Image via Wikipedia The next game in the Need For Speed franchise (Need For Speed: Undercover) has been announced. So far all that they've said is that it will be more like a movie, and it will be plot focused.
It will have FMV shot in real Hollywood style by a real Hollywood director starring real Hollywood actors.
I have a feeling they're reeling a bit from the disappointment that was Need For Speed: ProStreet. The car customization was weak, the real life aerodynamics were a huge disappointment, and although the car damage was pretty good they took all the freedom out of the game. I don't want to race on a track - that's why I'm not playing TOCA.
I played the original few Need For Speed games a bit, but I wasn't really a fan until Hot Pursuit and I briefly became a fanatic for Underground. Carbon and ProStreet left me cold.
What I really enjoyed was the freedom in Underground - it's up to me what car I buy, what I do to it, where I go in the city, who I race etc. The OMG moment with that was when I lowered the suspension on the car, drove out of the garage and I could feel the difference. That's the first time that ever happened to me in a car game.
So - more like a movie? plot? actors? Meh. Bring back Underground!
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