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Better Then I thought....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Its one of the better need for speed games that ive played...very customizable cars and lots of tracks to play... The online is okay but probably could have been put togethor a little better. Not a game to use only for online play... single player is what is focused on, but overall 5/5

GO NFSC CE!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's fun to the max and it includes everything you could want out of nfs for the money!

an interesting challenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My review is basically the same as the others so i'll save the page space
i do have one retorical question though... the racing is taking place at night, soooo why the heck are there so many cars on the road!?!?!?

Very, very good.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can't see why the average rating (at the time of writing) is 2.5/5 stars.

I found this to be an excellent game, very similar to Need For Speed: Most Wanted, but less linear, and less time spent in police chases (which is great).

Lots of awesome cars to choose from, tons of great races, even decent cutscenes. Also, no problems installing or running it, and I did it on my XP-Mac, which is highly unstable, so that says a lot.

This is just a great game.

carbon rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics,lots of action. Customization of cars endless. All around high end game. Only think i wasn't aware of is that it all takes place at night.In which after i've been playing the game i realize thats what this version is all about.

down right racy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I hadn't played a computer racing game since POD of Ubisoft came out in 1997. I ran it on a 12 megabyte Voodoo 2, and anyone who knows what I'm talking about knows that any racing game to come has a lot to live up to. I was looking for a POD replacement, something futuristic like it was. Not a today-car in the cities of today driving "simulator." Sterile word, simulator--I wanted an experience. Then I realized I was in an electronics store in the year 2008. Look around, people talking on picture phones! It is the future. Need for Speed would probably deliver after all. I'd recommend a good graphics card, and doing some Googling on widescreen support, if it applies to you. The graphics are pretty fantastic, and the feel of the speeds you reach, heart-pounding. Little things like motion blur, broken windows, exhaust flames, skid marks, sparks flying, overheating--everything short of running out of gas are covered. As well as this, each car handles differently, if not accurately to its make, which I cannot say, because I would not know; wish I did. Cars are customizable, if that's giving a spoiler... Ha ha! I haven't yet played the game. Well, I've raced on a variety of tracks with several cars, but there's a plot to be reckoned with eventually. I'm practicing up on my power slides. It's pretty easy to crash and fall behind, but I really enjoy the focus driving well gives. I find myself leaning into the monitor and more poised over the keyboard. In my part of the United States, there is what's called "black ice" covering most of the roadways, at the moment. I'd be driving like an idiot out there, too. If Mario Cart is what you like, then disagree with me, here. But, I wouldn't be writing this if I, an experienced gamer, wasn't very much taken by the game. And, if there's one thing I hate seeing in driving games it's having to operate a gun at the same time. No guns in the game, in case that's a selling point for anyone else. There's this silly public service message about safe driving in the intro that's entertaining, too.

Awesome game......can't stop playing it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

there's not much to say about this but awesome awesome awesome....love eveything abou it from the cars to the graphics to the racing locations...everything

Get back on the streets!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 24 / 28
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Need for Speed: Carbon picks up pretty much where Need For Speed: Most Wanted left off. You're on the run from Officer Cross, who's looking to collect the bounty on your head. Once again, you're behind the wheel of a sweet BMW M3 GTR, and once again, the BMW is taken away, forcing you to choose a new car and start over from the bottom all over again. An old friend who needs some talent on his racing crew decides that you'll be working for him. You start up a racing crew and look to take over the streets.

This latest installation in the Need For Speed franchise is a hybrid of Underground 2 and Most Wanted with a few tweaks added in. The action once again takes place at night, and the city's endless labyrinths of concrete are lit up with activity and lighted signs. The city's many districts are each controlled by a different racing crew, and you must win races in order to sieze control of these districts. Once you take control of a large chunk of the town, that borough's boss will come looking for you, goading you into a dangerous race down one of the city's canyons to settle the score.

You also still need to evade the police, and you'll accumulate heat levels and bounty just as in Most Wanted, but running up bounty and infractions is no longer neccessary for challenging "boss" racers. However, the police can still ruin your day; they will disrupt races, try to bust you after a race is over, and doggedly stay on your tail as you try to lose them. Getting your car impounded can mean a quick and unpleasant departure of hard-earned cash.

Another interesting change is the exotic/muscle/tuner angle. After your BMW gets totaled, you are prompted by Nikki, played by the lovely Emmanuelle Vaugier, to choose a new car. Your choice determines what types of cars will be unlocked as you progress through the game: tuner(such as a Mazda RX-8), muscle(such as a Ford Mustang), or exotic(like the Aston-Martin DB9). Each category has its strengths and weaknesses. Also, the cars are ranked in tiers; an RX-8 is a tier 1 tuner, while a Lotus Elise is a tier 2 exotic. The tiers of the cars determine what upgrades that car can receive; for example, a tier 2 car can't recieve a tier 1 turbo, you will have to unlock it.

