<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
ProStreet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
blends	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
sim	B-Application
and	O
arcade	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
and	O
tune	O
cars	O
for	O
various	O
race	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
almost	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
ProStreet	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
that	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
high-definition	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
versions	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
content	O
with	O
more	O
cars	O
,	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portable	O
adaptations	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
to	O
varying	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
ProStreet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
tune	O
and	O
drive	O
cars	O
on	O
various	O
race	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
cars	O
handle	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
way	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
event	O
comprises	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
races	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
compete	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
to	O
earn	O
points	O
and	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
also	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
long	O
wheelies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
ProStreet	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
predefined	O
and	O
stand-alone	O
events	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
race	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
on	O
any	O
track	O
without	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
spend	O
cash	O
to	O
repair	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
location	O
,	O
type	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
races	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
repair	O
markers	O
available	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
individually	O
configured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProStreet	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProStreet	O
is	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
that	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
high-definition	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
strip	O
down	O
graphical	O
features	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
run	O
on	O
less	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
reverse	O
process	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
then	O
ported	O
up	O
to	O
their	O
successors	O
with	O
higher	O
fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
car	O
engines	O
,	O
turbochargers	O
,	O
and	O
tire	O
skids	O
were	O
individually	O
recorded	O
from	O
real	O
cars	O
,	O
sounds	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
whooshes	O
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
are	O
synthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
were	O
recorded	O
in	O
multiple	O
layers	O
,	O
combining	O
car	O
drops	O
from	O
cranes	O
and	O
metal	O
hits	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
edited	O
in	O
post-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
crash	B-General_Concept
audio	O
system	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
real-time	O
damage	O
modelling	O
feature	O
,	O
allowing	O
car	O
parts	O
to	O
sound	O
different	O
when	O
taking	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
made	O
more	O
aggressive	O
,	O
allowing	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
cars	O
in	O
accidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProStreet	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
November	O
2007	O
and	O
February	O
2008	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
updates	O
caused	O
technical	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
freezes	B-General_Concept
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
agreed	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
extra	O
features	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
races	O
themselves	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
aspect	O
and	O
police	O
chases	O
of	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
considered	O
inferior	O
to	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
counterparts	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
running	O
poorly	O
on	O
high	O
graphic	O
settings	O
and	O
for	O
lacking	O
online	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
notable	O
aliasing	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
worked	O
well	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
responsive	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
condemned	O
for	O
its	O
monetization	O
practices	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
alternatively	O
upgrade	O
and	O
purchase	O
cars	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
in-game	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
also	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
any	O
car	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
career	O
mode	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
unbalancing	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
easily	O
complete	O
early	O
courses	O
with	O
more	O
powerful	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
all	O
formats	O
charts	O
,	O
behind	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
ProStreet	O
performed	O
well	O
internationally	O
,	O
EA	O
Games	O
president	O
Frank	O
Gibeau	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
tuner	O
culture	O
and	O
police	O
evasion	O
aspects	O
consumers	O
expected	O
,	O
and	O
promised	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
would	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
with	O
subsequent	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProStreet	O
was	O
adapted	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Exient	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
four	O
race	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
adaptation	O
includes	O
a	O
rhythm	O
mini-game	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
show	O
off	O
their	O
car	O
's	O
hydraulics	O
system	O
by	O
tapping	O
buttons	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
via	O
a	O
single-cartridge	O
Download	O
Play	O
session	O
or	O
a	O
multi-cartridge	O
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
was	O
slightly	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
computer	O
counterparts	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
successful	O
conversion	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
ProStreet	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
edition	O
has	O
no	O
backstory	O
and	O
features	O
six	O
race	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
online	O
or	O
wirelessly	O
via	O
ad	B-General_Concept
hoc	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
adaptation	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
journalists	O
criticizing	O
its	O
substandard	O
controls	O
and	O
generic	O
race	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
