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@@bluespy8130 Hell yea, thank you. gotten some really hateful comments about them on here but I don't really care what others think about my fashion choices lmfao
Not enough time does not explain why you would possibly give other cars such a huge enormous advantage like in the scene where the cars try to kill Carmen that he was talking about at 16:00.
@@melody3741 A lack of development time can also mean a lack of time for game testing. I think that would perfectly explain why Carmen's pursuers are unbalanced, because if someone had time to playtest that mission and enough time to fix it, then I'd say it would be likely that the rest of the game would have more polish as well.
@@SuperRickrules The PS2 version looks like if Genki version of The Fast and the Furious video game adaptation done right if they give more development time and a collaboration with Burnout's Criterion Games and not cancelling it.
undercover actually started development as carbon in 2004 before being changed and then left in limbo until sometime after carbons release but before prostreets release. each game was already on a 2 year dev cycle due to multiple teams at blackbox. prostreet on the ps2 was an actual port of the new engine onto the ps2 which was an amazing feat although really showed the consoles age. undercover on the ps2 is actually just a reskinned carbon to the point that you can use carbons executable with the files of undercover and get to the main menu before you crash due to non existant cars in the database file. you also miss out the fact that ug2 assets were also used in the world :p also carbon on the wii actually had the highest resolution road textures out of all of the versions but lacked any form of specular / normals.
I actually cut out the mention of some UG2 assets (specifically signs) for flow/length reasons, but yea, there's some of that going on. Didn't know UC's concept started as carbon but UC as it came out was early 2007. It's pretty awesome that people have dug deep enough to find the rest of that out, pretty neat. I'm excited to try out the Wii version.
@@canehdiansteve3455 once I got the wiimote control down, it was so much fun. Although, it's been years, maybe I *want* it to be good and it wasn't....
i played this when i was a kid and never realized these problems lmfao (Edit: Holy fuck never had a comment blow up like this, i rarely comment anything)
Even when watching this now, i still feel like "Meh" because i actually enjoyed playing that unfinished garbage, i loved the soundtracks, the cars and even the story too much to give a damn. XD
Not gonna lie, undercover on PS2 was amazing and one of the best moments of my childhood, looks unfinished sure but I don't think it's that bad, I played the shit out of it, but well, that might just be nostalgia speaking
Part of the fun of this game was how absurd it was. For instance, crashing into a random car that's slowly going up a hill (just as it's nearing the top) will send it flying forever. Also, I remember there being a weird memory leak in the game: you go into quick race mode split-screen, restart the race 10 or so times, and each restart, it lags more and more, until eventually you're playing at 1 fps. Having said that, I loved how specific the customizations could be with autosculpt or whatever it was. And the long stretches of highway between the islands were fun to speed around with the koenigsegg and zonda.
Its not fun when i play the "save carmen" mission and she dies instantly since the enemy ai decides to rubberband to her at lightspeed. But there are plenty of funny glitches and good exploits. I found an exploit to guarantee a way to escape the cops by using the bridge (the one from the end of MW) and jump across it and wait out the evade bar to fill up since 99% of the time the cops cannot cross over. Only the chopper can follow you but the chopper is on a timer so yeah. As for the save carmen mission you can end the outrun race in the tunnel area and the enemy ai will glitch out in a numerous of ways, some very helpful and others softlock you.
@@TheExiled112 The PS2 version when Genki not cancelling F&F game but spend more development time with Burnout developer Criterion Games and delayed till' the summer of 2005.
"Extortion, and murder." *"VERY DANGEROUS"* All jokes aside, great video! I've never actually played the PS2 version of Undercover - though the 7th generation version holds a special place in my heart, so it was awesome to get a good look at it and some of its shortcomings. Thanks for making this, you deserve so many more subscribers!
The fact that enemy cars you had to take down were stock and pink colored made me think that not even developers took this game seriously, but I gotta say that the gameplay wasnt that bad
@@arushamm Genki developed the PS2 version inspired by their F&F game (not confused with the Eutechnyx one) that was planned for 2003 release to tie with 2 Fast 2 Furious' DVD release.
It's very hilarious in hindsight how the Black Box and Exient counterparts, despite of how different they are, have very similar problems for very similar reasons.
@@Kaceydotme I agree, the original felt like prostreet but with adjustments that made it worse just to try to make it more arcade but imo still better than brake to drift.
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What the? Prostreet was THAT badly received by critics? That’s insane. I thought it was a brilliant game, especially after you gave it a couple hours to get used to it.
It was mostly hated back then because it wasn't like underground, most wanted, and carbon myself included but now that I'm older I realized that the developers were probably getting tired of doing the same thing every year and wanted something different
Back then it was blasted for being different. Now it's pretty much beloved for being unique, and most of the criticism these days lies with the low difficulty and bugged DLC vehicles (which are both easy to fix on PC).
I remember playing the game when I was younger. This version specifically. The only memory that I have of it is just having a 30 minute police chase at heat 5 and four flat tires.
