Need for Speed™ Undercover
The Need for Speed series got another dose of Hollywood magic with the release of Undercover. Take on jobs and compete in races to prove yourself as you infiltrate and take down an international crime syndicate.
As you win each race, you’ll go deeper into the underworld web that rules Tri-City… and then tear it apart right under their noses. You make the calls, but don’t break your cover: inside the car or out of it, one mistake here could be your last.
Overview of the platinum guide
No missable trophies · 9 online trophies
Playtime
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
Platinum unobtainable due to server shutdown; required 119 MP races and 100% Career dominance.
- Mechanics & Peak: 5/10 – Beating dominance times in career requires clean driving skills.
- Guide Reliance: 2/10 – No missable trophies; events can be replayed anytime.
- Grind & Collectibles: 6/10 – 100% Career dominance, 50 pursuits, and 119 online races take time.
- RNG & Luck: 3/10 – Random AI traffic during high-speed races and highway battles.
- Punishment Severity: 3/10 – Forgiving failures; events can be restarted instantly without penalty.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 10/10 – Servers shut down; required 8-player lobby, 119 races, and community days.
Trophies
Platinum Trophy
Platinum Trophy
Unlock all other trophies to earn the Platinum trophy.
Community Member [Online trophy]
Create or use an existing account to sign into EA Nation
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Active Community Member [Online trophy]
Participated in any Community Day. Visit NeedforSpeed.com for more info.
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
First! [Online trophy]
Won a Multiplayer Ranked Game
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Cat and Mouse Virus [Online trophy]
Infected with the Cops N' Robbers virus by another player in a Cops and Robbers event.
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this viral trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Crossing the Line [Online trophy]
Win a Ranked Multiplayer Cops N' Robbers event
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
First of Many [Online trophy]
Win a Ranked Multiplayer event against 7 human players
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Learner's Permit
Acquire your first car in Career Mode
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Zack Trap
Complete the Zack sequence in 'The Trap' mission.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Bowling with Hector
Complete the Hector sequence in the mission 'Kingpin'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
To Protect and Serve
Complete the Carmen sequence in the mission 'Rematch'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Nickel and Dimes
Complete the Nickel sequence in mission 'Payback'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
2 Birds, 1 Stone
Complete the mission 'Double Trouble'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Meet Zack
Face off against Zack in 'Rush Hour'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Meet Carmen
Face off against Carmen in 'The Game'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Meet Hector
Face off against Hector in 'Versus'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Meet Nickel
Face off against Nickel in 'Road Rage'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Meet Rose
Face off against Rose in 'Rollercoaster'
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
5 Finger Discount
Complete all Hot Car Missions
Hot Car events unlock gradually as your Wheelman level rises. Prioritize smooth cornering and clean highway runs over pure speed to avoid costly damage penalties before the delivery marker.
Apprentice Mechanic
Customize a car in Career mode.
Purchase any cosmetic change or performance package for any car inside your safehouse garage.
Freeze! Hold it right there! [Online trophy]
Take a Photo and upload it to NeedforSpeed.com
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Gold Coast to Ocean
Dominate the Gold Coast to Ocean event
Return to this sprint with a fully upgraded Tier 1 car and use Speedbreaker on sharper bends to beat the target domination time easily.
East Fasulo Bridge
Dominate the East Fasulo Bridge event
Wait until late Career to tackle this with a maxed-out Tier 1 supercar; abuse drafting off traffic to shave vital seconds off the clock.
Pine Creek & Douglas
Dominate the Pine Creek & Douglas event
Use an agile all-wheel-drive vehicle like the Audi R8 to maintain top speed through the winding corners without drifting into outer barriers.
South Canyon Hwy
Dominate the South Canyon Hwy event
Replay this event with a Tier 1 exotic car. Keep your nitrous reserved strictly for post-corner acceleration to beat the domination time.
East I-5
Dominate the East I-5 event
Highway traffic density is high on this strip, so chain short nitrous bursts and weave through civil vehicles to stay ahead of the split timer.
Bay Drive & Harbor
Dominate the Bay Drive & Harbor event
Tackle this circuit later in Career. Hitting the apexes cleanly without scraping walls is critical to beating the required lap domination record.
