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.

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

They may not have been to everyone's taste, but I for one loved where the Need for Speed series was going in its last two efforts. The races were exciting, escaping the police was fun, and the overarching story was perfectly acceptable for a racer.

Though you probably haven't polished off 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted , and likely haven't even purchased a copy of 2006's Need for Speed: Carbon yet, EA wants to cram yet another Need for Speed game down your cramhole.

A lot of us out there just don't give a shit about how our car looks. If we're doing our jobs as wheelmen (or wheelwomen), onlookers sh...

Lots of racing; very little filler; 32 rides to crash and pimp; Wi-Fi modes and personalized soundtracks

No Drag or Drift modes; Not all modes are available in multiplayer; Incredibly difficult at times

Need for Speed goes legal… I have always been a fan of the Need for Speed franchise and so when I heard a new game was coming out I was naturally pleased, and couldn't wait to get my grimey hands on a copy. I rushed out on release date, and managed to get a copy to my delight.

Good graphics; Realistic damage; Good online gameplay

Repetitive; Limited events