Same, this is the very first need for speed game I've ever played as a kid i got my first copy as a christmas gift from my dad and then after that copy stoped working i had to buy another one at my local Wal-Mart to try out my repaired ps2 that i also got as a christmas gift once we tried the game my repaired ps2 had some trouble reading the game and the game was brand new off the shelf but unfortunately we had to return it so now that i have a smartphone and some money i ordered my self another copy of nfs undercover and dispite some of the technical issues it has its still a fun game to play im currently driving my modded nissan 350z against exotics and let tell you it can wipe the floor with them sorry if this was too long lol just wanted to share my history with this game👍
@@jaimeramirez-perez7198 Halo, NFS, GTA, Redemption, DUB Edition, Geico Gecko, Progressive's Flo, Allstate Mayhem, Ratchet & Clank, Daytona USA, The House of the Dead, all popular but I missed out on obscure ones like Revolver, CEC light gun game Johnny Nero Action Hero, open-world game Sunset Overdrive that shown at E3 2013 and 2014, Erin Esurance commercials, and a lost Genki F&F game that shown on 2F2F DVD but I do got the Eutechnyx Tokyo Drift version.
As a child I've spent many hours playing NFS: Undercover on PS2 and I must admit, it was one of the best games of NFS franchise. Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet and Undercover are the best ones I'll never forget.
This is my favorite version of the game. I was actually emulating the Wii version and reached the Carmen part and could not get passed it for no reason other then Carmen not moving and getting herself killed. I played the PS2 version at launch and I don't recall struggling at that part at all... in any case, I share the same sentiment that I enjoyed the PS2/Wii versions over the next generation version.
@@genkia87 well I downloaded Undercover on my Laptop With Windows 10 and I also downloaded PCSX2 Emulator to emulate the PS2 Version of NFS Undercover, so basically I have both of my Favorite Versions of Undercover on my Laptop.
That scene where the cop continues to chase you after the pursuit is over almost reminds me of that stray dog that follows you home from school. It's almost cute.
Due to financial stresses of modern (for that time) game development budgets any outsourced version would not get a roasting by the IP owner and initiator of the outsourced development. Need for Speed : Most Wanted on the PS2 shows what it should have been like, Carbon is not bad too but as it takes place during night scenes only it is easier to get away with lower spec hardware. Whoever did NFS Undercover for PS2 certainly did not hit that Most Wanted level of quality, in both senses of the phrase!
I remember feeling betrayed and being sad after discovering online in 2008 how much better and different the "main" version of undercover was compared to my ps2 version. Still loved the game and played the hell out of it. For whatever reason I never encountered the bugs you listed or I just don't remember.
Some of the assets from the main port of NFS Undercover were "borrowed" from Burnout Paradise, such as the traffic cars for example, and the texture details of the traffic cars are the same as Underground 2.
I found that on the Wii version, on some tracks you could drive faster than the game loads the map, which leads to you driving into nowhere... Also, it was very easy to crash the game (reproducibly!).
Feeling goosebumps already thanks to the music playing in the background: - Amon Tobin - Mighty Micro People - Innerpartysystem - This Empty Love - Nine Inch Nails - The Mark Has Been Made - Gary Numan / Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
Man... this brings back a strange memory. I remember discussing this game before launch on some message board, and there was one fine fellow there who had some bizarre ideas. He argued that the ps2 had some kind of untapped power which would keep it viable long into the 7th generation (I assume until the ps3's untapped power could finally be uh, tapped). He went on these long technobabble rants about the Emotion Engine along with some kind of special chip in the ps2 that could allow it to run DX10 level graphics, only restricted to 1080i. He claimed that this version of the game would be nearly identical to the ps3 version and that he had inside knowledge of many more ports of newer games that were in the works for the older console, such as FF13. He said that developers had only used up to 1/4 of it's true power as Sony had put limits on it or some kind of jazz. I wonder what happened to that guy... I just went down a rabbit hole of old forums I used to haunt trying to find that thread with no luck. I'd love to have seen his reaction to the final product. He'd probably chalk it up to that old classic line: "lazy devs" lol. I can almost guarantee that it was some kid who only had a ps2 and he wanted it to stay relevant so badly that he talked himself into believing this stuff. I bet once he finally got a ps3 he said the same things about the Cell long after the 8th gen consoles were in most homes. Actually I knew a few people who evangelized the holy Cell and all of it's miraculous feats, so he wouldn't have been alone there.
I legit loved both versions of the game when I was a kid. But now you pointed out the obvious flaws in the game which I was blindly in love with, I kinda feel stupid and a bit torn. I feel like a very tiny, insignificant part of my gaming life is shredded away. Anyways, I totally agree with you 100% and openly accept the criticism and judgment that you offer. Thanks for reminding what the game WAS for me back in the day as well as putting things a little bit in perspective, when you see it TODAY. It’s kinda funny though. Cheers and a very Happy New year to all fellow NFS lovers and gamers.
Time has a way of doing that to things you liked as a kid. God knows time poked holes in my childhood adoration of Test Drive 6 and Off-Road 3. I'm glad I could bring back some memories for ya, happy new year.
