Need for Speed: Prostreet Review

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(More customer reviews)I've played the NFS series since the very first title and have watched as they changed the core of their game from title to title. In this installment, you play the usual racing guy who's out to prove his name against some racing gurus who hate him.
You start out with a few low level cars and work your way through a very long career map. The race types are similar to the ones in the past. Drift, Grip (i.e. a normal race), speed challenges and drag strips.
The feel of the game has definitely moved away from the very arcade like style of racing in Underground, but not so far to where it drives like a professional racing game would (like in Forza 2). It's a good balance, I find. There is no big world like there have been in the several past titles, so races are entered by visiting "race days" and selecting the ones to compete in. I miss the police chases from Most Wanted, but obviously that was a whole other style.
Overall, I'd say if you enjoyed Most Wanted and other NFS titles, this is a good buy. You won't be let down. Here are pros/cons broken down:
Pros:
-Driving is more realistic than the past several titles
-Car damage is a great addition. No longer can you just enter a turn at 200mph, hit the wall and then continue driving.
-LOTS of car customization available. You can spend hours tweaking your car to the desired specification.
-Graphics are great.
Cons:
-Announcer on race days and at race events is *really* irritating. I muted him minutes into the game.
-No city to free-roam around in (I enjoyed that aspect a lot)
-All races are closed and "legal", so there isn't any traffic to dodge or cops to run away from.
*Edit Note: I'd like to also add that I run this on Vista Ultimate and haven't had any problems with it...so if you're running Vista and are worried because you don't see it as a supported OS, you will probably be fine. (Who can ever tell with Vista)


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