Ryan Cooper is
an up-and-coming road warrior, one of those who craves and embraces speed like
some do candy. He thrives on it, but in the world of street racers, there are
the elite and those who wish they were. To reach that upper echelon, you have to
take down the ones at the top.
Need for Speed
is the franchise that has been the frontrunner of video-game racing titles since
it began in 1992. But in the effort to create a racer that was new and
different, some missteps have been taken in recent years. The dev teams got
caught up in that whole illegal street racing and drifting phase and the
emphasis seemed to slide away from what truly made the franchise great – speed.
Need for Speed
ProStreet is a return to what matters the most in a racing game – speed and
steering prowess. It is a challenge to work both into a winning proposition, but
that is the task that faces Ryan Cooper as he attempts to make his way from the
bottom, running cars that are given to racers without consequence (meaning if
you rip them up, it doesn’t hit you in the wallet) to building a stable and
running against the Kings.
And if the lure
of being in first place isn’t enough, just wait until you see how they (the
elite racers) treat you. They have attitude and are just begging to be taken
down several notches.
NFS ProStreet
is from EA Black Box and it is about legal racing on courses comprised of city
streets. This is still peddle to the metal racing on street courses, but rather
that being illegal, ProStreet buckles players into the driver’ seat with the
simple goal of winning races and working up the ladder. You can follow the main
course through the career path (and the game will allow players to create two
careers but no more than that) or you can take side trips to other races.
The game does
have the usual suspects when it comes to game modes – online is supported
(though unavailable at this time), and you also have the quick race and career
modes. The latter will have you enter a Race Day schedule that includes
