Be strong, fans of ropey racing revenge stories featuring Z-list talent and nubile young models – that’s as far as this Need for Speed goes in terms of plot. Beat the reigning racing kings in three showdowns and you can take on the arrogant ‘showdown king’ Ryo Watanabe. In the main career mode, your hotshot ex-street racer is out to prove himself in the legitimate ProStreet world, entering ‘Race Day’ competitions until he develops enough points to win a place in a special racing showdown. To imagine Need for Speed’s new direction, just think Forza 2 with a touch of Project Gotham and an injection of aggressive street attitude. All involved with THQ’s copycat Juiced series must be very, very happy indeed. ProStreet is arguably a bigger franchise reboot than even Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The illegal street racing is out of the window, taking the melodramatic video clips, the police chases and any hint of criminal activities with it. Whatever the reason, EA’s traditional Christmas contender is no longer the Need for Speed we know and love. What happened? Were influential road-safety campaigners putting pressure on the world’s second biggest publisher? Did concerned politicians have a word in some EA bigwig’s ear? Maybe the ghost of Christmas future came to some EA executive scrooge with visions of impressionable young hoodies doing dangerous stunts and capturing their efforts on their camera phones. Drift - Players take it in turns to see who can earn the most points from successfully sliding their car around a series of corners along a set course.”’Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP, PS2 – PC version reviewed.”’.Two racers at a time race against each other to see who can perform the longest distance wheelie. Wheelie Competition - Racers face off against each other in a knock-out tournament.Drag events require the use of manual gear changes. Two racers at a time race against each other to see who can complete either a 1/4 or 1/2 mile straight course in the quickest time. Drag - Racers face off against each other in a knock-out tournament.Several checkpoints along the route record each driver's speed. Top Speed Run - Players race with up to seven other racers on a closed race A to B course.The courses are generally designed for players to hit very high speeds. Speed Challenge - Players race with up to seven other racers on a closed race A to B course.Time Attack - Players with up to seven other racers each attempt to achieve the fastest lap time on a closed race course with a set number of laps.Sector Shootout - Up to eight racers take part in a race split into four sectors with points awarded based their time through each section.Grip Class - Up to eight racers take part in a race split into two teams with different performance classes with each having four racers. ![]()
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