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Arcade racing at it's best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I first experienced this game by trying the demo. After that I was sold. The NFS games have had their ups and downs over the years. The racing storyline seems to change on a yearly basis keeping the concept fresh. With Carbon you are a brash racer who is coming back to his old haunts. Now it's up to you to race others in non stop action. I was in awe playing this game realizing how wonderful the graphics were. They really bring the environments alive as you are able to see how long they spent creating these wonderful environments. The excitement that comes from this game is when you begin to realize that your in a nonstop world with the ability to find races anywhere in the city. There are numerous territories that are controlled by different racers and it's up to you to challenge those racers for the territory. Being succesful takes many steps as you have to compete in several races before you can challenge the leader of each racing group. That is where you get to have a pulse pounding race in the canyons. Avoiding hair raising turns that can have you swerving off a cliff. In this game you will experience the tried and true formula of the pursuit where the police will be on your tail and you can gain a wanted status. What's new to this game is the teammate formula where you are able to use the team mate to take out an opponent. The system works well for the most part and adds a great new addition into the NFS series. I would have to say overall this has been one of my favorite NFS games. If you enjoy great arcade racing give Carbon a try. You won't regret it.

Down and Dirty Street Racing... NFS Style

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

All around the world, people dream about having a fast car and exercising absolutely no self control as they fight street racers, traffic, and police. This dream is known as Need for Speed; and its latest sequel, Carbon, takes every step to make sure that those dreams are carried on.
The four biggest features of Carbon are as follows:
1. Canyons

2. Autosculpt

3. Pursuits

4. Classes
Three of the four things listed above weren't in Most Wanted. The Canyon Races, which include Sprints, Races and Duels (basically the boss battles of your career are in the duels), gives us a chance to think, "EA is still thinking".
Autosculpt gives you the power to customize pretty much any part of your car, from wheels, to a spoiler, and even how tall your car is. Thanks to this feature, no two cars are EXACTLY alike.
Pursuits were in the last one, but I think they are neat anyway. Throughout the course of the career mode, police cars will occasionally chase your vehicle (hey, you racing fans, They finally made Street Racing illegal!), with the sole intention of busting you. They may be easy at the beginning, but as you become more and more infamous, the police start to get tricky.
Last, but not least, there are three different car classes in Need for Speed Carbon.

Exotics, which have the highest top speed (think Lamborghini)
Muscles, which have the highest acceleration (Corvette)
And Tuners, which have the best handling (think, um, a Toyota?)

This game is really good, especially online. If you don't like street racing games like this, this game isn't for you. (You might like Burnout, I wrote a review about Revenge, and you can read that too) However, if you dream that dream of being the Most Wanted, if you live and breath fast cars, street cred, and leaving the opposing racers in your dust, then you should buy this game. Now. Because the things above are what Need for Speed is all about.

Nice Graphics, nice tracks, but too short

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game thinking about 1 or 2 mounths of entertainment (something like Grand Turismo for PS), but i done it in two weeks, playing just on weekends. Maybe they forgot send me the second DVD (joke), but the graphics, cars and tracks looks good.

its cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: March 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i love it its easy i love the cops its cool! thats all i can say

Love It...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i love the open-endedness of choosing a car, customizing it the way you like it and just driving around a realistic city, down city streets, across highways...this is one of those games you can just pick up and drive without worrying about the storyline. the graphics are EXCELLENT, the driving is realistic...the music fits in with the mood of the city...you can customize your car IN SO MANY WAYSSS...everything about this game is just Perfect....especially for those of us who are Casual car gamers...and dont want to be bothered with gruesome and overly challenging point A to B races. racers come up to you and challenge you in the street and you can just race them for money to buy newer cars.

i personally Love that the game only takes 8 hours to beat and its not insanely difficult and Long. its always odd to me to hear people complain about a game being easy..but when its hard, they complain about that too...or when its too long, they get mad about it. stop complaining and just enjoy the game for what it is: a casual and cool driving experience.

i personally didnt like Most Wanted at all...but i also recommend NFS:UG2 for the original xbox. Carbon is a definate recomendation...and the Best game in the series. Thank You EA Sports.

iLL .