I literally did not know they released fifa 14 for the PS2. That is crazy and odd but I think it’s really coo how they didn’t give up on one of the best consoles ever
Just discovered your channel, great content, subscribed! I am a big fan of digging deep into budget games/bad/unfinished ports, so your channel basically feels like home
3:00 The Sims 3 DS port that Exient made is also worth praising, it's pretty impressive for a system and it also has an open-world (even the 3DS version lacks the open-world component).
8:09 Correction, this is actually a Sony VAIO UMPC, it's a full windows xp handheld pc. it's optionally capable of mobile data, but never had phone call support.
@@Kaceydotme More like Half-Baked patched version, especially because the AI opponents get to speed up like crazy and easily making certain Highway Battles only winnable because they total themselves. …Yeah, in all honesty you'll need the Dominator Corvette Z06 and/or the Speed Machine 911 GT2 in versions 1.0.1.18 and 1.1.2.1 (the latter is only in the Origin version). And the Boss Car Bundle is unavailable now unless you play the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions.
@@TheBreakingBenny i always hate it when i'm trying to escape a pursuit on PC,and roadblocks spawn infront of me,and the cops somehow know exactly where i am.
@@TheBreakingBenny some crazy shit mate.to be fair,cops in carbon always spawn somewhere infront of a nearby hiding spot in cooldown,or just on the same road as me.and roadblocks spawn infront of me in MW as well.but atleast the cops in MW suddenly don't spawn right in front of me.
The opening music of this video instantly gave me flash backs especially Need For Speed Undercover in the DS, I remember playing this on the PC aswell.
I was expecting a beta build so I skipped ahead and heard the part about the minimap + reused world... it's crazy to think the game released in this state...
I thought I'd love this game, but I too bought the PS2 version... Only remember I did, just because I saw the thumbnail for this. Also, "The Mark Has Been Made" is a great NIN song, great choice there...
The first review I can agree with. You listed all the good and bad stuff about the game, although I have to say some things never happened to me, like Chase bugging out and that stuff and I never had a problem escaping the police. Very good review, not complaining about stuff that happened to you during a playthrough that never happened to anyone else, like most other reviews. I have to say I prefer the PS2 version over the new PC version. Thank you for the probably only REAL review of this game!
At the time in 2008 I had no PC or console powerful enough to play the bigger version of Undercover. So I was stuck with PS2 version. Even if the map was asset flipped, the game was lovable. And it also introduced me to Pendulum and Nine Inch Nails music
15:49 This actually goes for all the cars during that mission. Edit: I had also noticed that you never mentioned that, on the Wii version, the Livery on Chase's Porsche was basically copied and recolored from Most Wanted's BMW M3. Dunno what happened there, but at least it looks cool. Though it seems to be fixed on the PS2 version with its own livery.
3:47 actually, that lower section of the map looks like a modified City Core from Underground 2, it has a highway outline resembling City Core, with a few modifications to the highway from Downtown Rockport, and has Downtown Rockport's inner section of the city, don't know if anyone else sees it but to me that section looks like a mash up of Underground 2 and Downtown Rockport
There are definitely some UG2 assets at play here, too. It's mostly Most Wanted, and I cut the mention of UG2 stuff because this video was getting really long, but it's there.
I respect your opinion on Need For Speed: Undercover, it may not be the greatest racing game of all time but I love it at the end of the day and I think it’s one of the most underrated Need For Speed games I’ve ever played. I got the game downloaded on my Xbox 360 and I can’t wait to play it on the PlayStation 2 when I get the chance.
I bought the Wii version of this game instead of Mario Kart when I was a kid, and although I massively regret it, it did introduce me to NIN so it wasn't a waste
The Undercover's PSP port was a big part of my childhood because it's my first and only PSP racing game at that time. And it's really interesting to see the difference between the PSP version I played and the PS2 version shown in the video. PS2 version seemed to have much better lineup of vehicles compared to PSP, and nearly all cars that's in the PSP version is in PS2 as well. The PSP version lacked classic muscle cars, with the '67 Mustang being the only one (and that Mustang is SERIOUSLY EASY to flip over) in game. Though although with some funny glitches here and there, it still feels a much more polished and complete game in comparison, and the cops are pretty balanced as well. (Though you have to escape them with either speed alone or tricks to lure them onto the wrong road and gives you more time to escape, because there's no breakable objects that can used to disable police vehicles.)
I've never played any other version of Need For Speed: Undercover, I have only played the PS2 version, I don't remember any major issues with it, it felt like NFS: Carbon but modified. Although I do remember feeling like the game was really short, and was a bit disappointed by it. After seeing this video I now realise just how bad it is/was....
Man, you know what? It was one of my favorite games, i played it for years on the wii and was my first need for speed. It was awesome. Everything of it. I was a child and it was a masterpiece
I'd just like to point out that this is the first Need for Speed game I've seen footage of that the R34 motor actually sounds like an RB26. I'm very impressed.
