Best NFS game and also best arcade racing game I've ever played. You can play it again and again!
You play as a newcomer to the metropolis of Rockport, driving a seriously tricked-out car and ready to take on the locals in some street races. You quickly meet up with the mysterious Mia, a hot, slinky babe eager to help you out -- how convenient! You then run up against the arrogant jerk of the local scene, Razor Callahan. Just when you're about to put him in his place in a race, your car falls victim to his sabotage. You lose the race and your car, too, when he gets your pink slip. Razor then uses your car to rise to the top of the Blacklist, the fifteen most daring and defiant street racers of the city. So a smug jerk cheats you out of your car and wins the prestige that should have been yours. You also need to achieve milestones to take on "Blacklist" drivers. These are special goals like getting clocked driving above a certain speed at a speed trap. The best milestones involve police chases. The cops get VERY difficult in the last part, with crazy helicopters and police cars that act like a bunch of hungry tigers going after a injured gazelle (and they haven't eaten in a month).
To keep you interested in career advancement, the game lets you buy and sell cars and upgrade them with performance and visual mods as you rise up the ranks. You'll find a fair range of cars: from Volkswagen Golf GTI's and Fiat Punto's up to Mercedes, Porsches, and Lamborghinis. SO play and fun!