

But here's the rub – the skidmarks from Most Wanted haven't even faded and Black Box are bringing us a carbon copy of it. The racing is fast and fun (freeway races are a real highlight, seriously). It's a simple formula, but it generally works. The game itself is fairly straightforward. Undercover brings back the cops, the chases and the pursuit breakers from Most Wanted, inserts an undercover cop and Maggie Q and… well, actually, that's about it. Need for Speed Undercover is a transparent attempt to capitalise on the success of 2005's Most Wanted after ProStreet (or, as we like to call it, No Street) fell on its face. Need for Speed is as much a Christmas regular as Santa these days, so what exactly is EA stuffing down our chimneys this year? Good question.
