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...

The game is alright nice graphics on the cars but that's really it's only high point in my eyes. Story – Not much of a story you play Ryan Cooper (made very clear by the annoying announcers at every event, Turn the voice sound off if you have anger issues) Your character where's a helmet and you...

The problem with Need For Speed ProStreet is that while it's long-lasting and can be pretty enjoyable despite the AI problems, it's also a bit by-the-numbers at times and no longer really stands out like the NFS games used to.

Last year's Need for Speed: Carbon took the series out of the sunlight and back underneath the bed covers. The underground night setting returned in full force for Carbon, much to the disappointment of those who found Most Wanted such a delight to play, as it featured a large emphasis on cops, and...

Ads; sponsored achievements; and the ability to purchase cars using real cash; Missing much of the stuff that made the last few games fun; Races start to feel the same after a while; Announcers will make your ears bleed

It has a multitude of features that, while not new to racing games, certainly have a dramatic effect on the franchise, and it’s also more serious now. These things, surprisingly, make ProStreet the best Need For Speed game in years.