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This game Is like forza Horizon 2 for Xbox 360
Yo can I just say, your painted nails look sick. I painted my nails and got judged hardcore. But yours look sick.
@@bluespy8130 Hell yea, thank you. gotten some really hateful comments about them on here but I don't really care what others think about my fashion choices lmfao
@@Kaceydotme I mean neither did I but I grew out of it. But you keep doing you dude. Also, I enjoyed the review my guy!
@@oropher1234 lol wow what an insult. You come up with that one on your own? Leave the guy alone. I doubt you sound any better.
all considering, i think the developers did the best they could given the circumstances. More time would've made this game loads better.
Yeah true
Of course, we're talking about Cyberpunk 2077
Not enough time does not explain why you would possibly give other cars such a huge enormous advantage like in the scene where the cars try to kill Carmen that he was talking about at 16:00.
@@melody3741 A lack of development time can also mean a lack of time for game testing. I think that would perfectly explain why Carmen's pursuers are unbalanced, because if someone had time to playtest that mission and enough time to fix it, then I'd say it would be likely that the rest of the game would have more polish as well.
@@SuperRickrules The PS2 version looks like if Genki version of The Fast and the Furious video game adaptation done right if they give more development time and a collaboration with Burnout's Criterion Games and not cancelling it.
undercover actually started development as carbon in 2004 before being changed and then left in limbo until sometime after carbons release but before prostreets release. each game was already on a 2 year dev cycle due to multiple teams at blackbox. prostreet on the ps2 was an actual port of the new engine onto the ps2 which was an amazing feat although really showed the consoles age. undercover on the ps2 is actually just a reskinned carbon to the point that you can use carbons executable with the files of undercover and get to the main menu before you crash due to non existant cars in the database file.
you also miss out the fact that ug2 assets were also used in the world :p
also carbon on the wii actually had the highest resolution road textures out of all of the versions but lacked any form of specular / normals.
I actually cut out the mention of some UG2 assets (specifically signs) for flow/length reasons, but yea, there's some of that going on. Didn't know UC's concept started as carbon but UC as it came out was early 2007. It's pretty awesome that people have dug deep enough to find the rest of that out, pretty neat. I'm excited to try out the Wii version.
I thought the wii version of carbon was only second to playing it on 360
@@paulcarmi8130 I owned Carbon on the PS2 and tried it on my friend's Wii. The Wii version played like garbage.
@@canehdiansteve3455 once I got the wiimote control down, it was so much fun. Although, it's been years, maybe I *want* it to be good and it wasn't....
men
The part with the Underground 2 Java theme song absolutely got me lost it.
breh shit caught me off guard lmao
Praise KuruHS
I was brushing my teeth when I saw 14:50 and immediately spit out everything in the sink to die of laughter
Who the fuck brushes their teeth while watching YT?
darealarushan yea seriously like what the fucj
USAirsoft who brushes their teeth for 15 minutes?
@@arushamm me
@@ming5895 huh
7:10 This video gets an automatic 10/10 for using the mobile java underground theme song.
kuruKMS
It's from the fast and furious Java game
@@mcrsit
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@@Janzkrieg lol it's the same, even the osd is identical
7:25 i heard something that Discord Notification sound
I still like the PS2/Wii counterpart more than the main version
same
Same xD
Well it was my first nfs game and i would put it in top 3 nfs of all time...also prostreet and underground 2
Same lmao
Same and I played both
this channel is criminally underrated
i felt like i was watching a big shot youtuber or smth
thank you for the kind words
@@Kaceydotme anytime friend
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@@PSspecialist επιτέλους
I play the ps2 Version and i actually love it.
not alot of people know this version of Undercover
i played this when i was a kid and never realized these problems lmfao (Edit: Holy fuck never had a comment blow up like this, i rarely comment anything)
Too lol
Same. Always saw the PS2 gameplay and was like "... was it really this unfinished? I remember it looking way more complete, and just better."
Even when watching this now, i still feel like "Meh" because i actually enjoyed playing that unfinished garbage, i loved the soundtracks, the cars and even the story too much to give a damn. XD
Not gonna lie, undercover on PS2 was amazing and one of the best moments of my childhood, looks unfinished sure but I don't think it's that bad, I played the shit out of it, but well, that might just be nostalgia speaking
@Athem Froste Couldn't agree more
Part of the fun of this game was how absurd it was. For instance, crashing into a random car that's slowly going up a hill (just as it's nearing the top) will send it flying forever. Also, I remember there being a weird memory leak in the game: you go into quick race mode split-screen, restart the race 10 or so times, and each restart, it lags more and more, until eventually you're playing at 1 fps. Having said that, I loved how specific the customizations could be with autosculpt or whatever it was. And the long stretches of highway between the islands were fun to speed around with the koenigsegg and zonda.
Crash% speedrun of that when?
@@ComingInHotPink Old Reese still got it crackin'.
Its not fun when i play the "save carmen" mission and she dies instantly since the enemy ai decides to rubberband to her at lightspeed. But there are plenty of funny glitches and good exploits.
