Need for Speed Carbon
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- Need for Speed Carbon
- Release Date: Nov. 17, 2006
- Price: $30.00
- Publisher: EA Games
- Developer: EA Canada
- Platform(s): PS3 , PC , GameCube , PS2 , Xbox , GBA , PSP , DS , Xbox 360 , Wii
- Genre: Driving
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Mild Violence - www.esrb.org
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What starts in the city is settled in the canyons as Need for Speed Carbon immerses you into the world's most dangerous and adrenaline-filled form of street racing. You and your crew must race in an all-out war for the city, risking everything to take over your rivals' neighborhoods one block at a time. As the police turn up the heat, the battle ultimately shifts to Carbon Canyon, where territories and reputations can be lost on every perilous curve.
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Most Popular User Reviews
Yea Pretty awesome man!
- Posted: Dec, 11, 2007
- Score: 4.25/5.0
- Comments: 0
Yea, I really liked this game.Really good Blu-ray graphics and I liked the storyline and gameplay was awesome. At the end when you beat career mode, just play online, it drags the fun on for pretty long, including the reward cards and all. Sig Da alo kid.
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- Posted: Dec, 08, 2007
- Score: 2.5/5.0
- Comments: 0
this game is a great game... 2 years ago!!! If you are planning on buying it you may want to think about the game you are getting. 1. the graphics are good and stuff but think about the story too. 2. the controls are good and it is pretty fun online. 3. its idiotic and boring. it takes way too long to finish campaign and it is so retarted how they put in real people in their cutscenes. so basically just buy the game if your mom and dad only let you get e games and you like racing otherwise just get the new need for speed.
Need for Explosions
- Posted: Sep, 25, 2007
- Score: 4.25/5.0
- Comments: 0
my favorite part of this game was the action of the races. my favorie was when i ran through the gas station. it exploded. its also sweet when i lose the race but my teammate wins and i still get the money
09/26/07
- Posted: Sep, 25, 2007
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 0
Best racing game i ever play amasing. My favorite part is driving at hight speed and evading the police and destroying their cars and all the different cars.
NFS: Carbon for PS3
- Posted: Feb, 09, 2007
- Score: 4/5.0
- Comments: 0
Where to start? Where to start? First of all, I've always been a fan of the Need For Speed games. I actually started back with Hot Pursuit 2. So I've got high expectations about this.
The game starts out where the last one (Most Wanted) left off. You have just escaped the cops from the previous city and you are making your way down a canyon on your BMW M3 GTR (from Most Wanted) and you're being chased by Cross. This is somewhat of an intro to the style of canyon racing that is introduced to this game. You end up totaling your ride in an accident. You get introduced to the antagonist and his crew that own the streets. A little story plot develops where you are accused of stealing money and have no respect. Nicky, a fellow friend gets you a ride so you can take back what is yours. Good intro to the game. You've lost your ride and you must start from scratch now.
So just like in Most Wanted, there is a radar that tells you if the cops are hot in a certain area. The hotter the area, the more likly the cops are to show up when you are racing. And you have to evade the cops and hide out to get them off of you. It's not as obnoxious as in Most Wanted.I'll get to the positives first. I like how EA did this "post-fast and the furiest:tokyo drift" style canyon racing. You race down a canyon against one competitor and one gets a head start. It's your job to stick to them as close as possible or get in front of them. You take turns on who gets the head start and who ever got the most points in the end wins. You lose if you fall off a cliff, your opponent has more points at the end of both races or if your opponent got a 10 second lead on you. There is another feature in the game that was kinda cool. You can custom sculpt your ride the way you want it (though it is very limited).
Now for the negatives. Where to begin? Where to begin? First of all, the music selection is horrible. There are like 9 songs in the whole game, what gives EA? You can do better. Second, the customization options are getting fewer and fewer with each new sequel. Third, the story sucks. It's a story of a guy who needs to earn back respect and find out who took the money that he got from a raited race. There is basically no story development and the conflict doens't get resolved. You just beat the guy that took your money and you get his ride and he leaves. Fourth, the game is really short. For the $60 I paid, I might as well have rented it. I beat the game in 3 days. Fifth, they don't use the motion sensoring in the controller at all. Sixth, they got rid of the drag racing, my favorite type of racing in the games. And last of all, the acting is just horrible. Where do they get these people from?Overall, the game is a okay. It could've been a great game, but it was rushed out. I guess EA wants to make mediocre sequels every year so they can milk their franchises for all they're worth. The graphics are okay. But I'd tell anyone to stick to NFS: Underground 2, though dated, I think it is still the best one in the series so far.
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Review:
Need for Speed Carbon
For me, choosing between EA's top two racing franchises, Need for Speed and Burnout, has always been easy.
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Jun. 23, 2006
News:
Need For Speed Carbon Coming to PS3, Xbox 360, Wii in November
EA has thrown the covers off the latest entry in its marquee racing series, Need for Speed. The latest game is due out for all current-gen and next-gen systems this November.
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