Need for Speed Undercover (PlayStation 2 vs Wii) Gameplay Comparison

A side-by-side comparison of the game Need for Speed: Undercover between PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Nintendo Wii.

[@ronaldovindas3094]

These both are still better than the real games

[@hababacon]

Hard one, Wii has better textures, especially with the lack of mipmapping noise present on the PS2. On the flipside, the PS2 appears to have stronger reflections and lighting effects on the cars. Some spots the PS2 has better textures when you look at @10:42, the building on the right looks better on PS2, while the road textures and reflections looks better on the Wii. Wii appears to have better AA as well. I go to @3:30 the PS2 has a better draw distance, while the Wii appears to have better ground textures. The PS2 car model is better along with light source. Wii FMV appears full screen, so if I had to pick the overall winner, I think I'd go with the Wii by the slimmest of margins. Visuals appears to change from stage to stage. Some levels the PS2, others the Wii. I think the FMV and performance probably was the tie breaker for me.

[@jhkuno88]

The Wii version has better reflections in cars. In fact it has actual realtime reflection mapping at 30fps, the Ps2 is a mix of prebaked shading and limited realtime, it might look "better" to you but the Wii is using a more advanced technique. The Wii is using an improved version of what the GC nfs games did

[@jhkuno88]

Also that at 3:30 is not "better draw distance" lol....is the Ps2 lack of MipMapping. The polyginal draw distance seems to be the same or even better on Wii.

[@hababacon]

​@jhkuno88 I'm seeing more roadside detail on the PS2 @3:31. On the Wii I'm seeing a blob of green where I can see additional roadside detail on the PS2. On the leftside the geometric detail seems more densed on the PS2. On the flipside I can see more of the crane and additional light pole on the Wii. But like I said, this game is odd. Some shots it's the PS2, other shots it's the Wii. In the 3:31 shot, I think the PS2 car model looks much better than the Wii. The Wii on the flipside has bettwe ground textures. A seconds before the Wii has much better reflection on the ground and car. I gave the overall edge to the Wii, but it's a small margin as I enjoy some PS2 scenes better.

[@jhkuno88]

Ok. So you dont know what MipMapping is...look it up on google. Ps2 cannot do mipmapping, that results in more "detail" in distant textures at thr cost of shimmering and image instability. Its just texture detail not polygons. The car models are the same in both games....what do you mean the car looks better? You mean the "reflections"? I already told you. What looks "better" doesnt mean is doing "more". The Wii is using a more advanced and performance heavy realtime aproach for reflections....the Ps2 is using old prebaked shading to simulate reflections like GranTurismo3/4.....again what looks "better" is subjective....graphics technology is not. The Wii is doing more advanced performance heavy stuff because...well,its a more powerful system that allows for it.

[@l3rvn0]

Conclusion is... Wii has better graphics, but graphics aren't everything, sometimes worse graphics can make a game look better

[@crestofhonor2349]

Rather unsurprisingly, the Wii has the better performance

[@madson-web]

The first 'bad' NFS game. I still had some fun with it tho

[@atemporalmusic6622]

A diferença está mesmo na Resolução de Imagem e Frame Rate, onde o Plastation 2 roda em 640x480 e com leves queda no frame, enquanto isso, Nintendo Wii, entrega 854x480 e com maior estabilidade no frame...

[@jsr734]

Tem certeza de que a versão Wii renderiza em 854x480? Pelo que entendi, a maioria dos jogos do Wii renderizam em 512x448 ou 640x448. Para fazer a imagem 16:9, o Wii usa widescreen anamórfico, assim como o PS2, Gamecube e a maioria dos jogos do Xbox.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The PS2 really held the Wii back. Developers could too easily go "Just take the PS2 build and slap motion controls on it!", and so many of them did! Looking at you Medal of Honor: Vanguard, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Call of Duty 3! When you look at the kinds of games the developers could pull off when they weren't slumming it, you could get some very impressive results. Looking at you Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, No More Heroes and Call of Duty: Black Ops!

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Not exactly, the PS2 was a very unique system. And required developers to learn the art of moving data around the system efficiently. You could get some really impressive results from the system if done right. And keep mind that the Wii was pretty much an improved GameCube. They got what they could get from it performance wise.

[@jhkuno88]

The Wii version is an evolution of the GC Nfs games, is not held back by anything

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@jhkuno88 And yet, so many of the games that were made for it, that weren't a crap PS2 port looked, and played, better than the ones that were...

