Nostalgic, underrated fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Everyone wants to act like they're above playing this game, but it's honestly a blast.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Need for Speed Undercover
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%EA Black Box2008Racing · Driving · Action
The verdict
A cheap, cheesy Most Wanted-style arcade racer with a big car list, cops and live-action cutscenes, but floaty physics and crashes on modern PCs hurt it. Skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Nostalgic NFS fans who want easy, cheesy arcade racing with cops, tuning and a big car list
Main risk
Crashes or won't launch on modern PCs, and the handling feels floaty
What players love
Fun cop chases and arcade driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“its alot of fun with the cops being hard”
Steam review · 149 h played ↗
Live-action cutscenes and cheesy story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The cutscenes with real actors deserve a mention.”
Steam review · translated · 25 h played ↗
Big car list and deep customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The car customization is one of the best I have ever seen!”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The best OST in a Need For Speed game by far. Every song is good in this game.”
Steam review · 62.9 h played ↗
Runs on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“if you have a low spec computer, this game will be perfect you!”
Steam review · 102.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes or won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Crashes on startup every time.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Bad physics and handling
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Cars are behaving as Hot Wheels cars, your car even bounce like a ball”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, empty world and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Same Race over and over again even though there is a huge open world”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Poor rubberbanding AI and too-easy races
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game poses no challenge, every race is a walk in the park”
Steam review · translated · 20.8 h played ↗
Ugly yellow filter and dated graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The color palette is obsolutely atrocious. Everything is painted in a dull brown”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Poor PC port and controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“There's also barely any controller support”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable6.0 GB
Minimum
ProcessorIntel Pentium® 4 or equivalent, 3.0 GHz or faster
Memory5XP: 512 MB RAM / Vista: 1 GB RAM
Graphics128 MB or more, NVIDIA GeForce (6600 or better); ATI Radeon (9500 or better); Intel G45 Express Chipset
Storage6.0 GB free space
ProcessorIntel Pentium® 4 or equivalent, 3.0 GHz or faster
Memory5XP: 512 MB RAM / Vista: 1 GB RAM
Graphics128 MB or more, NVIDIA GeForce (6600 or better); ATI Radeon (9500 or better); Intel G45 Express Chipset
Storage6.0 GB free space
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