History VideoGame / NeedForSpeedProStreet

* ViolationOfCommonSense: Due to how the drag racing works with a set amount of rounds and the only matter here is to set the fastest time against the opponents, you can skip the round entirely by simply disqualifying yourself though accelerating too early before the countdown and cutting down time from completing the drag. You'll win the drag race if the opponents are unable to break your own time.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: Due to how the drag racing works with a set of rounds and the only matter here is to set the fastest time against the opponents, you can skip the round entirely by simply disqualifying yourself though accelerating too early before the countdown and cutting down time from completing the drag. You'll win the drag race if the opponents are unable to break your own time.

* GenreShift: After the games from ''Underground'' to ''Carbon'' focused on illegal street racing taking place at night (with the exception of ''Most Wanted'' 2005, which did take place at day), ''[=ProStreet=]'' switches to a sanctioned racing competition taking place at day, akin to ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport]]'', ''TOCA Race Driver'', or ''Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights''.

-->'''DOMINATED!'''

It is the first ''Need for Speed'' game that was primarily developed for high-definition consoles such as the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, although versions for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} were also released, with the last two being stripped back in graphics and content for the less powerful machines.

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one]] where ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' goes legitimate.

* DevelopersForesight: You can take a supercar, such as [[https://youtu.be/w74976b97iE?si=R8TPhFDAfuYbpWRq a Ford GT, to a drift event]], and the announcers will have unique (and baffled) responses.
-->'''J-Mac''': Well, uhh... okay, we're going sideways in a GT. I tell ya, this is not what I would've chosen. But c'mon, let's let him ''[Ryan]'' tremble!
--> '''Big J''': [[WhatWereYouThinking What's this man thinking]]? [[AwesomeButImpractical A GT at a drift race]]? [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Does he know what day this is]]? That is, uh, not something you see people driftin' in. <chuckles> You know what I mean?

* ObviousBeta:
** Downplayed with the base game. It had some framerate issues, but it didn't make the game unplayable, in comparison to the complaints its follow-up ''Undercover'' received. One example of this is the Tokyo Expressway track, which was released in a near-completion state with missing details and surfaces all over the track, but nonetheless it's fully playable.
** Played straight with its DownloadableContent. Many of the cars have unbalanced stats, poor culling (half of their bodies disappear, either with distance or after installing a bodykit), wrong sounds, and in the case of the PC version, a majority were ''free to buy from the car lot.''

** Some of the racing circuits (mainly the GP Circuit [[note]]Big Willow is the actual name of the GP Circuit[[/note]] of Willow Springs) can be ran in reverse, in which RealLife would do otherwise.
** The Short Circuit of Infineon Raceway [[note]]Currently as Sonoma Raceway as of 2012[[/note]] is nonexistent.
** The main Willow Spring Raceway has large hill in the middle of the track which presumably only exists to prevent participants from taking shortcut (in reality, the whole area is flat wide).

-->'''J-Mac''': Well, uhh... okay, we're going sideways in a GT. I'd tell ya this is not what I would've chosen. But c'mon! Let's let him ''[Ryan]'' tremble!

--> '''Roger Evans''': Well, a lovely car, but that Ford GT is a perplexing choice. ''They're not known for drifting!'' There must be good reason for that!

* AwesomeButImpractical: Taking a supercar, such as a Ford GT in a drift event and the announcers will start questioning your practicality.
-->'''[=BigJ=]:''' Well ''[{{Beat}}]'' ...OK, we're going sideways in a GT. I'd tell ya this is not what I would've chosen. But c'mon! Let's let him ''[Ryan]'' tremble!

** A small but subtle one. Al Murdoch, who provided narration for the track information ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit III: Hot Pursuit]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes High Stakes]]'' returns in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_nfY-THRE providing track introductions]] for the PSP version of ''[=ProStreet=]''.

** The main Willow Spring Raceway has large mountain in the middle of the track which presumably only exists to prevent participants from taking shortcut (in reality, the whole area is flat wide).