I found an exploit to guarantee a way to escape the cops by using the bridge (the one from the end of MW) and jump across it and wait out the evade bar to fill up since 99% of the time the cops cannot cross over. Only the chopper can follow you but the chopper is on a timer so yeah.
As for the save carmen mission you can end the outrun race in the tunnel area and the enemy ai will glitch out in a numerous of ways, some very helpful and others softlock you.
@@TheExiled112 The PS2 version when Genki not cancelling F&F game but spend more development time with Burnout developer Criterion Games and delayed till' the summer of 2005.
@@gt362gamershit look ridiculous
"Extortion, and murder."
*"VERY DANGEROUS"*
All jokes aside, great video! I've never actually played the PS2 version of Undercover - though the 7th generation version holds a special place in my heart, so it was awesome to get a good look at it and some of its shortcomings. Thanks for making this, you deserve so many more subscribers!
Thank you so much for the kind words! glad you enjoyed it!
Keller said "murder".
Ah, he did indeed. My bad, thanks for pointing it out.
@@TheUFCVeteran "EVERYONE"
The fact that enemy cars you had to take down were stock and pink colored made me think that not even developers took this game seriously, but I gotta say that the gameplay wasnt that bad
The pink coloured cars makes me think about how much time exient actually got to work on the game
@@arushamm Genki developed the PS2 version inspired by their F&F game (not confused with the Eutechnyx one) that was planned for 2003 release to tie with 2 Fast 2 Furious' DVD release.
Yeah, and that pink colour enemy car is too saturated. Which is hurt my eye
It's very hilarious in hindsight how the Black Box and Exient counterparts, despite of how different they are, have very similar problems for very similar reasons.
that's cost cutting baybee!
Thank shitty EA
The ps2 version of undercover is the best imo
i think the driving model feels a lot better than the main version. main version feels like it has input lag.
@@Kaceydotme I agree, the original felt like prostreet but with adjustments that made it worse just to try to make it more arcade but imo still better than brake to drift.
@@KP-48-007 lmao, they actually doing brake 2 drift physic testing
@@Kaceydotme I think it's why I liked it. Also all the old bodykits was a plus
KP-48 The Version on the PS2 In undercover is unfinished it looks like Carbon.
I love this game more than some "finished" games, even the PC version
14:49 *ARE YOU LADIESMAN 217?*
7:07 :kuruJava: intesified
edit : 7:10
My life is complete now.
JAVA WILL INVADE THE WORLD!!!!
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What about ladytron ghosts?
this dude really thinks he can hate on my first crush
carmen🥰❤️🥺
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she has nothing on Mia ;)
TEAM MIA
Isn’t that Christina Milan?
@@seanwilks7712 yeah I'm surprised no one else noticed
8:12 That is not a T-Mobile Sidekick. It's a Sony Vaio UX Micro PC which is a handheld size Windows XP/Vista computer
Neeeeerd!
@@WA_Stokins deeeeeeeeeeeee
Back to a time when ultra-portable PCs existed with a screen smaller than smartphones today & the 32GB SSD version would cost like S$4000>
I noticed to I'm like dat no sidekick , this Vaio were all the rage in movies in like 09
and it had military data which i think the guy didnt notice
I always loved it when my car started rolling around helpless around in the air.
Poor porsche :'(
Cruel
I used to do that to my skyline :D
Nostalgic, i spent too many hours in that game on my dear ps2.
What the? Prostreet was THAT badly received by critics? That’s insane. I thought it was a brilliant game, especially after you gave it a couple hours to get used to it.
I remember that if you went to RUclips in 2009 or 2010, everyone would just be shitting over Pro Street, but now, everyone somehow loves it.
It was mostly hated back then because it wasn't like underground, most wanted, and carbon myself included but now that I'm older I realized that the developers were probably getting tired of doing the same thing every year and wanted something different
Back then it was blasted for being different. Now it's pretty much beloved for being unique, and most of the criticism these days lies with the low difficulty and bugged DLC vehicles (which are both easy to fix on PC).
It's not come out in a right time, nfs are really well known as open world game back in ps2 era
ProStreet looked mediocre (awful smoke!) and it lacked any NFS feel, being a wannabe simcade. I remeber it being pretty much unplayable on keyboard.
I remember playing the game when I was younger. This version specifically. The only memory that I have of it is just having a 30 minute police chase at heat 5 and four flat tires.
