


You can race head to head in Highway Battle, which is similar to the Canyon Duel mode from NfS: Carbon. You can try your hand at circuit racing, and point-to-point racing in Sprint mode. In keeping with the storyline, drift racing is out, but there are a host of other modes to keep you entertained. There's over 100 miles of roads in Tri-city spread over four distinct areas: Palm Harbor, Port Cresent, Gold Coast Mountains, and Sunset Hills. The action in NfS: Undercover takes place on the biggest open-world map ever seen since the series' inception. But watch out for the cops, their new improved AI means they'll be more of a match for you than ever before as they try to take you down. And speaking of modding, for the first time, if you are too impatient, too lazy or you just plain suck at NfS:Undercover, you can transfer funds from your Live account and use them to buy upgrades for your car. There's car racing and modding galore, and more, as you take on jobs and compete in races to prove yourself and open up new challenges. But aside from that spin on the story, NfS:Undercover is another chip off the old block. This time you're taking the role of a police officer going deep undercover (hence the title) in an international crime syndicate. Need for Speed: Undercover is the 12th one in the series, and like the Too Fast Too Furious movies that the games share a universe with, each new one brings a new twist to a familiar theme.

The annual release of a Need For Speed game has become a Christmas tradition as dependable as the tree and the turkey.
