Need for Speed Carbon

Reviewed by shanerly on April 28, 2007  |  report this review

This game is the best Need for Speed yet, with added on features like autosculpt, new cars, and territories. The graphics are just like Need for Speed Most Wanted, but you'll be able to tell that you're playing the new game. The only negative thing about this game is that it is really short. The feature I like the most is canyon duels. You go up against an opponent and try to beat or stay up with him down the canyon. The storyline on this game is also pretty cool, with sequences that build up from previous Need for Speed games. Overall, I give it four out of five.

Need For Speed Carbon Review - dfishfan

Reviewed by dfishfan on May 25, 2007  |  report this review

The newest in the Need For Speed Underground series (5-25-07), this game really covers all the greatness of the the series and more. With a lot of tracks and a lot more possible custimizations for your car i really like this game. Currently my favorite racing game that ive played the career mode has a great story behind it, with suprises behind every corner. Also new to the series is the new way to drift. Ive heard people say it is easier but also some people say it is harder. I feel it is easier with more time to creat a change in direction and continue the combo. In all i think this is a game that you got to pick up if u haven't already.

4/5

Cheats

Reviewed by GCA6691 on September 03, 2007  |  report this review

infinite nitro--at the title screen press: left,up,left,down,right,down,square. if uentered the cheat correct a message will apear. infinite crew charge: down,up,up,right,left,left,right,square infinite speed breaker:down,right,right,left,right,up,down,square ENYOY!!

Amazing by far the best one yet

Reviewed by jordan.20 on October 08, 2007  |  report this review

The Need for Speed franchise has always tried to keep pace with the newest trends in underground racing. NFS brought us drift racing in Underground long before most of us had even heard of it. It wasn’t until Most Wanted that NFS achieved a solid balance between racing trends and straight-up police evasion, culminating in the greatest title the series had ever produced. To follow up that success, Carbon brings another racing trend that is more popular across the Pacific Ocean than in the States in the form of downhill drifting. As seen in the latest Fast and the Furious, Japanese gear-heads have been tearing down hills with reckless abandon for a while. To go along with this new race type, EA Black Box has also constructed an entirely new career system that challenges players to conquer a city street by street. While these and all of the other additions add up to a solid racing title, Carbon feels more like a mix between Underground 2 and Most Wanted instead of a title of its own.

When players last saw the BMW M3 it was fleeing the police on its way out of Rockport. With Sergeant Cross, or rather bounty hunter Cross now, hot on his heels, the protagonist returns to Palmont after a five-year hiatus. With a busted ride and the tarnished reputation of a thief and backstabber, players will find themselves in the familiar position of rock-bottom with nowhere to go but up. The storyline is presented in hybrid FMV and CG, just like in Most Wanted, to varying success. When the actors that play these one-dimensional characters are half-way competent, the cut scenes are actually interesting to watch. More often then not, however, the acting is just as bad, if not worse, than Most Wanted.

We need racing games like this

Reviewed by Mystic2166 on January 17, 2008  |  report this review

This game is awesome x2. I mean the story mode just makes u wonder so many things like what happened years ago and how to make ur car the best. The hardest part though in story mode is taking on the Stacked Decks crew. I also like the callenge series and the quick race. Hopefully I'll make a more powerful care and the next Need For Speed will be out soon.

we need more games like this!

Reviewed by hockeydude114 on March 03, 2008  |  report this review

these racing games are really good and have a good storyline to follow ( aka a lot of races ) people have to make more games like this for more systems. if you have a xbox 360, PS2, WII, or PSP you should get this game for any of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!