# NFL Street > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NFL_Street > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NFL_Street.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Street > Source revision: 1352500850 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{About|the video game|the series|NFL Street (series)}} {{Short description|2004 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = NFL Street | image = NFL Street.jpg | developer = [EA Tiburon](/source/EA_Tiburon) | publisher = [EA Sports BIG](/source/EA_Sports_BIG) | released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 13, 2004|EU|January 30, 2004}} | genre = [Sports](/source/Sports_game) | modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player), [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer_video_game) | platforms = [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2), [GameCube](/source/GameCube), [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)) | caption = North American cover }} '''''NFL Street''''' is an [American football](/source/American_football) [video game](/source/video_game) developed by [EA Tiburon](/source/EA_Tiburon) and published by [Electronic Arts](/source/Electronic_Arts) under the [EA Sports BIG](/source/EA_Sports_BIG) label. It was released for the [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2), [GameCube](/source/GameCube) and [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)) on January 13, 2004. [Barry Sanders](/source/Barry_Sanders) of the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions), [Shannon Sharpe](/source/Shannon_Sharpe) of the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos), and [Ricky Williams](/source/Ricky_Williams) of the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) appear on the cover. The game was followed by ''[NFL Street 2](/source/NFL_Street_2)'' and ''[NFL Street 3](/source/NFL_Street_3)''. ==Gameplay== Similar to the ''[Blitz series](/source/NFL_Blitz)'', ''NFL Street'' is seven-on-seven [American football](/source/American_football), modeled after [street football](/source/street_football_(American)). NFL players wear street clothing instead of helmets and uniforms, though players can wear football jerseys. Like other American football games, it utilizes basic football rules, but without fouls, penalties, or injuries, leading to more aggressive gameplay than its real-life model. One major feature in the game is "style points", which the player can earn by successfully completing style moves, such as making a huge play or taunting the other team during the game. Gaining enough style points will earn the player a "Gamebreaker", which lasts for the entire drive. The Gamebreaker concept was adopted from ''[NBA Street](/source/NBA_Street)''. An offensive Gamebreaker allows the player to plow through defenders and easily score a touchdown. On defense, it allows the player to easily get through their opponents blockers, cause fumbles, and possibly create a turnover. While difficult, it is possible to cancel a Gamebreaker by stopping the opponent from scoring. Additionally a player's active Gamebreaker may be canceled if the opposing player activates their own Gamebreaker. In this situation, both Gamebreakers are canceled. It is also possible to stop a defensive Gamebreaker by running out of bounds. ===Game modes=== '''Quick Game''' – The player selects a team and scoring system (touchdowns or style points) and plays a quick game against either the computer or a friend.
'''Pickup Game''' – A Pickup Game is the same as a Quick Game, but instead of choosing a team, the players opponent create teams from a pool of around 40 NFL players, some of which are Legends. In game, the teams are referred as "Team One" and "Team Two". Regulation Pickup Games of NFL Street allow each team one redraft (also called a "Re") if one team believes the random assortment of players available in the draft is not up to par. However, if both teams have used their redraft, another redraft can be done if both teams dislike the draft.
'''NFL Challenge''' – This is the main mode in the game. The player creates a team, from logo to players' heights, and goes through a series of challenges against other teams, unlocking new football stadiums, teams, equipment, and development points for improving the team by completing various challenges
'''All NFL Pickup''' – This mode is unlocked by beating the NFL Challenge mode. The same features apply as in Pickup Game, but instead of a 40-player pool, the player may select from any of the players in the game, including Legends. The player may choose 1–2 players from any team except from the cheat code teams. ===Rosters=== The rosters are based on the 2003 NFL roster, with some earlier players as NFL Legends. ==Soundtrack== The original score was done by turntablist group [The X-Ecutioners](/source/The_X-Ecutioners), along with several songs that were part of pre-album releases for other artists on the soundtrack. {{cite web | last=Music | first=IGN | title=NFL Street Soundtrack | website=IGN | date=2003-12-09 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/09/nfl-street-soundtrack | access-date=2022-10-10 | archive-date=2022-10-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010022757/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/09/nfl-street-soundtrack | url-status=live }} #[Baby D](/source/Baby_D_(rapper)) – "It's Goin Down" (Pre-album release) #[Bravehearts](/source/Bravehearts) featuring [Nas](/source/Nas), [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon) – "Quick to Back Down" #[DJ Kay Slay](/source/DJ_Kay_Slay) presents [Three 6 Mafia](/source/Three_6_Mafia) featuring [Lil Wyte](/source/Lil_Wyte) and [Frayser Boy](/source/Frayser_Boy) – "Who Gives A..." (Pre-album release) #[Fuel](/source/Fuel_(band)) – "Quarter" #[Grafh](/source/Grafh) – "I Don't Care" (Pre-album release) #Jakk Frost – "This Man" (Pre-album release) #[Korn](/source/Korn) featuring Nas – "Play Me" #[Killer Mike](/source/Killer_Mike) – "Rap Is Dead" #[Lil' Flip](/source/Lil'_Flip) – "What's My Name" #[Lostprophets](/source/Lostprophets) – "Last Train Home" (Pre-album release) #Wylde Bunch – "Our Life" (Pre-album release) #Wylde Bunch – "Harder" (Pre-album release) #[The X-Ecutioners](/source/The_X-Ecutioners) featuring [Good Charlotte](/source/Good_Charlotte) – "Let's Go" #X-ecutioners featuring [B-Real](/source/B-Real) – "Get With It" (Pre-album release) {{clear}} ==Reception== {{Video game reviews | NGC = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | EGM_NGC = 8.5/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Electronic Gaming Monthly](/source/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly) |issue=176 |date=March 2004 |page=112}} | EGM_PS2 = 8.5/10 | EGM_XBOX = 8.5/10 | GI_NGC = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200403/R04.0317.0917.14309.htm |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Game Informer](/source/Game_Informer) |issue=131 |date=March 2004 |page=96 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210181731/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200403/R04.0317.0917.14309.htm |archive-date=December 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 8, 2015}} | GI_PS2 = 7.75/10 | GI_XBOX = 7.75/10 | GamePro_NGC = 4/5{{cite magazine |author=Dan Elektro |date=January 8, 2004 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/32605.shtml |title=NFL Street |magazine=[GamePro](/source/GamePro) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207204918/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/32605.shtml |archivedate=February 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | GamePro_PS2 = 4/5 | GamePro_XBOX = 4/5 | GameRev_NGC = B{{cite web |last=Dodson |first=Joe |date=January 19, 2004 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nfl-street |title=NFL Street Review |publisher=[Game Revolution](/source/Game_Revolution) |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001002401/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nfl-street |url-status=live }} | GameRev_PS2 = B | GameRev_XBOX = B | GSpot_NGC = 7.8/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=January 12, 2004 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-street-review/1900-6086375/ |title=NFL Street Review (GC, Xbox) |website=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot) |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616042944/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-street-review/1900-6086375/ |url-status=live }} | GSpot_PS2 = 7.9/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=January 13, 2004 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-street-review/1900-6086426/ |title=NFL Street Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304181629/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-street-review/1900-6086426/ |url-status=live }} | GSpot_XBOX = 7.8/10 | GSpy_NGC = 4/5{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Russ |date=January 16, 2004 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/nfl-street/494397p1.html |title=GameSpy: NFL Street (GCN) |publisher=[GameSpy](/source/GameSpy) |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906213904/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/nfl-street/494397p1.html |url-status=live }} | GSpy_PS2 = 4/5{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Russ |date=January 16, 2004 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nfl-street/493918p1.html |title=GameSpy: NFL Street (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907184114/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nfl-street/493918p1.html |url-status=live }} | GSpy_XBOX = 4/5{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Russ |date=January 16, 2004 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-street/494410p1.html |title=GameSpy: NFL Street (Xbox) |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906022406/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-street/494410p1.html |url-status=live }} | GameZone_NGC = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |date=January 23, 2004 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nfl_street_gc_review |title=NFL Street - GC - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530174638/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22632.htm |archivedate=May 30, 2009 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | GameZone_PS2 = 9.3/10{{cite web |last=Knutson |first=Michael |date=January 25, 2004 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nfl_street_ps2_review |title=NFL Street - PS2 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231055116/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22632.htm |archivedate=December 31, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | GameZone_XBOX = 8.6/10{{cite web |last=McElfish |first=Carlos |date=February 1, 2004 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nfl_street_xb_review |title=NFL Street - XB - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525005457/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22632.htm |archivedate=May 25, 2009 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | IGN_NGC = 9.1/10{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Jon |date=January 9, 2004 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/nfl-street-5 |title=NFL Street (GCN) |website=[IGN](/source/IGN) |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003010840/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/nfl-street-5 |url-status=live }} | IGN_PS2 = 9.2/10{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Jon |date=January 9, 2004 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/nfl-street-3 |title=NFL Street (PS2, Xbox) |website=IGN |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100543/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/nfl-street-3 |url-status=live }} | IGN_XBOX = 9.2/10 | NP_NGC = 4.5/5{{cite magazine |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Nintendo Power](/source/Nintendo_Power) |volume=177 |date=March 2004 |page=118}} | OPM_PS2 = 4.5/5{{cite magazine |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine](/source/Official_U.S._PlayStation_Magazine) |date=March 2004 |page=100}} | OXM_XBOX = 8.3/10{{cite magazine |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Official Xbox Magazine](/source/Official_Xbox_Magazine) |date=March 2004 |page=82}} | rev1 = ''[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)'' | rev1_NGC = 2.5/5{{cite news |last=Slagle |first=Matt |date=February 13, 2004 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021304_nflstreet.html |title='NFL Street' is no-holds-barred football |newspaper=[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513133957/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021304_nflstreet.html |archivedate=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | rev1_PS2 = 2.5/5 | rev1_XBOX = 2.5/5 | rev2 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' | rev2_NGC = B{{cite magazine |last=Robischon |first=Noah |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2004/02/13/nfl-street |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |issue=751 |date=February 13, 2004 |page=L2T 18 |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} | rev2_PS2 = B | rev2_XBOX = B | MC_NGC = 81/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-street/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=NFL Street for GameCube Reviews |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304135805/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/nfl-street |url-status=live }} | MC_PS2 = 80/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-street/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=NFL Street for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=November 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116173923/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/nfl-street |url-status=live }} | MC_XBOX = 81/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-street/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=NFL Street for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928230444/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/nfl-street |url-status=live }} }} By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of ''NFL Street'' had sold 950,000 copies and earned $37 million in the United States. ''[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))'' ranked it as the 58th highest-selling game launched for the [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2), [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)) or [GameCube](/source/GameCube) between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined console sales of ''NFL Street'' games released in the 2000s reached 2 million units in the United States by July 2006.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century|author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe | date=July 29, 2006 |work=[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine)) |archivedate=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }} ''NFL Street'' received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game [review aggregator](/source/review_aggregator) [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). It received a runner-up position in ''GameSpot''{{'}}s 2004 "Best Alternative Sports Game" award category across all platforms, losing to ''[Mario Power Tennis](/source/Mario_Power_Tennis)''.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021607/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | title=Best and Worst of 2004 | author=The ''GameSpot'' Editors | date=January 5, 2005 | work=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot) | archivedate=March 7, 2005 | url-status=dead }} ''[Maxim](/source/Maxim_(magazine))'' gave the game all five stars and said the player can "dispense with kicking and doodle-heavy playbooks, and deploy between-the-leg laterals and double reverses, plus a mess of excellent unsportsmanlike, showboating taunts."{{cite magazine |last=Porter |first=Alex |date=January 15, 2004 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_6815.html |title=NFL Street |magazine=[Maxim](/source/Maxim_(magazine)) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040117144335/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_6815.html |archivedate=January 17, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 8, 2015}} ''[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)'' gave the Xbox version a score of nine out of ten and said, "In the surprisingly good single-player "NFL Challenge" mode, you earn points to build a franchise, choosing everything from the players' mutated genes (10 attributes, plus size) to their speed-enhancing sneakers. 'Cause it ain't all about the steroids."{{cite news |last=Catucci |first=Nick |date=January 20, 2004 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/tackle-the-nfl-the-american-way-mutate-their-genes-6408541 |title=Tackle the NFL the American Way: Mutate their genes |newspaper=[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice) |access-date=June 8, 2015 |archive-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615151157/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/tackle-the-nfl-the-american-way-mutate-their-genes-6408541 |url-status=dead }} However, ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' gave the game a B and said, "This pigskin sim fumbles by forcing players to run their amateur team against the pros in order to unlock better fields and additional players – a clear case of unnecessary roughness." ''[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)'' gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and called it "a fun, simplistic diversion, especially with a group of friends. However, once you've seen all the style moves it doesn't have the staying power of much deeper football games like EA's own ''[Madden NFL 2004](/source/Madden_NFL_2004)''." David Leonard of [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) critiqued the game's depiction of African-American men, comparing the "emphasis on savagery, violence and animalistic features" to those used in the controversial [first-person shooter](/source/first-person_shooter) ''[Ethnic Cleansing](/source/Ethnic_Cleansing_(video_game))''.{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208065556/http://www.popmatters.com/multimedia/features/040226-whitesupremacists.shtml|url=http://www.popmatters.com/multimedia/features/040226-whitesupremacists.shtml|last=Leonard|first=David|title=White Supremacist Games or Just More of the Same?|date=February 26, 2004|magazine=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)|archivedate=December 8, 2009|accessdate=October 14, 2016}} {{clear}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{moby game|id=/nfl-street}} {{NFL Street}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nfl Street}} Category:2004 video games Category:EA Sports Big games Category:EA Tiburon games Category:GameCube games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:NFL video games Category:PlayStation 2 games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Video games set in the United States Category:Xbox games Category:Miami Dolphins --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [NFL Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Street) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Street?action=history)). 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