[@jhkuno88]

@@SomeOrangeCat im not denying that, im talking about this game specifically. Its an evolution of the GC nfs games, its using the same techniques that are different from the Ps2...The same happened with CoD MW and MW3. They have a Ps2 base sure but they are enhanced for the Wii, those CoD games werent possible on Ps2 (at least not a decent framerates)

[@jsr734]

And the Wii was helding back the Xbox 360 and Ps3...😄

[@zipnex5529]

I had no idea the Wii version of Undercover was based on the PS2 version which was already pretty unique compared to other ports like PC for example.

[@ahimeirhadad4836]

Yeah, Wii version with undercover based on the PS2, (Xbox and PC).

[@LISPSURVIVEDHORROR]

Na verdade é o contrário,eles pegaram a versão Wii e tiraram um pouco de gráficos e portaram para o ps2

[@georgeweeman9057]

It shouldn't come to anyone's surprise that the wII's version has better textures, loads faster, has a bigger fmv screen etc; just keep in mind that the PS2 was from a previous generation of the WII. I think Sony tried to compensate for the lower graphics, with an extreme amount of bloom effects. In reality, I feel that may have hurt the PS2 port, more than helped it, but never the less, still a very capable port.

[@Efendi-yf3xp]

I love the lighting from the wii console. It can be seen clearly from the sunlight.

[@timskamlam1242]

Pra mim as duas versões estão ótimas, mais levando em conta que o wii foi desenvolvido anos depois,seria logico que o jogo viria com melhorias em alguns aspectos.

[@CurtindoAqueleDrama]

Alem da versao do PS2 ter textura melhor, tem mais efeitos de brilho no carro (da pra ver bem no carro azul). No PS2 as arvores e outras plantas tem mais resolução, no Wii é tudo borrado mesmo quando chega perto (6:47). Nao sabia q a versao do Wii era tao ruim assim, tirando a proporção em widescreen, que da mais visao nas laterais, parece q nao tem nada de melhor em relacao ao PS2. Aos 10:40 da pra ver que no PS2 tem mais iluminação do sol ao fundo, no Wii parece q ta sempre nublado... Notei que no Wii parece ter uns 2 ou 3 frames a mais por segundo. Mas ele tbm é inconstante, igual no PS2.

[@jhkuno88]

Mentira

[@CurtindoAqueleDrama]

@@jhkuno88 🤣🤣🤣

[@jhkuno88]

@@CurtindoAqueleDrama você é tão burro mano... espalhando informações falsas... IGNORANTE

[@Ychigo100]

Os need do Wii foram mau portados. Se você jogar Metroid prime 3/ outer M/ super Mario Galaxy pode se ver que o Wii poderia entregar muito mais.

[@CurtindoAqueleDrama]

@@Ychigo100 Sim. Isso é verdade. Eu tenho os 2 consoles aqui, mas nunca havia parado para comparar. O Wii é mais avançado, obviamente, mas ele recebia uns ports meio zoados de PS2 ou de PSP...

[@bizarroeddie1]

The era of late PS2 games in which they turn the bloom effect to 11 to compensate the low resolution and bad quality image. It did work for most of the time, gotta admit that.

[@jsr734]

How bad, how dare them to add graphical effects, lightning effects, shadows and whatnot. Everybody nows that flat shaded polygons are the superior look. 😎😆

[@jhkuno88]

@@jsr734 youre so dvmb bro...why you talk about stuff you dont know anything about? Feeling bored....dvmb beach

[@J0rdan912]

Absolutely not. 1. Majority of next-gen games, especially on Unreal Engine 3 were way worse in terms of overusing bloom. It was just a thing in 2000's games, the later - the more. 2. NFS Undercover was over brightened, flat and low-res by itself, even worse in next-gen versions. PS2 and Wii version was basically a huge DLC for NFSMW with reduced postprocessing. 3. Every single PS2-era NFS were using a LOT of motion blur, bloom, fake HDR or color/high-contrast filters. Undercover was just the worst one and most rushed entry overall.

[@jhkuno88]

@@J0rdan912 true....i mean. Is it even using actual bloom lighting? It doesn seem to...or ots very fint

[@jhkuno88]

Very faint

[@jsr734]

The Ps2 cars have a "shine" effect that is missing on the Wii, or it just works different?. The fmv look washed out on the Wii as if they raised the black levels compared to the Ps2´s. The loading screen seems to have been designed for 4:3 aspect in mind as the Wii version seems to crop the upper and lower parts of the picture. The road reflection look more defined in the Wii version and finally the Wii version seems to be running at a higher resolution than the Ps2´s.

[@thaSHZA]

Okay, I'm seeing that the cars reflect light more on the Wii, so that's a plus.

[@CurtindoAqueleDrama]

Incrivel como o draw distance no PS2 é muito maior e com melhor textura...

[@jhkuno88]

Falso

[@CurtindoAqueleDrama]

@@jhkuno88 é só prestar atençao no video...

