The protagonist in the mobile phone release is an unnamed street racer, whom is hired by Chase Linh to take down four district bosses.The DS release of the game see GMac and his crew based based in Sunset Hills while the PlayStation Portable release has them based out of Port Crescent.The DS release of the game see Hector Maio and his crew based out of Palm Harbor while the PlayStation Portable release has them based out of Sunset Hills.The chase down mode in the PlayStation Portable release is unlocked after beating the game.

The car that is stolen from Chau Wu in the Nintendo DS release is a Nissan 370Z while the PlayStation Portable release has the Porsche 911 GT2 and the iOS release has the BMW M3 (E92).

The Nintendo DS release features the BMW M3 (E92) as an undercover unit whilst the PlayStation Portable release features the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

The Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable releases feature the Dodge Charger SRT8, Ford Mustang GT, Lamborghini Gallardo and Porsche 911 GT2 as TCBPD police vehicles.

The mobile phone and iOS releases do not feature drivable police vehicles as well as lacking multiplayer modes.

The police are playable in single player game modes in the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable releases.

These may be due to licencing, console performance, and/or gameplay reasons.

There are several differences between the multiple platform releases of Need for Speed: Undercover.

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