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EA CEO admits ProStreet wasn't good, offers everyone their money back. by Jerry Whorebach 06/18/2008, 6:10pm PDT
Oh wait, no, I mean he promises they'll do better next time.

John Riccitiello wrote:

"I thought it was an okay game, in terms of gameplay. It's not good. But who wanted Pro Street? It was a sort of made up, put numbers on the side of your car and pretend to drive your Ferrari where? Or your Porsche where?"


Boy am I sick of slapping numbers on my pretend car and pretending to drive around like a fucking clown with dicks for brains. It probably doesn't help that I keep buying these Need for Speed games every year, it's almost like I'm asking to get nowhere in life.

gamesindustry.biz wrote:

This year, the company will be releasing Need For Speed: Undercover - a game with a very strong mission structure that Riccitiello compared to The Transporter.

"For those of you who ever saw movies like The Transporter - it's sort of a cult classic among people with a B-movie mentality, which fits me perfectly.

"I liked it. I apologize. For those of you with no taste, and you liked it too, we can go have a Schlitz after this."

He said that the new title is a much richer proposition with a huge, embedded storyline behind it. Thanks to the strong narrative hook, he feels really good about the title.


I think, if there's one lesson exactly no one should take away from The Transporter, it's that car chases are pointless and unfulfilling without a huge storyline to back them up. Show of hands: who wants more narrative hooks in Need for Speed, and who wants a Schlitz, the working-class beer? Well too bad this ain't a democracy, BUB.
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Need For Speed: ProStreet by Fussbett 12/12/2007, 12:11pm PST NEW
    Flatout UC NT by Eyo 12/12/2007, 1:04pm PST NEW
        So that game is not all about ejecting the driver through goal posts? NT by Fussbett 12/12/2007, 2:04pm PST NEW
            Yeah, that one came off as *carrot top novelty sunglasses* W-W-W-WACKY! NT by Entropy Stew 12/12/2007, 3:14pm PST NEW
            It has some stupid minigames entirely seperate from the main game. by Eyo 12/12/2007, 7:22pm PST NEW
                They're not mom-cars at all!!! NT by Eyo 12/12/2007, 7:23pm PST NEW
                    I hope Eyo makes up his mind about those mom-cars. NT by Lurkers Everywhere 12/13/2007, 9:45am PST NEW
    I'll be picking up the new Sega Rally once it hits the bargain bins... by Jerry Whorebach 12/12/2007, 5:45pm PST NEW
        Excellent post. Would read again. Five stars. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/13/2007, 10:21am PST NEW
            I missed the best one. by Jerry Whorebach 12/17/2007, 11:53pm PST NEW
        I just picked this up in a Blockbuster used bargain bin. I hold you accountable NT by Fussbett 04/24/2008, 2:45pm PDT NEW
            If you buy racing games at all you deserve it. NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/24/2008, 5:38pm PDT NEW
                No racing games, no fighting games. FPS 24/7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NT by Fussbett 04/24/2008, 5:40pm PDT NEW
                    No sports games either. NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/24/2008, 6:16pm PDT NEW
                        I forgot to mention that Mass Effect was fucking terrible, incidentally. NT by Fussbett 04/25/2008, 12:37am PDT NEW
                            How many minutes did you play before giving up? 8( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/25/2008, 2:29pm PDT NEW
                                I learned about the taxation of the trade routes in the grand senate space stati by Fussbett 04/25/2008, 2:32pm PDT NEW
                                    That doesn't happen in Mass Effect so I don't know what you are talking about hm NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/25/2008, 2:43pm PDT NEW
                                        Here's what DOES happen in Mass Effect. by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/25/2008, 3:35pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: Here's what DOES happen in Mass Effect. by Fortinbras 04/25/2008, 4:19pm PDT NEW
                    Don't forget, final fantasy is awesome again! NT by creexbot 04/24/2008, 8:53pm PDT NEW
                        How is GTA4? NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/24/2008, 11:05pm PDT NEW
                            It is impossible to know, it's not out yet. NT by creexbot 04/24/2008, 11:12pm PDT NEW
                                Wrong, I always judge games before they come out. 8( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/24/2008, 11:12pm PDT NEW
                                    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *bowm* NT by creexbot 04/24/2008, 11:13pm PDT NEW
                                        Well looks like I won again, BUT AT WHAT COST? NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 04/24/2008, 11:13pm PDT NEW
            So far Sega Rally Revo is pretty good, but the physics are too slidey. 75%. NT by Fussbett 04/25/2008, 8:36pm PDT NEW
                I can't tell if this is a good review or not. Right now I'm leaning toward "not" by Jerry Whorebach 05/24/2008, 8:15pm PDT NEW
    I want a new Carmageddon NT by Entropy Stew 12/12/2007, 5:54pm PST NEW
        I want a new Twisted Metal. NT by Jhoh Clbbl O_____O 12/12/2007, 8:24pm PST NEW
            Q1 2008 NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/12/2007, 9:13pm PST NEW
                $19.99 by Jerry Whorebach 01/16/2008, 3:17pm PST NEW
            I want a new Death Rally. NT by Belbo Jacopo 12/13/2007, 9:22am PST NEW
                I want a new Interstate '82. NT by Kratos 12/13/2007, 9:25am PST NEW
                    Sprint and/or Micromachines NT by Fussbett 12/13/2007, 9:46am PST NEW
                        Where is my fawkin Car Wars vidya game? NT by E. L. Koba 12/13/2007, 11:43am PST NEW
                            I'm telling you, a Rockstar Autoduel remake would be the awesomest thing. NT by Fullofkittens 12/13/2007, 6:13pm PST NEW
                                They have to keep it in Central / Western New York, though by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/18/2007, 12:45am PST NEW
            I want a new Twisted Metal 2 NT by FABIO 12/13/2007, 11:07am PST NEW
    EA CEO admits ProStreet wasn't good, offers everyone their money back. by Jerry Whorebach 06/18/2008, 6:10pm PDT NEW
        Whoa, he offered me a Schlitz! This is a real no-nonsense blue collar CEO! NT by Fussbett 06/18/2008, 6:59pm PDT NEW
            When I was poorer and my guts were tougher by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/19/2008, 12:12am PDT NEW
        Whoever bought it deserves to be ripped off. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/18/2008, 11:12pm PDT NEW
        I don't play racing games. What's Pro Street again? by Bananadine 06/19/2008, 10:16am PDT NEW
        Re: EA CEO admits ProStreet wasn't good, offers everyone their money back. by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/27/2009, 11:07pm PDT NEW
        EA finally delivers on the promise of more story in the Need for Speed franchise by Fussbett 06/06/2011, 7:52pm PDT NEW
    Need For Speed: SHIFT details coming to light... by Fussbett 04/27/2009, 9:00pm PDT NEW
        Re: Need For Speed: SHIFT details coming to light... by Mischief Maker 04/27/2009, 10:45pm PDT NEW
    Criterion given the NFS franchise, told to make Hot Pursuit. by Fussbett 06/14/2010, 3:02pm PDT NEW
 
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