Allt om Need for Speed Undercover (Multi)

Upptäck en värld med höga insatser och extrema hastigheter i höstens stora racingspel

REDWOOD CITY, Kalifornien den 15 augusti 2008 – Black Box, en studio inom Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) offentliggjorde idag att racingspelet Need for Speed™ Undercover får svensk premiär den 20 november. Det kommande Need For Speed-spelet tar dig tillbaka till seriens rötter med halsbrytande och actionladdade polisjakter.

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”Need For Speed Undercover bjuder spelaren på en djup och medryckande story i bästa Hollywood-stil som tar spelarna till den fiktiva världen Tri-City Bay Area”, berättar Bill Harrison, producent för Need For Speed Undercover.

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Med i det nya spelet finns också den amerikanska skådespelerskan Maggie Q som bland annat medverkat i komedin Balls Of Fury och actionfilmerna Mission Impossible III samt Live Free Or Die Hard. Maggie kommer att medverka i de påkostade actionsekvenserna som driver storyn i spelet framåt. Hon spelar FBI-agenten Chase Linh som rekryterar och guidar spelarna när de ska jobba under täckmantel, för att infiltrera och krossa ett hänsynslöst internationellt brottsyndikat.

”Jag har alltid varit ett stort fan av racingspel och att få jobba med Need For Speed Undercover var en fantastisk upplevelse”, berättar Maggie Q. Jag blev så imponerad av den höga kvalitet som en TV-spelsproduktion håller. Det liknade vilken Hollywoodproduktion som helst så jag kände mig hemma. Black Box-teamet har gjort ett fantastiskt arbete och jag kan knappt vänta på att se slutresultatet.”

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Need For Speed Undercover utvecklas av Black Box i Vancouver och väntas få svensk premiär den 20 november. Spelet kommer att släppas till Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3, Wii™, PlayStation®2, Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable), PC och mobiltelefon. För mer information om spelet vänligen besök www.needforspeed.com.

In NFS Undercover you play an undercover cop, which has the mission to infiltrate and takedown an international crime syndicate. The storyline is mission-based, so you have to take jobs and compete in races to prove yourself. Apart from you there is only one person, who knows the real identity of the player - your only contact to the outer world: Federal Agent Chase Linh. This person is played by the famous actress Maggie Q, which you might know from 'Mission Impossible III' or 'Live Free or Die Hard'.

"Need for Speed Undercover features a deep and engaging story of spectacular Hollywood-style live-action that will transport players into the fictional world of the Tri-City Bay Area," said Bill Harrison, Need for Speed Undercover Executive Producer. "Working with talent the caliber of Maggie Q allows us to deliver an unparalleled level of storytelling that will keep players engaged in between 180-mile an hour races."

In contrast to Pro Street you are once again a nameless character, so Ryan Cooper is history.

So far Electronic Arts didn't want to reveal more of the story, but maybe this isn't too bad as it would otherwise compromise the game experience. Generally Need for Speed Undercover is a rich, cinematic experience, which contains apart from the known actors the brother of Jessica Alba: Joshua and many more famours actors.

Undercover is being produced with Hollywood style shooting and production techniques. Famours writers take part in writing the story of NFS Undercover and Joseph Hodges is the director! So let's hope that the efforts pays off and we can expect an exciting, movie-like story, embedded in the game!

Frank Gibeau (president of the EA Games label) has stated that due to the fact that the sales of ProStreet didn't live up to EA's hopes for the game, the Need for Speed franchise will go back to its roots with a number of features, including open-world racing and a new highway battle mode.

John Doyle (developer at EA Black Box) has hinted Undercover will feature a brand new game mechanic and a "Most Wanted-ish" sandbox style of gameplay.