Need For Speed: Undercover
Electronic Arts Black Box, 2008
Praise for police radio chatter in Need For Speed: Undercover, scripted by Glen Callender
“The police radio chatter is truly superb.”
-IGN Australia
“The police chatter sound effects are excellent.”
-Nintendo Life
“The chatter over the police scanner is a real treat!”
-Cheat Code Central
“The audio presentation for the cops is absolutely incredible . . . . For as long as I have played Undercover, I can’t say that I’ve heard the cops repeat themselves very often. The banter is so diverse, that you often hear/intercept casual conversations between the police officers—a great touch.”
-PSXExtreme
“The [police] voiceovers are absolutely perfect, sounding realistic, accurately covering the action while giving you a heads-up as to their next move. On top of this they can be genuinely hilarious without ever sounding less than totally genuine in tone.”
-360 Gamer
“Your scanner will pick up the banter between dispatch and the saps trying to catch you. This is extremely well done and highly realistic—dispatchers make small errors in their directions, there is much um-ing and ah-ing and they never have the make of the car straight away. You could believe the calls were taped from a reality TV programme.”
-Stuff New Zealand
“Special mention must also go to the police chatter over the radio, a nice, and sometimes hilarious, touch.”
-Thunderbolt Games
“Particularly worth mentioning is that the police radio chatter during these chases is exceptionally well done and will make your pulse pound a little harder.”
-Dose
“The cop chatter in the game is excellent.”
-Game Informer
“The police in Undercover are a tough bunch . . . . But they also have a human side, and you can hear their excellent chatter through the radio that reacts contextually to the maneuvers and acts of destruction you pull off.”
-Sports Legends
“These delinquent joyrides have a running commentary provided by your hijacked police CB radio channel . . . . Comments like ‘We’ve got him pinned,’ and, ‘Damn, this guy can drive,’ give you a real feeling of infamy as you squeeze out of another police blockade.”
-Play
“Police pursuits are by far the best part of Need for Speed: Undercover . . . . there’s nothing as intense as hearing the cops call for backup, describe your car and detail your reckless driving exploits via the police scanner in your car.”
-Daily Game