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    Need for speed undercover

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by brainer, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. Neo48

    Neo48 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have been pretty happy with the NFS franchise since Underground came out.

    I also don't seem to hate Prostreet as much as other people. I mean, if you are all about the free roam/cop chases then it is not for you. But if anyone says the cars can't steer then they haven't done enough tuning.
     
  2. hiddensanctum

    hiddensanctum Notebook Evangelist

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    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 w/ 1GB and I'm getting 23 FPS on high settings. I was expecting something better.
     
  3. maksin01

    maksin01 Notebook Deity

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    I have no idea coz the first NFS I played is Underground I thought it was awesome so I started playing NFS each year and so far I like all of them a lot except Prostreet (not a bad game, but just not NFS style, I'm not into simulation type racers, so I didn't like Grid and Dirt as well) and undercover (I don't hate it, cops chases are very fun and the new car moves are cool, but not liking it as much as the other nfs mainly because of the easy ai and the game isn't really polished, graphics are not good but I don't really care much coz I care about gameplay more than graphics).

    On the other hand I just realise I can run undercover on high settings (no shadows) at 1680x1050 with 2xAA with 35+ average fps no lag at all...
     
  4. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    the game is very playable over 30FPS, no lags or anything.. but the game looks way too bright
     
  5. maksin01

    maksin01 Notebook Deity

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    Yup agreed. I'm just having fun with the cops now...
     
  6. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cops chases could be fun, but they feel very easy for me. if they only could reduce the annoying HDR a little bit
     
  7. maksin01

    maksin01 Notebook Deity

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    Yea but the cops get harder (more annoying, harder to escape from) when your heat level gets high enough. For example if you get caught off guard (hits something and your car slowed down than all the cops chasing you will all try to bang your car and box you in...>_<

    By the way if you set the "world effects" to low than all the blur and HDR would be gone. But it looks even worse without the blur imo. >_<
     
  8. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    yeah thats true :D thats why i dont want to set it to low, you lose the blur
     
  9. lunateck

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    NFS Undercover - Rabbids version
    [​IMG]
     
  10. insaneXIII

    insaneXIII Notebook Consultant

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    I am surprised how bad the AI is. I can outrun a SLR McLaren with my stock Audi TT. I still like the game though, the graphics aren't that bad and although HDR can get annoying, I don't pay much attention to it when racing or running from cops. Speaking of cops, they seem to be able to cach up to you extremely fast in high heat levels.
     
  11. yigy

    yigy Notebook Guru

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    The last Need for Speed I liked was Hot Pursuit 2. And even that wasn't that great.
     
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    steelroots7xe Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the storyline with all the in-game scenes (videos, etc.) and stuff exactly the same as the story for Next-Gen consoles (360 and PS3)? Or did they simplify them down?

    I'm choosing to either get it on the PC or the PSP, but I heard the PSP version's storyline is "watered-down" to text messages which would be boring as hell. Plus, on the PSP there's no free-roam, whereas the PC version does, and both are in about the same price range...

    Also, just wanted to know if it would work smoothly on my notebook (Dell XPS M1530)...specs are NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT, 3GB RAM, T9300 2.5GHz Core Duo...

    I've played many FPS and RPG games, but this is the first racing game I might try out...

    Thanks...
     
  13. Audigy

    Audigy Notebook Evangelist

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    So far looks like Most Wanted and Pro Street mixed together...

    Better graphics, more detailed textures, very detailed environments, bumpy roads, smarter AI, but more arcade than ever...

    I did just now one mission about delivering a Bugatti Veyron somehere, and I was on the highway at 360Km/h when a police SUV pass in from of me... W T F? A SUV faster than one Bugatti? I want that SUV :D ...

    BTW here is one printscreen of the car that I´m using now(911 GT2):
    [​IMG]

    ;)
     
  14. Ricky_S

    Ricky_S Notebook Evangelist

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    lol that's really annoying, I was doing 404km/h and the cops were right behind and one of them sped up and cut me off, so he could try to box me in. I'm guessing he was doing around 500km/h to have actually accelerate and go in front of me.

    they need to fix this issue, in the update, and they also need to fix some other things, like the HDR.
     
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    kazzaz Notebook Consultant

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    i fing the hdr is just very good mabye sometimes too bright .. ,, anyway the game is very good imho .. but there's something worng .. :S
     
  16. michaelson

    michaelson Newbie

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    I like to playing Need for speed undercover. The game just keeps getting better. I must say, however, I don't actually play that much overall. Less then 5-6 hours a week . Can't wait for classes to be over in a few weeks. I think it is a fabulous game. Every one should play this game.
     
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