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Need for Speed Undercover

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Need For Speed Undercover is a racing game and the twelfth installment in the twenty-four-title long series of the same name. ###Gameplay Almost every Need For Speed game features the same gameplay features, and Undercover is no different. There is an open world which is permitted to discover at a

Need for Speed Undercover is a racing game developed by Electronic Arts Black Box, 2008. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an iRank Score of 61/100, it ranks as a notable title in our catalog.

iRank Score

61/100 ↗

Rating

👍 41%

537 votes

Type

Racing

Released

2008

Updated May 2026

Developer

Electronic Arts Black Box

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Avg. playtime

~2h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo

Need for Speed Undercover official trailer

Need for Speed Undercover screenshots

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About Need for Speed Undercover

Need For Speed Undercover is a racing game and the twelfth installment in the twenty-four-title long series of the same name.

###Gameplay Almost every Need For Speed game features the same gameplay features, and Undercover is no different. There is an open world which is permitted to discover at any time in contrary with, for instance, Most Wanted, where the environment was zoned, and the locations opened as the story progressed. The car collisions system has become more realistic compared to the previous parts of the game, but damage remained cosmetic only with no impact on performance. However, the car may be destroyed in Highway Battle — one of the game mods. The title features some RPG elements — wheelman points, which grants the player access to bonus levels and car parts. The police in the game are traced by the bar at the top of the screen varying between Busted and Evade modes. The capturing of the player results in the checkpoint restart.

###Plot The game's title suggests the protagonist role in the story — he is an undercover police agent given a task to infiltrate the group of street-racers to expose them to arrest. The background behind the races is taking down the criminal gangs and cliques. During the narrative player is faced with some dilemmas demanding a hard choice of him on which side to take.

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