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ig7CvXlw8 "More"]] by Music/JunkieXL, the lyrics from the chorus, "Fuck more", is censored.

** A small but subtle one. Al Murdoch, who provided narration for the track information [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit III: Hot Pursuit]] and [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes High Stakes]] returns in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_nfY-THRE providing track introductions]] for the PSP version of ''[=ProStreet=]''.

* NoDamageRun: Finishing the race without taking light damage nets you an additional 500 points to your overall track record. Its PSP counterpart rewards you with an extra cash bonus for performing a clean race.

** During the Drag Race warm-up in the Super Promotion event, the announcer will shout [[Film/ApocalypseNow "I love the smell of burned tires in the morning, smells like a victory!"]]

* NoDamageRun: Finishing the race with minimal to no damage rewards you an extra 500 points to your overall track record. Its PSP counterpart rewards you with an extra cash bonus for performing a clean race.

** One of the vehicles found in a Race Day menu and during Drift mode (only seen in a cutscene by a chance) is a BMW M3 with blue and white stripes similar to the protagonist's iconic vehicle from ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted''.

** In the Drag Race, the announcer will say, [[Film/ApocalypseNow "I love the smell of burnt tyres in the morning. Smells like victory!"]]

** The AI opponents can have their cars totaled, something you can purposely cause by pushing them off the road on the Highway tracks or having them crash into objects without being penalized at the expense of getting a fraction of your car damage affecting its performance and possibly reducing your track record points.

-->'''TOTALED!'''

--->'''[=BigJ=]:''' Well ''[{{Beat}}]'' ...OK, we're going sideways in a GT. I'd tell ya this is not what I would've chosen. But c'mon! Let's let him ''[Ryan]'' tremble!

** Try taking a supercar, such as a Ford GT in a drift event and the announcers will start questioning your practicality.
--->'''[=BigJ=]:''' Well ''[{{Beat}}]'' OK, we're going sideways in a GT. I'd tell ya this is not what I would've chosen. But c'mon! Let's let him ''[Ryan]'' tremble!

* CrazyIsCool: In-universe, ''you'' (well, Ryan Cooper) are considered to be this by the [=DJs=] if you perform good enough. They insist a ''lot'' on this at the beginning of drag races, even expressing sympathy if he does a false start during drag races.

--->'''DJ:''' And he's tracked down a Skyline [=R34=]. I mean seriously, that takes some dough to get it over here. And it's not even legal in the States! Whereas they're hard to find and when you can get 'em, [[CrackIsCheaper they ain't cheap]]!

-->'''DJ:''' OH YEAH! '''''RYAN COOPER!!!!!!!!!'''''

** Drag races now feature a tire warm-up stage and are split to three rounds where the driver with the best time overall wins the event. Oh, and launches are done manually meaning you will have to time your launch and try not to jump the start or you will face disqualification.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted for once. Whereas previous games would feature opponents mocking you and/or your skills, here, if you perform good enough, the [=DJs=] hosting the events will ''constantly'' praise you.

* MythologyGag:
** In one of the Super Promotion hubs, the DJ will call out for a blue car with a license plate that spells "N-F-S C-A-R-B-O-N", in reference to the blue Toyota Supra that the protagonist of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon'' drives in flashbacks, the implication being that the protagonist of ''Carbon'' abandoned it outside the race track.
** One of the vehicles found in a Race Day menu and during Drift mode (only seen in a cutscene by a chance) is a BMW M3 with blue and white stripes similar to the protagonist's iconic vehicle from ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_GN1pHCVc "Almost Easy"]] by Music/AvengedSevenfold had their abuse-related lyrics changed since an E-rated game doesn't want to promote that. The part has the lyric "I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories" replaced with "I left you did I expect long-during memories".

** Taking a shortcut by simply cutting corners or leaving the track limits has absolute no effect in your racing. You don't get penalized for doing so, allowing you to shave off even more seconds of your time and even blaze way ahead of the pack.

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one]] where ''NFS'' goes legitimate.