<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
operates	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
previous	O
entries	O
such	O
as	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
,	O
now	O
including	O
a	O
larger	O
selection	O
of	O
licensed	O
real-world	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
RPG-styled	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
Need	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Speed	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Racing	O
events	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
standard	O
of	O
circuit	O
,	O
point-to-point	O
,	O
and	O
checkpoint	O
races	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Police	O
Pursuit	O
events	O
featured	O
in	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
and	O
Carbon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Undercover	O
includes	O
new	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Outrun	O
"	O
-	O
players	O
must	O
overtake	O
a	O
rival	O
and	O
stay	O
ahead	O
of	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
-	O
and	O
"	O
Highway	O
Battle	O
"	O
-	O
similar	O
to	O
Carbons	O
"	O
Duel	O
"	O
and	O
Underground	O
2s	O
"	O
Outrun	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
stay	O
ahead	O
of	O
a	O
rival	O
on	O
a	O
highway	O
,	O
battling	O
against	O
both	O
them	O
and	O
local	O
traffic	O
,	O
winning	O
instantly	O
if	O
they	O
pull	O
far	O
ahead	O
and	O
losing	O
for	O
the	O
exact	O
opposite	O
-	O
with	O
its	O
game	O
modes	O
consisting	O
of	O
Career	O
,	O
Single	O
Event	O
,	O
and	O
Multiplayer	O
;	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
editions	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
fourth	O
mode	O
,	O
Challenge	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
operates	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
as	O
in	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
and	O
Carbon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
,	O
players	O
achieve	O
this	O
by	O
completing	O
both	O
Racing	O
Events	O
and	O
Pursuit	O
events	O
-	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
events	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
include	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
"	O
dominate	O
"	O
them	O
by	O
completing	O
them	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
specified	O
time	O
record	O
for	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
police	O
vehicles	O
but	O
only	O
upon	O
unlocking	O
them	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
varies	O
across	O
the	O
platforms	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
-	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
possible	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
editions	O
;	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
editions	O
feature	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
while	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platforms	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
features	O
Cops	O
and	O
Robbers	O
in	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
fewer	O
players	O
allowed	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
feature	O
two	O
exclusive	O
events	O
-	O
"	O
Lap	O
Knockout	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
across	O
a	O
circuit	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
lap	O
being	O
knocked	O
out	O
and	O
the	O
winner	O
being	O
the	O
remaining	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Timed	O
Circuit	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
across	O
a	O
circuit	O
over	O
a	O
predetermined	O
length	O
of	O
laps	O
and	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
winning	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
edition	O
,	O
the	O
boroughs	O
are	O
named	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
North	O
Port	O
Crescent	O
,	O
South	O
Port	O
Crescent	O
and	O
Riverton	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
editions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
a	O
carbon-copy	O
of	O
two	O
boroughs	O
taken	O
from	O
Most	O
Wanteds	O
setting	O
leaving	O
Beach	O
borough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
informed	O
that	O
their	O
current	O
investigation	O
into	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
underground	O
street	O
racing	O
world	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
joined	O
by	O
Inspector	O
Chase	B-Application
Linh	I-Application
(	O
Maggie	O
Q	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
federal	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
FBI	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
an	O
international	O
criminal	O
syndicate	O
operating	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
that	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
smuggling	O
stolen	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
befriend	O
Carmen	B-Application
Mendez	I-Application
(	O
Christina	O
Milian	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
Undercover	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
considerably	O
longer	O
development	O
cycle	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
because	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
development	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
two-year	O
"	O
development	O
cycle	O
with	O
future	O
titles	O
,	O
alternating	O
releases	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Gibeau	O
,	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Games	O
label	O
,	O
stated	O
during	O
development	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
ProStreet	O
did	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
hopes	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
would	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
(	O
although	O
Undercover	O
was	O
already	O
being	O
developed	O
before	O
ProStreet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
review	O
went	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rivals	O
such	O
as	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
Midnight	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Los	I-Application
Angeles	I-Application
and	O
EA	O
's	O
own	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
review	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Undercover	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
poor	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
problems	O
"	O
and	O
with	O
"	O
practically	O
no	O
redeeming	O
qualities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
the	O
IGN	O
review	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fewer	O
severe	O
problems	O
that	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
leveling	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
unlocks	O
cars	O
and	O
upgrades	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
resembling	O
"	O
grinding	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chase	B-Application
Linh	I-Application
will	O
tell	O
you	O
 [ what ] 	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
to	O
get	O
on	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
racing	O
group	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
dirt	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
after	O
a	O
race	O
she	O
'll	O
say	O
'	O
We	O
have	O
enough	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
move	O
in.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
frame	O
rate	O
received	O
little	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
particularly	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
this	O
problem	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
