Need for Speed Undercover TGS Impressions

[Bojan]

Gamespot and IGN got a chance to play the game at the Tokyo Game Show.
IGN describes two game modes, the Cost to State and Driver Job while Gamespot had a bit of fun with a McLaren F1, which is said to be the fastest car in the game.

By the end of our mission attempt, the McLaren we drove was reduced to jalopy status by our sloppy driving and, though EA said it will be impossible to "kill" your car in Underground, certain missions will take damage more seriously than others. For example, in a variation on the delivery challenge, you'll be asked to bring a car to a client in pristine condition--and any scratches you put on that coat of paint will cost you.

EA also showed us a Driver Job from a very late stage in the game. The object is to reach a casino across the city while avoiding the law, which is using everything at their disposal to stop you. There are SUVs, souped up cruisers, and a chopper. The level of aggression was staggering, showing that the AI is very capable of taking even experienced drivers out of the game.

Gamespot's hands on
IGN's hands on

[Carcrazy]

Aw man, there really is an F1... Yes!

[FrankieGthang]

F1!as soon as i think that there is nothin' more to impress me,something show's up

[crossz06m3]

Gamespot also said the mclaren F1 was the fastest car in the game, does this mean no Veyron?

[TheStig]

I found the McLaren in PS to be bloody fast, faster on track then the Veyron, and in drag the Veyron was beaten by basicly anything.

[Evil Kid Weaselmush]

McLaren F1...

[elie8]

McLaren F1 !! this game is just getting better!! can't wait !!

[t3ice]

Mclaren F1!!...yes..yesss!!!

[2furio]

Pardon my ignorance but where exactly does it say in the preview that the McLaren is the fastest car in the game?

"driving one of the hottest cars in the game, the McLaren F1. Apart from the fun of trying to come to grips with the McLaren's ludicrous amount of power"

[BluePhirePB]

Haha he said Underground.

[Carcrazy]

Shouldn't he mean Undercover? As in 'Undercover Mode'?

Otherwise, I reeeeeeeeally missed something all those nights playing U2.

[Evil Kid Weaselmush]

Pardon my ignorance but where exactly does it say in the preview that the McLaren is the fastest car in the game?

"driving one of the hottest cars in the game, the McLaren F1. Apart from the fun of trying to come to grips with the McLaren's ludicrous amount of power"

Hmm, it doesn't anywhere. But I think the McLaren F1 will be the fastest car in the game anyway, unless they add the Veyron or something, which I highly doubt they will.


BTW, the article does say something about the fastest car in the game though, but it doesn't mention which car it is:

"The game will have more than 80 miles of drivable road to it, including a massive highway that encircles the entire playable area. EA reps told us that if you're driving the fastest car in the game, it will take you eight minutes to do a full lap of the highway system in Undercover."

[2furio]

Hmm, it doesn't anywhere. But I think the McLaren F1 will be the fastest car in the game anyway, unless they add the Veyron or something, which I highly doubt they will.

I'd be surprised if they don't add in the Veyron. There's no EA received Bugatti rights for just one game (ProStreet). There are good chances that the Veyron will be in the game, in which case the McLaren won't be the fastest car in the game and I'm hoping they'll add in a Koenigsegg too, which would again, the McLaren hardly being the fastest car in the game.

[Evil Kid Weaselmush]

Hmm, it doesn't anywhere. But I think the McLaren F1 will be the fastest car in the game anyway, unless they add the Veyron or something, which I highly doubt they will.

I'd be surprised if they don't add in the Veyron. There's no EA received Bugatti rights for just one game (ProStreet). There are good chances that the Veyron will be in the game, in which case the McLaren won't be the fastest car in the game and I'm hoping they'll add in a Koenigsegg too, which would again, the McLaren hardly being the fastest car in the game.

Yeah, I guess you're right... since they got the rights for the Veyron and put it in PS, then I'm sure they'll make use of it in UC again too. I really hope so!

[Bojan]

Oh, sorry, misread about the fastest car there.

[Fishwhiz]

this game is just getting better. besides the glitches and bugs that will probably be in the game, i don't see how they can screw up from here besides maybe forgeting to put in a quickplay freeroam mode in and a "my cars" thing.

[Carcrazy]

It seems like EA is trying to listen to u..., rather, somebody. I don't think those words could fall on deaf ears again...

[TheNoobofFerraris]

Hmm, it doesn't anywhere. But I think the McLaren F1 will be the fastest car in the game anyway, unless they add the Veyron or something, which I highly doubt they will.

I'd be surprised if they don't add in the Veyron. There's no EA received Bugatti rights for just one game (ProStreet). There are good chances that the Veyron will be in the game, in which case the McLaren won't be the fastest car in the game and I'm hoping they'll add in a Koenigsegg too, which would again, the McLaren hardly being the fastest car in the game.

For most people (Including me), the McLaren would still remain a lot more special than the other two.