Same, this is the very first need for speed game I've ever played as a kid i got my first copy as a christmas gift from my dad and then after that copy stoped working i had to buy another one at my local Wal-Mart to try out my repaired ps2 that i also got as a christmas gift once we tried the game my repaired ps2 had some trouble reading the game and the game was brand new off the shelf but unfortunately we had to return it so now that i have a smartphone and some money i ordered my self another copy of nfs undercover and dispite some of the technical issues it has its still a fun game to play im currently driving my modded nissan 350z against exotics and let tell you it can wipe the floor with them sorry if this was too long lol just wanted to share my history with this game👍
@@jaimeramirez-perez7198 Halo, NFS, GTA, Redemption, DUB Edition, Geico Gecko, Progressive's Flo, Allstate Mayhem, Ratchet & Clank, Daytona USA, The House of the Dead, all popular but I missed out on obscure ones like Revolver, CEC light gun game Johnny Nero Action Hero, open-world game Sunset Overdrive that shown at E3 2013 and 2014, Erin Esurance commercials, and a lost Genki F&F game that shown on 2F2F DVD but I do got the Eutechnyx Tokyo Drift version.
"I'm calling off my men, so you're free to get her!"
Why not just tell your men to chase her too?
Came for the teardown of a half-assed port of a half-assed game, stay for the Gary Numan love
Also all busted cutscenes were reused from most wanted and carbon. Also, there is one cut busted cutscene from MW beta.
Very interesting lol I've never knew that
14:40 i lost my mind lmfao
As a child I've spent many hours playing NFS: Undercover on PS2 and I must admit, it was one of the best games of NFS franchise. Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet and Undercover are the best ones I'll never forget.
the wii is better no comment
Agreed!❤ I really dunno why people don't like it
7:10 Oh no... not this sound... NOT THIS SOUND.
kuru pepega
JAVA EDITION!!!
@@4storyboss ᴷᵁᴿᵁ ᴷᴵᴸᴸ ᴹᴱ
kuru kill me
Am I the only person who Loves NFS Carbon and Never forgot it?
This is my favorite version of the game. I was actually emulating the Wii version and reached the Carmen part and could not get passed it for no reason other then Carmen not moving and getting herself killed. I played the PS2 version at launch and I don't recall struggling at that part at all... in any case, I share the same sentiment that I enjoyed the PS2/Wii versions over the next generation version.
@Genkia87 I love both PC/PS3/Xbox 360 and PS2/Wii versions.
@@branislavweber7635 I own undercover on steam, so I did aswell tbf lol.
@@genkia87 well I downloaded Undercover on my Laptop With Windows 10 and I also downloaded PCSX2 Emulator to emulate the PS2 Version of NFS Undercover, so basically I have both of my Favorite Versions of Undercover on my Laptop.
I have never seen a video on your channel, and don’t know much about Need for Speed, but this was in my recommendations. I liked it.
That scene where the cop continues to chase you after the pursuit is over almost reminds me of that stray dog that follows you home from school. It's almost cute.
and in the end we all had more fun with the last gen version...
VERY DANGEOURS!!!!
Reused assets would be okay if they took more time. This version actually looks pretty fun.
@Merc Kitsuné playrd this on the wii and the cops would easily outrun you on a flat
Take a look at Carbon Own the City for the PSP, it also uses Rockport's map, and it's still by far the best NFS for the PSP
@Merc Kitsuné To be fair, the same thing happens in Carbon
Due to financial stresses of modern (for that time) game development budgets any outsourced version would not get a roasting by the IP owner and initiator of the outsourced development. Need for Speed : Most Wanted on the PS2 shows what it should have been like, Carbon is not bad too but as it takes place during night scenes only it is easier to get away with lower spec hardware. Whoever did NFS Undercover for PS2 certainly did not hit that Most Wanted level of quality, in both senses of the phrase!
ps2 version is like: "is our game too easy? how bout we crank it up a notch"
I remember feeling betrayed and being sad after discovering online in 2008 how much better and different the "main" version of undercover was compared to my ps2 version. Still loved the game and played the hell out of it. For whatever reason I never encountered the bugs you listed or I just don't remember.
Some of the assets from the main port of NFS Undercover were "borrowed" from Burnout Paradise, such as the traffic cars for example, and the texture details of the traffic cars are the same as Underground 2.
They reused assets from other games
9:24 made my day
Teacher: I've brought candy in for class today, please line up to get some--
Class: 14:49
I found that on the Wii version, on some tracks you could drive faster than the game loads the map, which leads to you driving into nowhere...
Also, it was very easy to crash the game (reproducibly!).
Feeling goosebumps already thanks to the music playing in the background:
- Amon Tobin - Mighty Micro People
- Innerpartysystem - This Empty Love
- Nine Inch Nails - The Mark Has Been Made
- Gary Numan / Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
I have The Mark Has Been Made playing in my head 24/7 so I thought I was hearing things
Man... this brings back a strange memory. I remember discussing this game before launch on some message board, and there was one fine fellow there who had some bizarre ideas. He argued that the ps2 had some kind of untapped power which would keep it viable long into the 7th generation (I assume until the ps3's untapped power could finally be uh, tapped). He went on these long technobabble rants about the Emotion Engine along with some kind of special chip in the ps2 that could allow it to run DX10 level graphics, only restricted to 1080i. He claimed that this version of the game would be nearly identical to the ps3 version and that he had inside knowledge of many more ports of newer games that were in the works for the older console, such as FF13. He said that developers had only used up to 1/4 of it's true power as Sony had put limits on it or some kind of jazz. I wonder what happened to that guy... I just went down a rabbit hole of old forums I used to haunt trying to find that thread with no luck. I'd love to have seen his reaction to the final product. He'd probably chalk it up to that old classic line: "lazy devs" lol.
