Need For Speed ProStreet Customization

"Our development of vehicles producing realistic smoke from the tires is a groundbreaking event. For the plumes of smoke to wrap around the tires and waft away is just one of the features we've been pushing very hard for this year to make this game as realistic as possible," says Carl Jarrett, senior modeler of cars.

"Our development of vehicles producing realistic smoke from the tires is a groundbreaking

Just how many combinations are possible when looking to build a custom vehicle? EA states as of production there are currently over 1.2 trillion performance combinations for the current 54 cars with six downloadable vehicles available though the EA website. The paint selection is also listed as 96,000 different shades of color, with hues ranging from iridescent to pearl, while vinyl graphics can be custom designed and applied with sponsors of your choice. Ricers can throw their hands up in glee knowing each specific body panel can be painted in a different color while leaving your body kit white. Using the integrated options that simulate real world kits offered by many of the aftermarket manufactures you've come to know and love are available through Pro Street. Another notable feature found in the game is the ability to change the tire size, wheel diameter and even offsets when looking to shoehorn a set of newly acquired kicks for those monstrous over fenders you've slapped on your virtual Nissan 240SX. Imagine, no more cruising around in a video game sporting some weak-ass offsets.

With so many features and functionality tied within the game, EA designed each vehicle to allow the usage of the factory body while adding an advanced auto sculpt feature that allows any gamer to transform their vehicles appearance from mild to wild. For those who prefer a more subtle look, they can simply pull the toggle bar from left to right and customize the vehicles factory design with larger front fascia vents or extend the front lip to hang a bit lower while obtaining the factory OE appearance. But be forewarned, using a nonsensical approach and simply throwing on any random body kit or monstrous GT wing will either improve or deteriorate the vehicle's downforce, top speed and drag resistance as with any reality based vehicle. Steven Ferreira, assistant producer of cars says, "It's one of those things where we wanted it to work the way it should work in the real world, but at the same time we don't want to make people need a physics degree to understand how this works. This isn't some Sims game and its main purpose wasn't designed to be 100 percent accurate." Carl Jarrett, senior modeler of cars quickly points out, "At the end of the day, the point of implementing this rather unique physics engine we created was to give very clear feedback on how the vehicle reacts with each part installed and for everyone who plays Pro Street to enjoy the game."

Using the auto sculpt feature allows you to modify your vehicle's exterior with bolt-on body kits or modifying your factory aero.

Using the auto sculpt feature allows you to modify your vehicle's exterior with bolt-on bo

If your mindset is drawn to the conclusion that function truly takes precedent over form, Pro Street offers a wind tunnel to test and monitor the physics on every part that you plastered on your newly designed vehicle. Using the wind tunnel enables the end user to monitor wind resistance, turbulence and downforce functionality before heading out to the track to embroil in some one-on-one battle with the AI or your friends online. Front-end splitters, canards and diffusers are just a handful of the hundreds of parts available to transform your ride into one badass machine.