The last new game feature is the Crew. When you race, you're no longer alone. AI-controlled team members will aid you, and they have three roles. A Blocker will look to knock out an opponent at your command, and Drafter will let you draft behind them for an extra burst of speed, and a Scout will seek out the shortcuts on a track to trim precious seconds off of your time. They will also shout out encouragement and warn you of racers attempting to pass you. Also, the crew gives you an extra chance to win; if either you or your teammate win the race, the win goes to your crew and you get the reward.

Sprint and Circuit races have returned. A sprint is one time from point A to B, and a circuit is several laps around a track. Speedtrap races from Most Wanted are also back; you must race along and hit each speedtrap at the highest possible speed, highest cumulative score wins. The tollbooth races from Most Wanted are also back, but without the tollbooths, now known as checkpoint races; you must make it from once checkpoint to another, with a time bonus for each time you beat the clock. When a boss challenges you, you take your act into a canyon, where you participate in the canyon pursuit race: you chase your opponent down the canyon, and the closer you stay, the more points you get. After that's done, the roles are reversed; your foe chases you down, and if your points are depleted before you cross the finish line, you lose. If either racer overtakes the other and stays ahead for ten seconds, they automatically win. After a one-game absence, drift races have also return, and remain challenging. You can also race outside of career mode in a number of instant races, and take your act online to participate in standard and online-exclusive races.

Once again, you can modify your car's performance and appearance in a number of ways. You can add engine upgrade, turbos, transmissions, suspensions, and other performance upgrades to make your ride a slick racing machine. Numerous hoods, spoilers, body kits, paint jobs, vinyls, and other modifications let you change your cars look till your heart's content. The new Autoscuplt feature lets you alter the look of various aftermarket body parts to create a truly custom ride. The customization options aren't nearly as numerous as in Underground 2, but you can still create a pretty pimped-out ride, or opt for an unassuming "sleeper" car.

Overall, I found this latest Need For Speed to be pretty enjoyable. As you progress, you'll receive rewards cards that help you unlock special rewards. The catchup or "rubber-band" AI from Most Wanted seems to be gone, although your opponents can still catch up, particularly if you're not on your game. The penalties for crashing are very severe; a crash robs you of nearly all of your momentum, so you have to be sharp in order to win. The slow-motion "speedbreaker" feature has returned, and is a great way to get around sharp corners or even avoid collisions. The game can be frustrating at times, and at times it seems like there's that one guy you can never catch. But it's not impossible, and with smart racing and good use of your teammates, you'll conquer the streets. So hit the pavement and make a name for yourself and your crew.

Like let's play this game together

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 28
Date: November 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Like if you play this game you can play with cool guys like me and the other guy who posted here.
We can get in the race together because the game puts you in the race and we can try to win. If you can partner in this game then you can put like one player over the other player to help each other.
Just make sure to play the races because the game seems to put you in them.

Computer Speed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Racing games haven't always shown their real potential these past few years on the computer. Although there are some that have actually delivered, others have just bit the dust. That hasn't been the case with Need For Speed within the past few years. The last one, Need For Speed Most Wanted was one of the most entertaining and thrilling racers that really not just delivered with the thrills of the chase against the police, it shined brightly against the speed demons of the blacklist. Now, the game has a new light ahead of them. Can Need For Speed definitely shine the way it did before on the computer?

Need For Speed Carbon for the P.C. is a wild and outrageous game that brings out the madness of the speed to a new phase. The game tackles on after you evade the police from Rockport City, as you are brought in to tackle the thrills of crew racing, aginst Darius and his mob. In the game, you have three different racers to tackle, tuners like the Mazda RX-8, exoticas like the Lambourghini Mercialgo, and the classic-styled Muscle cars of the 60's and 70's like the Dodge Charger concept. The game also brings back the thrills of the chase, as you face-off in races like the fierce sprints, speedtraps where you have to clock in at the fastest speed, the return of the drift tracks which were highlighted last time in Need For Speed Underground 2, and the new canyon duel races, where you tackle a foe in a speed game of chicken. The graphics are beautiful and shine brightly in the game. Yet, although the game drives in the thrills of the night racing, there are a few disadvantages to the game. One of the biggest problems, is that you don't have as much of the pursuit against the police, as you thrived in Need For Speed Most Wanted. The other dissapointment is that the control on the muscle cars are much more difficult to maintain in the race as the other kinds, which makes you lose control at times in the thrill of the race.

Despite a couple of flaws, Need For Speed Carbon is a delightful game for anybody who is a die hard fan of the franchise, and delivers in the chase for newcomers nicely. I loved playing this game on the computer, and you'll love the wild action of this game too.

Graphics: B+

Sound: B

Control: B 1/2-

Fun & Enjoyment: B

Overall: B 1/2+

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