Need for Speed: Undercover

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Description

Need for Speed: Undercover is the 12th installment of the series and puts the player in the shoes of an undercover cop who needs to infiltrate and destroy an international crime syndicate by getting to their leader - a man crazy behind the wheel and a very fast driver. So the player enters the city with the goal to earn enough reputation and respect in the syndicate to get to him.

Of course this is not done by just walking up to someone and asking nicely. Instead the player freely roams the big city in his cars and accepts missions at every corner. These range from simple races to Burnout-inspired "Destroy as much as possible" goals. A completely new mode is the Highway Battle in which the player needs to put 300 meters between him and his opponent with the main enemy being the incoming rush hour traffic. Other missions require the player to bring a specific car in the best possible condition to a garage. Since the player is undercover, the police are always watching him and make his life more and more difficult as the wanted level of the car increases.

Successful races not only earn the player reputation to unlock new challenges and new parts of the city but also bring cash which can be invested in new cars or in the tuning of old ones. In addition one of the ten stats of the character automatically advances granting him more money for a win or increasing his ability to brake.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Anti-Cheat Technology: PunkBuster
• Automobile: Aston Martin DB9
• Automobile: Audi A4
• Automobile: Audi R8
• Automobile: Audi TT
• Automobile: BMW 3 Series
• Automobile: Bugatti Veyron
• Automobile: Chevrolet Camaro
• Automobile: Chevrolet Chevelle
• Automobile: Chevrolet Corvette
• Automobile: Dodge Challenger
• Automobile: Dodge Charger
• Automobile: Dodge Viper
• Automobile: Ford Focus
• Automobile: Ford GT
• Automobile: Ford Mustang
• Automobile: Koenigsegg CCX
• Automobile: Lamborghini Gallardo
• Automobile: Lamborghini Murciélago
• Automobile: Lotus Elise
• Automobile: Mazda RX-7
• Automobile: Mazda RX-8
• Automobile: McLaren F1
• Automobile: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Eclipse
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Lancer
• Automobile: Nissan GT-R
• Automobile: Nissan Skyline
• Automobile: Pagani Zonda
• Automobile: Porsche 911
• Automobile: Porsche Carrera GT
• Automobile: Renault Clio
• Automobile: Renault Mégane
• Automobile: Toyota Supra
• Automobile: Volkswagen Golf
• Automobile: Volkswagen Scirocco
• Genre: Open world driving
• Live action cut-scenes
• Need for Speed series
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Theme: Law enforcement
• Theme: Street racing

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 3	Nov, 2008	7 out of 10	70
GameDaily	Xbox 360	Nov 19, 2008	7 out of 10	70
411mania.com	PlayStation 3	Dec 31, 2008	6.8 out of 10	68
Gamesmania.de	PlayStation 3	Dec 05, 2008	68 out of 100	68
Peliplaneetta.net	PlayStation 3	Dec 05, 2008	62 out of 100	62
PTGamers	Xbox 360	Nov 18, 2008	12 out of 20	60
UOL Jogos	Windows	Dec 14, 2008		60
PlayFrance	PlayStation 3	Nov 30, 2008	5.5 out of 10	55
IGN	Windows	Nov 19, 2008	5 out of 10	50
4Players.de	Xbox 360	Nov 28, 2008	39 out of 100	39

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Related Web Sites

• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
• Need for Speed Undercover : EA Games (Official website.)
• Wikipedia: Need for Speed: Undercover (article in the open encyclopedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Need for Speed: Undercover.)