[@jhkuno88]

Aprende lo que MipMapping esse ignorante.

[@jhkuno88]

Ps2 no tene MipMapping

[@jhkuno88]

@@CurtindoAqueleDrama Você é tão ign0rante XD que não é "distância de visão"... isso é porque o Ps2 não pode fazer MipMapping, detalhes tão distantes não são reduzidos como deveriam... É UMA COISA RUIM ......

[@thaSHZA]

Do one for Guilty Gear XX Accent Plus. They have it for both systems. I think that one actually looked like they made an effort.

[@pineapplepizzaenjoyer2227]

ngl this game is sooo damn underrated. like yeah its bad but an really entertaining way of bad and the driving as well as the map is really similiar to nfsmw

[@YanoMonteiro1979]

Eu vi o que você fez aqui, hein Marota! Tirou as músicas do jogo pra não levar copyright, hahaha. Bela jogada!

[@Izhen_UwU]

Wii has better performance and slightly better texture quality in some places... The Roads in the Wii Version are more reflective 2:47 Cop models on Ps2 are slightly worse 7:40/8:17 Wii has several effects which the PS2 version doesn't 3:35/6:11 Player Car Model looks better on PS2, the car reflection is more shiny and has a highlighted effect around the car 1:03 The MAIN CAR in the WII version uses THE WRONG VINLY. 3:30 Ps2 Draw Distance is Better Wii has Exclusive Multiplayer Modes up for 4 PLAYERS The PS2 version has Widescreen! You just need to go to the VIDEO option.

[@jhkuno88]

3:30 thats not better draw distance....its the lack of MipMaps on Ps2

[@lipe5002]

Seria uma vitória meio óbvia do Wii. O GC já tem hardware superior ao PS2 e o Wii é um GC mais parrudo então a não ser que a EA fizesse muita caquinha no port a versão de Wii ficaria tecnicamente melhor. Mas tem um ponto que eu não vi ninguém falando, o controle. Deve ser uma tortura ficar horas jogando esse jogo no controle padrão do wii (esse controle usado até parece ser melhorzinho que jogar no Wii remote padrão, mas ainda parece ser bem desconfortável comparado ao controle do PS2).

[@RayLui-q2y]

OH MAGGIE Q.

[@j.c.s7762]

Ps2 Wins!

[@ahimeirhadad4836]

NFS Undercover 1 wii based on the PS2, (Xbox and PC).

[@Zammy_77]

I had a huge crush on Carmen back then. Even now i still crush on Christina milian😂

[@juarezmiranda]

Ambos até que são jogos bonitos, mas tem nada a ver com o port original do Xbox 360 e PS3.

[@Lordicus21]

Inclusive este porte acaba sendo melhor que a versão de PS3/X360

[@ahimeirhadad4836]

Note that there is another NFS Undercover as there are 2 Underground of nfs cars.

[@fernandosegantin9814]

As cores do PS2 são mais fortes e bonitas a vantagem do Wii msm e só o widescreen fora isso. O resto play e melhor desde o Nintendo 64 a Nintendo parece q perdeu o rumo das coisas

[@A.dilArts]

PlayStation 2 all games It has a yellowish appearance

[@Silva_GP]

Not all.

[@jsr734]

May be your Ps2 is deffective? Have you checked the a/v video connectors? may be they are blend or broken and make a false contact? 🤔

[@m.jordan5181]

Wii won. The port was made from a ps2 base over to the Nintendo Wii... and the Wii handles the frame rate better on a consistent basis.

[@Sara-uk9du]

PS2 la mejor como siempre

[@sobesons]

Wii

[@almeidachannel7121]

Nice Video ! Sub & Big Like ! And Love Need For Speed Games !

[@ribenasquash]

The only major difference I can see is widescreen. Gamecube has AA so the details are a bit less jaggy and noticeable. I think this game feels like a PS2 game. Very dull.

[@jsr734]

But this is a Wii game not a Gamecube game. Also is not the Wii´s "antialiasing" just a blur filter similar to the flicker filter on the Gamecube, Ps2 and Xbox?

[@ribenasquash]

@@jsr734 yeah I thought it was like crap aa. I wasn't sure if it was or not. Wait are you telling me this game has motion controls? Can you use the floating steering wheel?

[@jsr734]

@@ribenasquash I don´t know if you can use the Wii´s steering wheel with this game. Do you think it will be more confortable than using a control stick?

[@ribenasquash]

@@jsr734 I'm not familiar with "control stick". Analogue sticks? I don't think the floating steering wheel looks even remotely sane.

