NFS Undercover : Game review

Edited : 4/dec/08
So, i finally got my hands on the latest Need for Speed Game. I havent played much of the game yet but just a few races, so what i write is not a review but kind of a first look review

Pros:

• Free roam world mode is back
• Some races are very interesting
• The cop chase is better

Cons:

• Technical glitch : the frame rate freeze error
• No street racing
• Graphics worse than most wanted

Overall rating : 2.5 out of 5.



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To start of things, the inro wasnt very impressive for me. There was hardly any connection with the previous games. The story is still to be seen. The game looks like a combination of all the previous nfs including underground, most wanted and prostreet. There is a artificial damage also on car, which looks cool but doensnt affect the [erformance. I played this game with almost high graphics without any problem, although that wasnt the case with prostreet, i wonder why. The graphics arent really great if u ask me but looks nice overall and gives a good feeling. I feel that EA has tried to give more details to the background, EA says is HD compatible.

There is police in this game as everyone likes and found it a little more difficult to evade the police in this game even at the first heat level than in nfs most wanted. But, the good thing is that u can exit the game anytime u want even with police on your tail. The police seems to be more smart. And one change is the police only catches u only whn they are asked on wireles to do so. Otherwise you can drive alongside police, and they wont bother u untill u crash ur car in them. There are different driver skills like transmission, brakes, engine etc which improve your ride. The car lot, garage and parts shop are all built into one building on the map. The maps seems to be huge.

The biggest drawback of the game is the technical lag that i have confirmed from all over the internet that is the frame freezes. No matte what your pcs config is you will see this frama freezes coming , which is the biggest downer. I feel EA should fire all the game testers now.

Winning races gave some skill points and some cash.



For this game i will give it a mere 2.5 out of 5 that too because of past reputation.