As with all EA Big games, NFL Street is loaded with style and some to spare. One of the things that helps Street stand out from other football games (at least graphically) is the amount of personality found in each player. Unlike other football games, NFL Street doesn't conform to the rules and regulations of the No Fun League. Players can showboat to their heart's content and actually look like they are having fun. This creates a relaxed atmosphere not found in other football games -- both real and digital. Each player also has his own style and look, which helps to give each a distinct personality. Typical with other games in the 'Big' line, character models are more cartoonish caricatures of their real-life selves than ultra-realistic doppelgangers.
Fields have also received a big time make over. One of the more welcome changes is that environments actually influence the game. For example, when playing on the beach, players will move slower than if they were on the blacktop. Field layouts, which feature sketchy and sometimes undefined boundaries, also contain lots of little details like beach balls and support rafters. This adds to the weekday afternoon street game with the neighborhood kids feel to the game (you remember, the games where this crack was out of bounds, but not that one because it was on the left side of the tree), but can sometimes make it hard to play the sidelines.
Music and sound round out a great presentation. First off, there's no commentary in the game, leaving you only with the serenades of smack talk and jibber-jabber from the players on the field. Music helps fill the void for background noise and features the music of groups like Korn, Fuel and the X-Ecutioners.