[@ribenasquash]

The Wii did miss a trick though. Because you know how it's for casuals and how casuals move tyhe joypad around when they try to move the man (even I did it once). Well they could have made that actually move the man! Genius. Then you would look ridiculous and everyone would think you were a noob but actually you are leet.

[@catboyxx]

PS2 tiene mejores efectos de reflejos en los carros, por hay escuché a un desarrollador que decía que eran efectos propios de la consola que se podrian incluir nativamente, cosa que la wii carece

[@JohnCharb87]

Wow this game looks really boring. I prefer the old NFS Hot Pursuit II on the PS2 instead. 1. What I wish developers would do is choose either straight forward arcade racing or open world. I've never cared for the drive around to find your race thing. Which is why I infinitely prefer Burnout Revenge over Paradise. 2. The cinematics really aged poorly. 3. However kudos for making good use of their licenses. Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro SS, and a Nissan 240SX are welcome instead of the usually sports, exotic, or tuner car.

[@michazmuda1477]

you can straight jump to event, just like mw/carbon had.

[@TS-yz3ud]

The Wii version looks and runs better, even though the PS2 version has its moments.

[@josehenriq90]

Wii better here. 16 x 9 widescreen version (in this video), PS2 4x3 'full'. Wii better anti aliasing, smooth graphics, better constant higher frame rate. PS2 better output video signal (brighter picture, better contrast - its present on every Sony Playstation series, Sony is the king of the best video output signal). PS2 is great but Wii version is winner.

[@jhkuno88]

Textures 3:18...4:27

[@vitorrodrigues5735]

this game looks good wii better AA and real widescreen

[@thaSHZA]

How sad that the Wii version of the game looks this bad. One would think that the game should look better on a new system, but this is crap. I'm glad I invested my money in an XBOX 360.

[@jairdiasdarochajunior7734]

Wii com grafico de play 2

[@Sara-uk9du]

Claramente ese juego no fue hecho para usar la capacidad de ps2 viendo carbon despues esto es obio esto es un juego de muy bajo presupuesto para PS2

[@hassanansari9836]

❤❤

[@juarezmiranda]

Nintendo sei la mano, não sabe fazer video game deis do Super Nintendo, olha isso, que adianta proporção ser 16:9 jogo é totalmente capad0, por isso PS2 nunca foi superado.

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

The Wii version, like always, doesn't look much better.

[@barebarekun161]

Both are just reskinned Most Wanted in Florida both are crap.

[@ChrisGoldfield]

como voce criou esses controles? @VCDECIDE

[@alexandredossantosfrederic4034]

As duas versões são vergonhosas a do Wii é apenas menos pior mas também é uma vergonha considerando que o Wii tem hardware mais parrudo que o PS2 no mínimo a versão do Wii deveria ter sido fiel a versão do ps3 ou a do Xbox 360.

[@Ychigo100]

O Wii é melhor que o PS2 com relação a hardware , é 1.5 x melhor que o GC que já era melhor que o PS2. a versão do Wii deveria ser bem melhor que a de PS2, mas não chegaria perto das versões 360/PS3. a diferença de hardware é brutal

[@jhkuno88]

Vose no sabe lo que fala....vose e una vergonha

[@alexandredossantosfrederic4034]

​@@Ychigo100 Pelo menos Wii deveria ter feito uma versão mais próxima ao original e não fazer uma versão copiada do PS2 com os gráficos melhorados e olha que nem foi tão melhorada assim quando eu joguei as duas versões a única coisa que notei é que no Wii as texturas do asfalto está bem melhores e os reflexos também, de resto está igual.

[@packobox1]

It is a shame the Wii version was a port of the PS2. The PS2 was a weak console of its generation.

[@code1188]

Smh!!! It was the 2000s back then dude!!!

[@hiyazaki09]

Ps2 all the way because i hate Nintendont Wiiaeker Motion Control 🤘🏻🤣👍🏻

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

Did you watch the video? The game isn't even being played with motion controls.

[@hiyazaki09]

@@AfterBurnerTeirusu yes but i don't care i still hate Nintendont Wiiaeker and it's stupid Motion Control 🤘🏻🤣

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

@@hiyazaki09 Even after nearly 18 years? Man the thing isn't even relevant anymore, and you're still having an autistic fit over it? :D

[@flame_101]

​@@hiyazaki09you can use the nunchuk lol which has an analog stick

[@Hadocem]

Empate, os dois estão feios.

[@jhkuno88]

No

[@sebastiankulche]

@@jhkuno88 PS2 hater detected.

[@jhkuno88]

@@sebastiankulche youre so dvmb bro. I said "no" to his "both look bad" comment, i think both look great with the Wii version being the more advanced one...dvmb beach

[@paulonogueira4335]

Como esperado versão do Wii é melhor.