I can almost guarantee that it was some kid who only had a ps2 and he wanted it to stay relevant so badly that he talked himself into believing this stuff. I bet once he finally got a ps3 he said the same things about the Cell long after the 8th gen consoles were in most homes. Actually I knew a few people who evangelized the holy Cell and all of it's miraculous feats, so he wouldn't have been alone there.
The cuts of you doing random stuff while the car was still there was hilarious
7:10 first the Underground java theme and then singing a Carbon soundtrack, in an Undercover video
Shit's wild,i know.
I legit loved both versions of the game when I was a kid. But now you pointed out the obvious flaws in the game which I was blindly in love with, I kinda feel stupid and a bit torn. I feel like a very tiny, insignificant part of my gaming life is shredded away.
Anyways, I totally agree with you 100% and openly accept the criticism and judgment that you offer. Thanks for reminding what the game WAS for me back in the day as well as putting things a little bit in perspective, when you see it TODAY. It’s kinda funny though.
Cheers and a very Happy New year to all fellow NFS lovers and gamers.
Time has a way of doing that to things you liked as a kid. God knows time poked holes in my childhood adoration of Test Drive 6 and Off-Road 3. I'm glad I could bring back some memories for ya, happy new year.
7:25 Discord notification caught on the clip lol i checked my 2nd monitor immediately xD
Stop flexin on me for not having a second monitor :^(
When I used to play this game I didn't even really play it for the missions, I just liked to play Free Roam and multi-player with my friend.
194 911 GT2 sold to the US
Kacey: I'm about to end this man's whole career 13:35
I literally did not know they released fifa 14 for the PS2. That is crazy and odd but I think it’s really coo how they didn’t give up on one of the best consoles ever
Dude man your channel is dope I can’t believe how small you are rn, alot of effort goes into these vids. Hopefully you’ll be able to blossom buddy
7:10 *KURUHS would like to know your location*
XD
hi fellow furry
Landon Marshall oh hi there lmao
Just discovered your channel, great content, subscribed! I am a big fan of digging deep into budget games/bad/unfinished ports, so your channel basically feels like home
Undercover for ps2 was "What if Most Wanted was really bad", really, the map is the "same"
No. Undercover is better because it doesn't break like NFS Most Wanted on PS2
@@subieasunayuukiYou on drugs or something? You look like a full on retard and hell you make people's with down syndrome look like einstein.
@@subieasunayuukiShut up kid
@@subieasunayuukiNo it's not.
@@subieasunayuukiJUST STOP BEIN DELUSIONAL!!!
3:00 The Sims 3 DS port that Exient made is also worth praising, it's pretty impressive for a system and it also has an open-world (even the 3DS version lacks the open-world component).
Hell yeah that underground 2 java song
great video
8:09 Correction, this is actually a Sony VAIO UMPC, it's a full windows xp handheld pc.
it's optionally capable of mobile data, but never had phone call support.
I miss the turbo spooling noise from the best sounded car, renault clio v2. Sounded like my real car
I remember the ps2 version well, the shadows went THOUGH the wheels, so it always looked like your car had sunken into the road.
Can't wait for ''Need for Speed Undercover's Half-Baked PC Version'' Kappa
hahaha. That one is more depressing than interesting.
@@Kaceydotme More like Half-Baked patched version, especially because the AI opponents get to speed up like crazy and easily making certain Highway Battles only winnable because they total themselves.
…Yeah, in all honesty you'll need the Dominator Corvette Z06 and/or the Speed Machine 911 GT2 in versions 1.0.1.18 and 1.1.2.1 (the latter is only in the Origin version). And the Boss Car Bundle is unavailable now unless you play the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions.
@@TheBreakingBenny i always hate it when i'm trying to escape a pursuit on PC,and roadblocks spawn infront of me,and the cops somehow know exactly where i am.
@@arushamm Insane as fuck.
@@TheBreakingBenny some crazy shit mate.to be fair,cops in carbon always spawn somewhere infront of a nearby hiding spot in cooldown,or just on the same road as me.and roadblocks spawn infront of me in MW as well.but atleast the cops in MW suddenly don't spawn right in front of me.
The opening music of this video instantly gave me flash backs especially Need For Speed Undercover in the DS, I remember playing this on the PC aswell.
I was expecting a beta build so I skipped ahead and heard the part about the minimap + reused world... it's crazy to think the game released in this state...
I thought I'd love this game, but I too bought the PS2 version... Only remember I did, just because I saw the thumbnail for this. Also, "The Mark Has Been Made" is a great NIN song, great choice there...
The first review I can agree with. You listed all the good and bad stuff about the game, although I have to say some things never happened to me, like Chase bugging out and that stuff and I never had a problem escaping the police. Very good review, not complaining about stuff that happened to you during a playthrough that never happened to anyone else, like most other reviews. I have to say I prefer the PS2 version over the new PC version. Thank you for the probably only REAL review of this game!
