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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!!!

Different and in many ways better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Everyone seems to be hating on this new Need For Speed, but I think it's finally evolved into a real game, and I'm glad for it.

Reviewers complain about removing the free-roam segment of the game. Frankly, the free-roam was overrated to begin with. Half the time I just skipped to the events anyway. It also sponsored and glamorized illegal street-racing, and (contrary to the opinions of many of the poseurs that play video games) that's not a good thing. The last thing the streets need are a gang of unskilled, overenthusiastic children behind the wheel of their daddy's car causing accidents. EA probably realized this (thank God) and decided to take a different tack for this edition.

The gameplay itself is great, the drivability of the cars is significantly improved, tuning the car plays a *huge* role in the success of your ride (and the mechanisms for doing so are nicely put together and intuitive to understand). Improving the cars is simplified but thorough and satisfying. Steering and acceleration, all the game mechanics are great and actually better than previous versions. Overall, it's true that this game is more of a simulation than previous versions, but it's definitely *not* a Gran Turismo or a Forza. It's closer to Project Gotham in its pseudo-realism, but still keeps a street edge to it that PG4 hasn't got (and isn't missing cuz it's not that kind of game).

The menu system is a *little* rough - I understand what they were attempting, and I'm not sure they fully succeeded, but it's usable.

The graphics are stunning. It's true that the game lost a little bit of the previous versions' sense of speed - this time around they decided to take a more 'real' approach to things rather than the pseudo cartoony approach in previous NFS. The fact that you can wreck - and wreck badly - is a significant improvement over previous versions. Now you gotta be able to drive the car, not just ram through the boards careening off stuff.

Things that disappoint are the lack of tracks and the audio. The lack of tracks isn't *too* terrible a situation, because there's tons of variety within the tracks. Besides, it's a track game. Why bother with lots of crazy cityscapes and whatnot? The audio is unforgivable, though. The announcers are ridiculously annoying. Granted, they're actually somewhat realistic, but holy crap it makes me want to break something after an hour. And they love to say "Ryan Cooper" about 9.6 billion times. Aside from that, in-game audio is good enough with blow-offs and engine noises that are pretty immersive. Surround sound helps this a lot. And like pretty much every EA game, the soundtrack gets repetitive pretty quick.

Among the racers for the PS3, this is the one I'm personally most satisfied with. The next Gran Turismo will no doubt be a gorgeous addition with really good simulator-style gameplay, but I still believe that NFS:ProStreet will be my primary racing game for some time. This game is all about racing, not juvenile drama and getting chased by cops, and it will capture the attention (and appreciation) of most experienced street enthusiasts out there.

Pro Street is underated

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

NFS Prostreet has been getting a bad wrap on Amazon it is a lot of fun to play and the menus aren't as bad as everyone says. If you are having problems with the menus then you must have rode the short bus to school. It isn't boring either anyone who loves racing games as much as I do is going to love it. I do miss the police chases that made Hot Pursuit so much fun but it is diffently an improvement over Carbon. The career mode is way better than Carbons which I beat in under a day. The only thing I don't like about Prostreet is that it is hard to get practice drifting. The tracks are too short unlike Carbon where you could drift for days. NFS broke from tradition with Prostreet but I think that it is a good product.

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.

A Downgrade?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Being such hardcore fan of the series, would not sound fair to hear this review. But, this time, I have complaints. Maybe because PS3's career has barely started, maybe because the developers are still enjoying from the previous NFS games enormous success, this was not exactly what i've expected. At least for the price we are forced to pay.

This games looks like it was born and designed for a Playstation 2, with only gorgeous-detailed graphics on an OK variety of cars as the only "improvement", which CANNOT be taken that seriously as a new console's smash hit like it happened when "NFS: most wanted" first came out. Plus, the number of races and places to go look all pretty much the same, it only gets harder as the games goes forward. Nice introduction of realistic damages (they remind me a lot of "Colin McRae Rally" and the recent "Dirt"). The soundtrack is the worst of the series, and very limited too.
The coolest part is as usual the improvements you can make on your ride, the paints and the 1/4 mile drag race, this time more present.

Overall, definitely not the greatest of the whole series, but it is still quite enjoyable as a race game.
It is obvious the challenge of this title versus the Xbox's 360 "Forza" series, but looking at the current titles of racing games for PS 3, you won't have much choice anyway. Bought it brand new, I would recommend you'd get an used copy and wait to spend on a real hit in the future.

Works with Logitech G25 Racing Wheel

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have only played the free demo on the Playstation Store, but I wanted to mention that this NFS game works well with a racing wheel (I tried the G25 wheel with NFS Most Wanted, but it was too sensitive).

NFS Pro Street feels natural and even supports the G25 Racing Wheel's stick shift and clutch, something Gran Turismo 5 (PS3 demo) does not even support.

It is a lot of fun blasting by the competition while throwing the gated shifter into the next gear.

My only complaint about the demo was the lack of challenge; there seemed to be some handicap in place, making it easy to beat the other racers even when giving them a 45 second head start. I'm not sure if it exists in the full game or not.

career mode rocks, no free roam :(

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I don't know why this game is getting such low marks... I guess it's because they are by people who play to its fullest every single NFS game that comes out! The Underground series was cool because I was in middle school and stuff... Most wanted is, to me, the best NFS game out there... I got carbon and hated it...played one day of it then sold it...I know i am contradicting my beliefs here, but I got it for PS2 and got Prostreet for my new PS3...
Prostreet is something a little different that nobody (here on amazon) is giving a full chance to play out! 15 minutes should not be enough time to judge AN ENTIRE GAME!

just my opinion though...

A really fun Need For Speed game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really don't understand why this game is getting such bad feedback. The need for speed series has always been about gathering different types of racing and putting them into a well thought out quality game. Pro Street isn't about underground street racing through cities and running from the police. This game is about semi-professinal racing. Everything from circuit tracks, drag racing, drifting, to doing speed runs down a closed off desert road. This is by far the most realistic Need For Speed i have played in a very long time. I love how the engines in the game sound exactly like they do in real life and when you apply upgrades to them such as turbo chargers you can hear and feel the performance upgrade. Unlike how in past need fors speed games there were generic sounds that were applied for every car with only slight differences. The game of course ins't perfect, it takes a lot of time to learn the menue system and the "Career map" which looks like something i drew on the sidewalk as a child. Once you learn how to use all of the new features in pro street it really becomes a fun game to play. I haven't played a need for speed that i couldn't tear myself away from since underground 2. Pro street has ended that streak. To sum it up, if you're looking for a need for speed underground, most wanted, or carbon then this isn't your game. If you're looking for a new racing expierence that almost has a gran turismo feel while sticking to the Need For Speed roots, i highly recommend this game.

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