NFL Street is one of the many games from the Turn of the Millennium that people remember fondly. Coming from someone whose only memory of the game comes from a trailer he saw in SSX 3, NFL Street is the most frustrating game I have ever played, in addition to being a terrible introduction to American Football games.
Having to go up against NFL teams with a crew who would be complimented if you called them "mediocre" is bad enough, having AI that drunkenly stumbles between blatant cheating and being brain-dead on top of that makes for a beginner-unfriendly game that only a Madden NFL fan could tolerate. You do not beat the AI in this game, you find ways to manipulate it before it can cave your skull in with your own helmet. The game becomes more enjoyable once you reach a point where your team is no longer a walking train wreck, but chances are good you will be sick of it before then. The tutorials also consist of some out-of-the-way cutscenes and the occasional hint. Considering how the main EA Sports titles have interactive (albeit forced) tutorials, this is unacceptable.
No comment on the multiplayer, as I do not have anyone to play it with. I get the impression that the game wants you to play it with a friend, because playing alone will leave you feeling more miserable than a Browns fan after their team lost for the umpteenth time for the remainder of the day.
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NFL Street is one of the many games from the Turn of the Millennium that people remember fondly. Coming from someone whose only memory of the game comes from a trailer he saw in SSX 3, NFL Street is the most frustrating game I have ever played, in addition to being a terrible introduction to American Football games.
Having to go up against NFL teams with a crew who would be complimented if you called them "mediocre" is bad enough, having AI that drunkenly stumbles between blatant cheating and being brain-dead on top of that makes for a beginner-unfriendly game that only a Madden NFL fan could tolerate. You do not beat the AI in this game, you find ways to manipulate it before it can cave your skull in with your own helmet. The game becomes more enjoyable once you reach a point where your team is no longer a walking train wreck, but chances are good you will be sick of it before then. The tutorials also consist of some out-of-the-way cutscenes and the occasional hint. Considering how the main EA Sports titles have interactive (albeit forced) tutorials, this is unacceptable.
No comment on the multiplayer, as I do not have anyone to play it with. I get the impression that the game wants you to play it with a friend, because playing alone will leave you feeling more miserable than a Browns fan after their team lost for the umpteenth time for the remainder of the day.
The only aspect I could find any good in was the soundtrack. Even then, it shows its age in some less than graceful ways. Among others, it features Bonecrusher (an MC who people stopped caring about after "Never Scared" was released), Lil' Flip (a relatively big name at the time, but a nobody nowadays) and a band whose lead singer was later convicted for various crimes against children; crimes which included rape and possession of child pornography. Likewise, the most fun I had with this game was from blowing off the NFL Challenge in favor of a quick game or two between some of the real-world NFL teams and watching others play it.
In brief, NFL Street is a game I would be reluctant in recommending to anyone who is not a fan of American football games.