Tri-City Run
Dominate the Tri-City Run event
Equip a fully tuned high-tier car and chain slipstreams off opposing drivers right off the start line to establish an unbeatable early lead.
North River Expressway
Dominate the North River Expressway event
Use a high top-speed vehicle like the Bugatti Veyron or Porsche Carrera GT and stick to the inside lanes of highway curves to beat the record.
Window Shopper
Discovered all 3 Pro Shops in Career
Drive past each Pro Shop location marked on your world map across Palm Harbor, Port Crescent, and Sunset Hills to discover all three.
Chase or be Chased
Win all the Highway Battles in Career
In Highway Battles, maintain slipstream behind your opponent until an opening appears, then use nitrous to build the mandatory 1,000-foot gap through oncoming traffic.
Lose the Eye in the Sky
Escape from a helicopter in a succesfully completed pursuit. (Must be Career level 8 or greater)
Once the helicopter joins the chase at Heat Level 4+, hide under multi-lane overpasses or inside tunnels to block its line of sight until it runs out of fuel and retreats.
Path of Destruction
Disable 10 Police Cars in a Pursuit and successfully evade in Career
Lure pursuing police cruisers into red pursuit breakers marked on your minimap to take out multiple squad cars at once without damaging your own vehicle.
Get out of the way!
Avoid 5 Road Blocks in a Pursuit and successfully evade in Career
Target visible gaps between squad cars or clip their rear trunks at high speed rather than hitting engine blocks dead-on to breach roadblocks cleanly.
Most Wanted
Sucessfully complete 50 Pursuits
Farm this at Heat Level 1 by triggering a single patrol car, instantly dropping a pursuit breaker, and darting into a nearby blue cool-down spot.
Aficionado
Purchase or win any 5 cars for your garage.
Earn cars naturally by defeating early Career bosses or buy the cheapest Tier 4 vehicles from car lots once you build up cash reserves.
Keys to the City
Unlock Port Crescent in Career
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Branching out
Unlock Sunset Hills in Career
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Retired
Finish the Career Story
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Completionist
Dominate 100% of Career by beating all the track records.
Wait until you have unlocked and upgraded a Tier 1 car like the Bugatti Veyron before revisiting earlier events via the GPS map to beat every track domination time.
Hired Goons
Takeout all the 'Goons' in Career
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Unstoppable Force
Avoid 50 Road Blocks in Career
Cumulative across all pursuits. Maintain Heat Level 3 or 4 to ensure police deploy roadblocks continuously, swerving through openings rather than ramming vehicles.
Wasting Tax Dollars
Get $100,000 Cost to State in a single pursuit and evade
Plow through street furniture like bus stops, lamp posts, and signboards while destroying cruisers with pursuit breakers, then immediately break line of sight.
Spiked Punch
Avoid a spike strip in a Pursuit and successfully evade in Career
Spike strips deploy at Heat Level 4 and above. Activate Speedbreaker the moment you spot a roadblock ahead to slow time and maneuver around the spiked mat.
Lose the Fuzz
Sucessfully complete 5 Pursuits
Break visual contact by taking tight turns or collapsing roadside structures, then park inside blue hiding zones on your radar to cool down quickly.
Scrapheap
Disable 100 Police vehicles.
Cumulative across Career. Collapse pursuit breakers over pursuing squads or perform high-speed PIT maneuvers into their rear quarters to rack up cruiser takedowns.
Notorious [Online trophy]
Finish 119 Multiplayer Races in any position
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.
Nothing Stock
Discovered all 3 Tuning Shops in Career
Drive past each of the 3 Tuning Shops located across Tri-City Bay to register them on your world map.
Own the Road
Dominate 25 events in Career
Replay early Tier 4 and Tier 3 Career events with an upgraded Tier 2 or Tier 1 car to comfortably beat the domination target times.
Love thy Tires
Avoid 12 Spike Strips total in Career pursuits
Spike strips appear frequently at Heat Level 4 and above. Listen for police radio warnings, then pop Speedbreaker to easily steer around them.
Among the Best [Online trophy]
Won 25 Ranked Multiplayer events
Online. Official EA servers for this title were permanently decommissioned in August 2021, rendering this trophy unobtainable through standard means.