I actually hated it when i escaped too easily i wanted to have more fun with them coppas,Kacey is glad that the cops chased her more than me.
NASCAR 08 on the PS2. Man a whole lot of memories with that one. Good to see that Exient did decent work with other titles.
14:49
*GTA SA Flashbacks have come across your way!*
7:05 Something like this happened to me in Undercover PSP but instead it was every single opponent that got stuck
7:25
Discord notification?
At the time in 2008 I had no PC or console powerful enough to play the bigger version of Undercover. So I was stuck with PS2 version. Even if the map was asset flipped, the game was lovable. And it also introduced me to Pendulum and Nine Inch Nails music
14:31 this one had me rolling. That cop went instant dog pile mode. XD
I’ve replayed this game like 8 or so times I just can’t get enough of it
15:49 This actually goes for all the cars during that mission.
Edit: I had also noticed that you never mentioned that, on the Wii version, the Livery on Chase's Porsche was basically copied and recolored from Most Wanted's BMW M3. Dunno what happened there, but at least it looks cool. Though it seems to be fixed on the PS2 version with its own livery.
Undercover had one of the best out-of-game/garage ost out of every other nfs game
Think you came up with a new Need for Speed title, Need For Speed: Endless Pursuit
Racer: *BREATHES*
Police: Dispatch, i've got 20 on that suspect
14:33 That's the problem I had while playing Undercover!
Finallyyy somebody talking about this version!
i PLAYED BOTH THE PORTS AND LOVE EM FOR NOSTALGIA
This version is better than Xbox 360 and ps3 version
Idc what anyone says.this game was my childhood.Its gold
ps2 undercover is like the most wanted meme version, shit is going down everywhere lol
3:47 actually, that lower section of the map looks like a modified City Core from Underground 2, it has a highway outline resembling City Core, with a few modifications to the highway from Downtown Rockport, and has Downtown Rockport's inner section of the city, don't know if anyone else sees it but to me that section looks like a mash up of Underground 2 and Downtown Rockport
There are definitely some UG2 assets at play here, too. It's mostly Most Wanted, and I cut the mention of UG2 stuff because this video was getting really long, but it's there.
I KNEW IT! I knew that when I first saw Undercover's map, it looked really familiar!
I respect your opinion on Need For Speed: Undercover, it may not be the greatest racing game of all time but I love it at the end of the day and I think it’s one of the most underrated Need For Speed games I’ve ever played. I got the game downloaded on my Xbox 360 and I can’t wait to play it on the PlayStation 2 when I get the chance.
Kid: “Mom, can we get NFS Undercover?”
Mom: “We have NFS Undercover at home.”
NFS Undercover at home:
Me:Alright,this one is fine too.
14:15 not only was it flying faster than it would be allowed to in urban areas, it was flying faster than physics would allow them to.
14:49
The very second after that cop touched your car, another flies in and slams into you. I laughed way too hard.
I bought the Wii version of this game instead of Mario Kart when I was a kid, and although I massively regret it, it did introduce me to NIN so it wasn't a waste
"EVERYONE"
"VERY DANGEROUS"
haha
The Undercover's PSP port was a big part of my childhood because it's my first and only PSP racing game at that time.
And it's really interesting to see the difference between the PSP version I played and the PS2 version shown in the video.
PS2 version seemed to have much better lineup of vehicles compared to PSP, and nearly all cars that's in the PSP version is in PS2 as well.
The PSP version lacked classic muscle cars, with the '67 Mustang being the only one (and that Mustang is SERIOUSLY EASY to flip over) in game.
Though although with some funny glitches here and there, it still feels a much more polished and complete game in comparison, and the cops are pretty balanced as well.
(Though you have to escape them with either speed alone or tricks to lure them onto the wrong road and gives you more time to escape, because there's no breakable objects that can used to disable police vehicles.)
Wasn't the '77 Firebird also in PSP's version of Undercover?
So this is like the sonic 06 of the need for speed franchise
jesus this is golden, you got a new subscriber
9:01 VERY DANGEROUS
One of the best game reviews I have ever seen on youtube. You gained a follower in me.
Keep up the great work
I've never played any other version of Need For Speed: Undercover, I have only played the PS2 version, I don't remember any major issues with it, it felt like NFS: Carbon but modified.
Although I do remember feeling like the game was really short, and was a bit disappointed by it.
After seeing this video I now realise just how bad it is/was....
Man, you know what? It was one of my favorite games, i played it for years on the wii and was my first need for speed.
It was awesome. Everything of it. I was a child and it was a masterpiece
I remember hitting Maggie Q's Car so hard head on it when flying that her car went pretty far away +... game crashed!!
Shit happens
It is more funny when u realize that she just turned the camera and showed that there were no cops
I'd just like to point out that this is the first Need for Speed game I've seen footage of that the R34 motor actually sounds like an RB26. I'm very impressed.