Need for Speed: Undercover

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
  • CPU: 3 GHz (XP ) / 3.2 GHz
  • RAM: 512 MB ​​(XP ) / 1 GB
  • Graphics card: 256 MB
  • Memory requirements ( HDD): 6.26 GB

Need for Speed ​​: Undercover (short NFSUC ) is the twelfth part of the developed by Electronic Arts racing game series Need for Speed ​​, and appeared on 20 November 2008 for Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii. Later versions also for Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows Phone and webOS were released.

Gameplay

Unlike its predecessor, Pro Street, there are in this part again a freely navigable city, which is explored as Most Wanted on the day. In addition to the free navigable city some features from predecessors such as Most Wanted, and the first two Hot Pursuit parts are picked up again. So it is again possible to be pursued by the police. In addition to the free driving in the city there are the following race modes:

  • Highway Battle: Two vehicles travel at high speeds across a busy highway. The vehicle, which was the first 300 meters has projection or earlier is in the target wins.
  • Sprint: Race from a point on the map to another with a fixed path.
  • Circular course: Race with the same start and end point for several rounds.
  • Outrun: Race from a point on the map to another, the whole map is passable. The vehicle that is when the timer expires wins the 1st place.
  • Checkpoint: Race with multiple checkpoints, and a timer. The respective checkpoints must be passed before the timer expires. Everyone is being crossed checkpoint increases the timer again by a certain time.

Due to good performance in the race, the driver capabilities are increased. However, this happens after a fixed scheme and the player can not decide which abilities he wants primarily to expand. In addition to the races, there are also persecutions and jobs. When the persecutions there are of the following modes:

  • Off cops
  • Property damage
  • Escape

The jobs there are the following modes:

  • Hot cars: The goal is to steal a car and this little injury as possible to be delivered to a specific location in the city.
  • Driver: In this mode, a car is stolen. However, the police must be unmounted before addition.
  • Boss Chase: In this mode, it is to aim the boss of a particular criminal - syndicate and destroy the car before it reaches a certain point in the city.

All different race, tracking and job events increase the reputation with the criminal syndicates of the city, creating new races, jobs, and persecutions unlocked and the story is driven forward.

Action

The game has, as well as some of the previously published parts with a race outside the open game world, a basic story that provides the rationale for driving the illegal street racing. In Need for Speed ​​: Undercover is the invisible, nameless protagonist of the game, an undercover cop who is to infiltrate the street racer scene the fictional town of Tri -City, and finally dig. While the player is now again and again penetrates into the street racer scene, a conspiracy is being forged to, push the player a robbery, committed by the actual Contracting Authority and their accomplices in the shoes. Here, the story of the game is based roughly on films such as The Transporter.

Rolling stock

In Need for Speed ​​: Undercover following cars are available:

  • Aston Martin DB9
  • Audi R8
  • Audi RS4
  • Audi S5
  • BMW M3 E46
  • BMW M3 E92
  • BMW M6
  • BMW Z4 M [A 1]
  • Bugatti Veyron 16.4
  • Cadillac CTS-V
  • Chevrolet Camaro SS
  • Chevrolet Camaro Concept
  • Chevrolet Chevelle SS
  • Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
  • Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  • Dodge Challenger
  • Dodge Challenger Concept [A 1]
  • Dodge Charger R / T
  • Dodge Charger SRT -8 Super Bee
  • Dodge Viper SRT10
  • Ford Escort Cosworth
  • Ford Focus ST
  • Ford GT
  • Ford Mustang GT
  • Koenigsegg CCX [A 1]
  • Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe
  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 -4
  • Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
  • Lexus IS- F
  • Lotus Elise
  • Mazdaspeed 3
  • Mazda RX -7
  • Mazda RX -8
  • McLaren F1
  • Mercedes -Benz CLS 63 AMG
  • Mercedes -Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
  • Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION X
  • Nissan 240SX
  • Nissan 370Z Z34
  • Nissan GT -R
  • Nissan Silvia S15
  • Nissan Skyline GT -R V -Spec BNR34
  • Pagani Zonda F
  • Plymouth HEMI Cuda
  • Pontiac GTO
  • Pontiac Solstice GXP
  • Porsche 911 GT2
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • Porsche 911 Turbo
  • Porsche Carrera GT
  • Porsche Cayman S [A 1]
  • Renault Megane Coupe
  • Shelby GT500
  • Shelby GT500KR
  • Toyota Supra
  • Volkswagen Golf R32
  • Volkswagen Scirocco

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Reviews

In the trade press, the game was almost exclusively negative light. So it reaches on the side depending on the version Metacritic.com a Metascore between 52% ( PSP) and 65 % ( PC) In particular, the poor graphics with numerous pop-ups, as well as the de-motivating police behavior is criticized.

Germany

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