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Not Bad, But There Are Better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I'm not a gamer. I haven't owned a console since the Sega Genesis. I bought the PS3 because I wanted Blu-ray but needed protection from the format war. My wife wanted Guitar Hero, so we purchased the PS3. Since I've never played any other version of NFS, I had no opinion of the franchise before making this purchase.

My PS3 came with Motorstorm, and I really enjoyed playing that game. So my wife brought home NFS Pro Street thinking I would enjoy this as well. I played it for about an hour and it sat for the better part of two months before I picked it up again. The reason? It's painfully slow to play and I wasn't up for having to go through the process of tuning.

I rediscovered it a week ago and have given it more of the attention it needs. I have to say that I kind of enjoy the game. The cars are cool, there are a million different combinations of cars and setups to use in different types of racing (grip, drag, and slide). There are different modes for racing and online play is available. You get a lot of game here. There is enough here to keep you busy for quite a while.

Annoyances such as the announcer in career mode, and the slow, redundant processes that take place between the action ruin the experience. The fact that you can't exit a race day until you have dominated it without losing all your progress in that race day confuses me. Some race days have six or seven events. Have trouble with one of them and decide to quit, and you'll have to go through the trouble of going through every race again.

Overall, the game isn't bad. I have a feeling we'll be seeing this one in the bargain bin once GT5 comes out. Until then, if you're a racing fan and the idea of designing your own tuner to race interests you, then give the game a try. Just don't expect perfection.

Not well thought out

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Good -
Graphics, sound effects, crash damage & ability to "total" your ride.

Bad -
Complicated menus and settings induce anger and frustration. The graphic background resembling modern graffiti tags for boy racers is just stupid and confusing to the eye. No discernable difference between the 2 difficulty modes - Casual & Racer. Haven't tried the hardest yet, as I'm too bored with the game already. Car choices early in the game allow for cars in different leagues to race each other, giving one player a huge advantage. Why would anyone race a 2 ton supercharged Chevelle SS against a 2500 lb. 177hp Corolla, ever? Anywhere?? Dumb. Some would argue that having such a choice actually enhances the game, but limiting the choices to just 2 cars at that early stage defeats the purpose.

Overall, as others have posted, there's just no sense to this game. Other than some smack-talking from competitors after certain races, there's no believable storyline, and no motivation to try and finish all the levels. It's almost as if EA just rushed an unfinished product out the door. Too bad...

Good Racing / Hate Menus

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I just rented this game today just to give it a shot. I played the demo on the PS Store, found it rather bland. Therefore, I wanted to try the game just for kicks and giggles. Customization is fun, almost mind-boggling the different layers and colors you can lay on these cars. The cars look fantastic. The damage modeling superb (not as crazy as Burnout Paradise, but still fun to "feel" the effects and imperative nature of trying NOT to hit walls as it negatively effects your driving ablilities WHILE you race).

Career mode, even with the stupid menus, is amazingly dense and full of races. I played the game for a total of 2.5 hours maybe more, and I saw at the end of my session that I was only 3% through the career. AND that's AFTER I had beaten about three race days (roughly 15-20 individual races). Having to constantly upgrade your rides and tweak the effects of body parts to maximize your experience and performance is fun (especially the "wind tunnel" idea).

As a previous owner and fan of Carbon.. I really miss the Free-Roam ability to just drive for the fun of it around an expansive city. That I would say is my ONLY gripe with this game.

The Sounds are AMAZING. Especially if you have a decent speaker system setup to hear the roar of your NEW engine that you just modded into your "piece-of-junk" car. About 60 cars, numerous tracks, good soundtrack, and an ANNOYING announcer (seriously, its nice to make it sound "live" but please -- "*cough cough* excuse me folks, hold on.... uh, oh ok.. nice well ladies and gentlemen sorry I just had to grab my phone from ringing.." um, ok? Give me a break.)

All in all, a solid FOUR stars this game merits in my opinion. Doing away with the Free-Roam hurt the game.. People get a taste of freedom, then you take it away from them and bring back a menu-system.. You are going to have some angry fans, and HORRIBLE reviews.. as you, the reader, have already witnessed.. But seriously, if you haven't already, give the game a try.. if you enjoy cars at all, it is worth your time.

P.S. The Logitech Driving Force Pro wheel makes the game garner a "FIVE STAR" rating in my opinion just for being able to "feel" the tires grip the track as you race against and rub paint with your opponents. I'm off to buy one tomorrow to try it out with the game, and I'm sure I will not be disappointed.

Not worth the current price

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game for my 13 year old son with his new PS3 because he loves some of the NFS series. It definitely wasn't worth the $60 we paid for it. This was the only game he was really disappointed with. He loves Guitar Hero 3, has beat Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, and continues to enjoy Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. He said the graphics for ProStreet were good, but otherwise hasn't wanted to play it. We are considering trading it in a recycled game store or selling it. I read one reviewer that said he really liked Prostreet, but also said he loved NFS Most wanted and hated Carbon. My son was exactly the opposite, he hated Most Wanted and loves Carbon, so maybe go by what type you liked. We recently got the PS3 version of Carbon since it was freezing up on his older XBOX and he said it was awesome for the PS3. I would suggest saving your money for the soon to be released Burnout Paradise or Midnight Club LA. Those are the ones my son is excited about for future games or wait until the price drops lower for Prostreet to try it out.

Bring back Need for Speed Carbon

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: December 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The problem with this game is that it doesn't know if it wants to be a simulation or an arcade racer. Need for Speed: Carbon is superior in every way and I still play it to this day. It's a shame that EA refused to green light a sequel to the best game in the series, (yes, I know many will disagree). NFS Carbon had a sense of style, a great storyline, but most importantly was quite fun and diverse. Prostreet suffers from many of the issues that bogs down many racer clones; namely, the crippling lack of tight controls and no sense of speed. The night-time races are also absent which is quite disappointing, as they really added to the atmosphere of street racing. EA has lost its way with this title, and I recommend that you explore the other titles in the series and pretend that this one doesn't exist; as it has tarnished a once great game series.

need for speed: prostreet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

it is a good game graphics are good gameplay is good it is a little slow getting into the game but then it picks up and is good from there on out I am only about 20 percent though the game but over all I think this a good game

Need for Speed: ProStreet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Game is fun, I really miss racing on the streets as the way the previous versions were.

It is different but still fun and challenging

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Some of the higher career tracks are challenging. It is also cool to customize and tune your cars for better performance. The drifting and drag races are cool. No ther are no cops but it is still fun.

great game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game is great. i have played others NFS games and this have more tecnologies, but not at 100%, i give for the game 4 star.

christmas present

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Gave this to my son at christmas and it must be a great game because he hasn't stopped playing it yet!!!

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