoughts. The game itself is a lot like the older NFS, where you have an open world with some street races and of course the police chases. The game, as described in another review, can be summed up as LAZY. You actually don't have to do any open world driving. You can pick races from the "GPS" screen, or you can race the closest event by hitting down on your d pad. I felt bad, because it really puts the open world usage to shame. I have not customized any part of my car yet, as its not as fun as it used to be, or should be. Also, anytime you purchase anything in the game it asks if you want to use "In game cash" or "Microsoft Points". I would hate to see how many points it would cost.
The open world consists of three "Cities" each with their own races, and groups to take out. The races seem repetative, more so than in the past. Most of the police cut scenes are the same, as are the begining of most every race. I have only progressed thru the first city, and am on the second.
ONLINE PLAY
I did get to play a few matches of cops and robbers online. I must say that this was very fun. The object is to "steal" the money and take it to your hidout before you get busted by the cops. There are up to 8 people playing, 4 robbers and 4 cops. The game is pretty straight forward, and easy to pick up on. I have not yet had a chance to play any other modes. Even though this is fun, I wouldn't pay more then $10 to get this mode. The game just isn't where it should be.
Based on the games progress I would re-rate this MAYBE 2-2.5 stars. However, if you are still not sure about spending the money, I would still wait. Had I have played a demo before hand, or rented the copy first, I would not have purchased. I have yet to recommend this game to anyone, and would still tell people to avoid this title.
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