Need for Speed: ProStreet

The 2007 release of the Need for Speed series and the 11th installment of the popular racing game franchise.

Genesis

Wii

Overview

Need for Speed: Pro Street is a continuation of the long time running Need for Speed franchise. Need for Speed breaks off from the norm in Need for Speed games with legal street racing edging Forza Motorsport. Competitively Pro Street is used as the World Cyber Games PC Racing game.

Details:

EA's 11th in series, Need For Speed: ProStreet, moves the series from illegal street racing to the track. The game focuses around a young man named Ryan who moves his way up through battles to take on the king of racing. The Street King is Ryo Watanabe, a punk who runs his mouth about how much better he is than everyone else. Ryo drives a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. There are two versions of his Evo : one has a different spoiler, but that's the only real difference.

Game Modes:

Drag Racing: This mode involves racing in a straight line aiming for perfect shifts. This mode usually revolves around 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile tracks and even sometimes contains a wheelie competition.
Grip Racing: This mode involves track based courses aiming for perfection in the turns. There are even several classes within this type of racing, from normal grip, class grip, sector shootout, to time attacks. In normal grip, it is you against the rest of the field (no matter the cars specs) to be the first to complete all the laps. In class grip, you will be placed against 3 other cars with equivalent type of equipment and settings. In sector shootout, you earn points by pulling the fastest time through certain sections of the track. In time attack, it is whoever can pull the fastest lap out of the whole field.
Speed Racing: This mode involves high speed racing on long highway type of course where you must learn to use small and precise controls at such high speeds. In this mode, you will either need to be the first to cross the line or pull the overall fastest trap times in certain sections.
Drift Racing: This mode involves taking a small portion of a track and see who can pull the best drifts which involve getting your car sideways while keeping your speed up.

Plot

The main protagonist of NFS: Pro Street is the wannabe "Street King", Ryan Cooper. You roll up with your Nissan 240SX on race day as you attempt to become champion for each racing event that's held. The first official race day you will encounter is Battle Machine. You move along onto different race days as you complete and become victorious on them. After winning Battle Machine you are then sponsored by Super Promotion to compete at the Showdown at Chicago Airfield. After you dominate the airfield you move along to R3act Team Sessions, you break records, earn cash, earn parts, unlock cars etc. Ryan Cooper then goes to challenge each race modes race King. You defeat each Street King and then move up to to the Showdown King himself, Ryo Watanabe. Once you defeat Ryo you are crowned the Street King of the world.