Need for Speed Undercover

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 40
  3. Negative: 5 out of 40
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  1. PSX Extreme
    80
    My frustrations with the franchise and its never ending framerate troubles are getting on my last nerves...[yet at] the end of the day, and I still enjoyed Need for Speed: Undercover, as will fans of Most Wanted.
  2. NZGamer
    80
    While the quest to catch the crims sort of takes a back seat to the initial pick-up-and-play aspect of NFS: Undercover, there’s plenty of fun to be had re-doing challenges to try and best your score, and collecting the reputation you deserve, dear gamer.
  3. Cynamite
    80
    Adventure or racing? Definitely racing! The cut scenes are not suspenseful enough for an adventure. But I like Tri-City with its varied missions and the intuitive controls. Unfortunately the game sometimes drops to a low frame rate.
  5. DailyGame
    78
    The police chases are fantastic, but the plot's bad and the gameplay is confined to an area that's much smaller than it seems like it should be.
  6. 1UP
    75
    As a mashup of :Need for Speed: Carbon" and "Need for Speed: Most Wanted", Undercover is ultimately fairly successful. For many, though, in a post-"Burnout: Paradise" world, the question has to be raised: "What does this give me that Paradise doesn't?" The answer to that is "cops and robbers," a mechanic that has worked well in single-player since the days of Hot Pursuit, and works even better online when played in teams of 4-on-4 in Undercover.

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#45 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#63 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 103
  3. Negative: 28 out of 103
  1. CrispyBanana
    Jan 20, 2014
    0
    I bought this game when it's came out and it sucks! worst control, unstability cam! and too much bugs! this is worst series! even than TheI bought this game when it's came out and it sucks! worst control, unstability cam! and too much bugs! this is worst series! even than The run! it's **** WORTHLESS! don't even take this game if it is free! donnot! you have been warned!… Full Review »
  2. Bjorn77
    Sep 3, 2010
    3
    This is the only game in my collection that I did not finish due to bugs in the software. The game itself is not that bad at all, it is atThis is the only game in my collection that I did not finish due to bugs in the software. The game itself is not that bad at all, it is at times rather enjoyable. But the rather enjoyable is overshadowed by the many many bugs and gameflaws. The things that occur frequently: * Wen returning from menu to game the game crashes and the console has to be restarted
    * every minute or so the frame rate drops and it "hangs" for a second. Very convenient while stearing at high speed.
    * Halfway a song the music suddenly stops for a few seconds and continues * NPC cars drive through barriers and buildings
    * You drive suddenly into a void of nothingness, the car starts to blink and it returns you to someplace on the track ... Do NOT touch this if you are looking for a serious game.    … Full Review »
  3. M300
    Feb 16, 2019
    0
    The worst NFS i have played to date.
    The PS3 clearly cannot cope well with this game, be it bad development or simply underpowered hardware,    The worst NFS i have played to date.
    The PS3 clearly cannot cope well with this game, be it bad development or simply underpowered hardware, it runs like utter trash on PS3.

    Frame rate problems, parts of the city not even loaded in or rendered, for the game to simply pause and load assets in destroying immersion.
    Car handling is terrible, car sounds are mediocre, music is meh.
    Story is cheap and tacky. Police AI is far too easy.

    Crap game.    … Full Review »
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