Saturday, January 24, 2009

yeah, finally, NFS Undercover, reviewed.

yeah yeah, i know i've promised you all a review of NFS Undercover, but i didn't do it until now due to lack of time, and unwillingness to sit down in front of the PC and type!

however, i found some time, while at work :), and decided to write a few things about the game.

the game is a descent driving game, as you would expect of EA's Black Box branch. the cars are beautifully rendered, almost exact engine sounds, driving is relatively easy. in this game they have tried to combine between the highly acclaimed NFS underground 2 and the adrinallin pumping NFS Most Wanted, and some say they have succeeded in achiving a well balanced game.

the uplefts:
1- a new and improved graphics engine.
2- good career mode that follows the story very closely.
3- introduction of some new challenges such as (High way Battle)
4- Improved the GPS tracking system, now insted of following an Arrow pointing you where to go (which at sometimes can be very confusing) they have implimanted a line on your mini map that indicates where to go exactly and provides alternative routes in case of confusine.
5- Better layout of the city and increasing availability of obstecles to stop police in their tracks.

the Downers:
1- the availability of smaller cars (Suzuki Swift-Subaru Impreza-Audi A3-...etc).
2- the traffic can be very frustrating specially when you hit a car and blocks you.
3- No matter how powerful and fast your car is, the police's Jeeps can out run you and block you, i.e: even if you have a Bugatti Veron.
4- the game tends to slowdown some times causing you to crash.
5- the controls feels clunky.
6- you can't hear the game's tracks from the options menu like previous versions.
7- unable to choose the tunning company wich you prefere.

all in all, NFS undercover is a nice driving game but can't be compared to games such as Gran Turismo 4. it provides a adrinalin rush that rivales other games, but as a tradetion of EA, they never delever a will built game.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Can't agree more, good review man

Yukikaze said...

thanx man, hope that is enough.
look forward for more reviews.

YzN said...

Nice review
I agree with all what you mentioned, and I add that it becomes very boring after a while, just repeating tracks and areas over and over to open a new job mission

also, there are some glitches in the game "at least my version" where a car lands from the sky in the middle of the street

but still you can't resist the NFS =)
looking forward for the NFS-Shift