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In ProStreet there are four different game modes: Drag, Grip, Speed, and Drift. Drag race is simply a 1/4-mile or 1/2-mile drag race, witih the first to cross the finish line wins. In grip races, which are circuit races of different modes (normal grip, class grip, sector shootout and time attack), the player has a choice to play rough, such as ramming, smashing, or blocking the opponent in order to win the race, or cleanly follow the given racing lines. In the speed challenge, players must pass checkpoints with the highest possible speed, and the racer with the highest total checkpoint speed wins. In drift, players drift to emerge as the driver with the most points scored in the event.


ProStreet features next-generation graphics for a more photo-realistic feel, and more advanced physics. It is also the first Need for Speed game to include damage modelling since 2002's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 . The new damage system is very accurate, and a collision with any object in the game world may render a car damaged or even totaled.[3]

Also, in accordance to the fact that Autosculpting any body parts will impact performance, these changes can be tested in an enclosed chamber marked as the "Wind Tunnel". Your car is placed in the Wind Tunnel and artificial winds are created, giving you a chance to measure your performance on the track. This feature can be used to tune the car to the players liking.

There are over 60 cars from around 26 manufactures included in ProStreet. Only eight of these are supercars, making them relatively rare, as in real life. The game also features the new Nissan GT-R R35.

There are also a number of unfinished cars that can be obtained through hex-editing, which include the popular import, Honda S2000, the all conquering Bugatti Veyron, and the classic Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione. Ironically, none of the cars are built as pro street cars or are associated with them.[8]

ProStreet features some girls cast as characters in the game. Krystal Forscutt, a former Big Brother Australia contestant, and Sayoko Ohashi are starting girls.

All three voice actors heard throughout ProStreet's career mode are professional race event announcers : Jarod DeAnda (Big-J/Battle Machine) announcers live at all Formula-D drift events; John Hindhaugh (Roger Evans/React Team Sessions) travels around the globe hosting Radio Le Mans, and JBird (J-Mac/Super Promotion) is the official voice of NOPI