Buckle Your Seat Belt!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very addicting. By winning races, you take control of the city one block at a time. Customizing your dream car is only part of the fun, there are endless possibilities. This is a must have for racing fans. Perfect gift for the holidays.

Velocidad y emoción en tus manos

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Es increible los efectos de este juego, mi hijo esta maravillado con los vehiculos que aparecen en este juegazo. 100 puntos.

Need for speed carbon review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game, because I previously had it on the XBOX console, so I proceeded to buy this for the 360 console, and it looks way better, really love it.

Its Need For Speed. Remember this. Its never gonna be GT or Forza!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Gameplay: 8.4
Every car handles differently, every course is linked together in one massive world, and the controls will take you back to the days of arcade racers like Daytona USA. (Actual arcade racers - the ones with $5,000 cabinets all arcade owners dreaded purchasing.) The customization features are a little shallow, and the game is a little easy. Okay, a lot easy. But you'll love the ride while it lasts, and you're going to want to play through this racer more than once.

Graphics: 8
The cars look amazing. Every part of them is packed with realistic detail. Even the interiors are noticeably accurate. The cars reflect the city lights quite beautifully, and will do so differently depending on the type of finish that's been applied (chrome, matte, etc.).

Carbon's environments aren't nearly as memorable. The backgrounds aren't that far beyond what was possible with the old Xbox. Also, the cars, as gorgeous as they are, cannot be damaged. They can crash repeatedly, and abolish generic police vehicles. But your vehicles - which are from licensed manufacturers - are as protected as those in Gran Turismo, save for a few scratches every now and then (that magically disappear after every race).

I know that this is what most, not all, automakers want. But if some manufacturers are on board and others are not, maybe it's the supportive companies you should be focusing on - to give the gamer the most intense experience possible.

Sound: 7.9
Hurray for the return of full-motion video! First you get to see the actors, who look toward the camera when talking to the player's character as if you were actually in the story. The actors also appear in polygon form, with extreme realism to boot. Their polygon expressions are a little better than their real expressions, mainly due to the real actors' lack of believability.

The voices - they're better than most, but have a hint of "video game syndrome." It looks like a bunch of actors were hired to be in a video game. It doesn't look or sound like they were hired to be in a professionally written story. Which isn't too surprising. Carbon's characters only have one theme: "take my city and I'll hate you forever" (an exaggerated but truthful interpretation).

Difficulty: Easy/Medium
Most Career mode races can be won on the first try. The external challenge mode provides additional races to conquer, but they're not enough to boost this game's difficulty.

Concept: 7.5
It's Need For Speed all over again. I'm not about to be one of those crazy people who say the series needs an overhaul to be great again. It doesn't. I love the direction the developers have taken. That said, it's not an original direction, just one of polish. But this series is meant to be a certain way. To make it original again would likely eliminate all the things we love.

Multiplayer: 8
Four for co-op; eight for multiplayer via Xbox Live. Some of the Career mode races are playable online as well for added challenges.

Overall: 8.2
A throwback to the good old, worry-free days of arcade racing. This is the kind of game you'll play after seeing The Fast and the Furious (or any other street racing flick). You might hate that series - you might think the third Furious is the worst movie ever made. But mark my words, if you're flipping through and it's on TV, you will drop the remote, grab your 360 controller, and play this game.

Very Fun and Exciting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I for one absolutly enjoyed the canyon races. The fact that you can actually fall off the clif forces you to concentrate and not use the guard rails as a bumper. It was a nice touch of realism. The graphics look top notch as far as the cars go and thats mainly what you look at. The environments arnt exactly 360 capable but they arnt ugly, and when your going 120 who cares?

The game is super fun, the real time video acting is a definate plus, i thought it was a great story.

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