For instance, instead of using the cel-shading of the original series, Need for Speed: ProStreet uses the high definition style, offering better and clearer images all around. The most obvious change happens in the visuals and the overall style of the game, but there are several smaller ones as well. Need for Speed: ProStreet takes everything you know about classic racing and mixes it with elements that have been lacking in modern games. The story of the game follows the same pattern as its predecessors - get from point A to point B on a futuristic roller coaster to save the universe.

It was developed by EA Black Box, a studio located inesters that produces the acclaimed Need for Speed games. Need for Speed: ProStreet is an Xbox port of the PC game Need for Speed: Hypercity Rising.