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Need for Speed: Carbon

EA Vancouver · Nov 16, 2006

PC · PS3 · Xbox 360

Everyone10+

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Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing as players face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads. 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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PC

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 7.6

PlayStation 3

Critic 7.7 (5 critics) · Gamer 8.0

7.7

Xbox 360

Critic 7.4 (6 critics) · Gamer 8.0

7.6

Critic reviews

  • Games Radar+

    Rich Grisham · Jun 24, 2012

    8.0
    Obviously, the rest of the gameplay owes much more to the street race-y tuner Need for Speed: Underground 2 rather than the more recent Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The only time it really feels like a sequel to NFS:MW is in its story, which is told in that same weird, quasi-animation style and in which some characters return and carry the tale forward.
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  • Video Gamer

    Greg Vallentin · Nov 20, 2006

    7.0
    Regardless of that feeling of déjà vu, Carbon is another solid racer from EA, and the Auto-Sculpt feature is absolutely fantastic, not to mention the impressive car roster and functional online component. If you've been following the series up to this point, and were a fan of last year's Most Wanted, Carbon should be right up your alley.
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  • IGN

    Chris Roper · Nov 15, 2006

    7.9
    Need for Speed Carbon is an overall fun racing game, though in large part it's simply more of the same from EA. Cars still feel too similar to each other, and as they're the stars of any racing game, we wish there was a bit more character here. Autosculpt is a fantastic addition to the series' already great customization features. Carbon winds up being a pretty fun racer, and fans of Most Wanted likely won't be disappointed.
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  • CVG

    Gavin Ogden · Nov 03, 2006

    7.0
    A familiar urban racing experience
  • GameSpot

    Ryan Davis · Nov 01, 2006

    7.6
    Ultimately, Need for Speed Carbon doesn't make the best use of some of the strengths from Need for Speed Most Wanted. Many of the changes made to the Most Wanted formula seem to be for the sake of change, but it all still just comes back to the solid driving action, which Need for Speed Carbon puts to good use.
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  • Euro Gamer

    Kristan Reed · Nov 03, 2006

    7.0
    But when it comes down to it, no amount of extra content can disguise the glaring fact that Need For Speed Carbon is a backward step from last year's release. Carbon is never less than a solid, polished and effortlessly entertaining game - and the online component gives it long-term appeal - but after roaring through the gears with Most Wanted, this is most definitely EA going Carbon neutral.
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