Need for Speed Undercover for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I have been a huge NFS fan from the beginning. I'm also a huge racing game fan (that's pretty much the only type of game that I play). The NFS series blew me away at how the Undergrounds, Most Wanted and Carbon gave a true sense of speed with about the most realistic handling for an arcade racer. I'm even a Pro-street fan when it comes to the way the cars felt and handled but Undercover doesn't even come close to those games in most areas.

The Good:

- Great engine and SFX sounds
- Fun new moves like easy reverse 180 etc.
- Challenging but not unbeatable AI when you get further into the game.
- Some fun new missions like taking down other drivers, protecting a fellow driver, delivering stolen cars etc.
- Great imagination on shortcuts, jumps and suprising turns and obstructions.
- The cars look great with the exception of customization options and damage is better than Pro-Street.

The Bad:

- For the most part, terrible handling of the cars.
- It actually hurts your eyes to play when you're going fast because of frame rate issues, lighting, shadows etc.
- No adventure in free roam except for being chased by the cops.
- Weak customization
- Cut scenes are real but cheesy
- If another driver hits you and pushes you it's hard to get away which puts you way behind in a race.
- The music is terrible and annoying
- Overall unrealistic street racing scene.
- What's up with no racing/driving at night?

I've never stopped playing a big name title racing game for any reason other than not wanting to deal with the frustration of trying to beat it towards the end but I'm at about 60% with this one and not interested in playing it anymore. I'm an optimist and try to stay interested in a game by looking at the good in it but there is just too much bad.

I'm not giving up on NFS yet but as the saying goes "Three strikes your out!"

Try Midnight Club LA! Played twice through, still lovin it!

See IGN's accurate video reviews on both games.

After pro street I almost had it with the NFS franchise,I felt the new NfS would save the day but was I wrong. This "NFs undercover" was the worst NFS Ive ever played since the first and the word worst is an understatement. As I progressed 5 mins into the game,issues entered in like poor frame-rates, Sounds, screen tearing, and lag just to name a few problems. Its hard for me to review the actual storyline since I just put the game in the mailbox after 30 mins of game time. I can say I went online just to see if there was any hope for this game but only to find more of the same issues! so be warned the development of this game was poorly constructed and may cause sadness. So to say it best Good goodbye NFS "Never Again