Need for Speed: Carbon

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• All-new Canyon Duel and Drift race modes are the ultimate test of skill and nerve, where one wrong turn could cost you more than the race
• Race for control of the city block-by-block, by taking down rival crews on their turf -- then defeat their crew leaders in life-or-death races in Carbon Canyon
• Revolutionary new Autosculpt tool gives you the power to design and tweak your crew's cars in every possible way
• Represent a Class - Affiliate with the Tuner, American Muscle, or Exotic car classes and prove once and for all who makes the best set of wheels
• Choose your crew members and use their skills on the road and in the garage to help you win races and customize your cars

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JHMJDA
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 21, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,738 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #19 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Racing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 | Edition: Standard

Need for Speed Carbon PS3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A fun arcade racer, February 25, 2007

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need For Speed: Carbon (Video Game)

Need for Speed Carbon is a decent racing game for the PS3. The graphics is good but nothing to get overly excited about. The framerate is consistently high, which is great when you are driving at over 120 mph. (I play it in 1080i mode on my LCD TV.) The career mode has some sort of storyline, but it's complicated and I just skipped over the poorly delivered dialogs.

The game is an arcade racer, which means its car handling physics is not very realistic. A number of real-world nameplates are represented, and each does have its own "feel," but the designers and developers made no attempt at making them feel real. (The opposite of this approach is, of course, the venerable Gran Turismo series.) The best thing about an arcade racer like this is the driving is very forgiving. You can corner easily at over 90 mph, something you'll never do in Gran Turismo. You can also turn off car damage and smash into everything and anything -- cop cars, oncoming traffic, etc. -- destroy them yet sustain no damage. Because the framerate is really good, when you use the bumper or dash view and drive above 120 mph on an HDTV, you can really feel the rush.

The career mode has you race to win over territories. You must place no. 1 in each race to win. After a while, the races do get repetitive, as do the cat-and-mouse chases with the cops. The city in the game, which seems to be modeled after L.A., is not very big, so after half an hour or so you'll have travelled on all its streets and highways. I wish EA had included a more expansive setting.

In short, this is a fun game and makes a great rental. It's too expensive as a purchase, and its limited variety of play makes the purchase a poor value.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet..Need 4 Speed, June 24, 2007

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D. Lewis (New Richmond, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need For Speed: Carbon (Video Game)

I absolutely love this Need for Speed! The game play is great...even the story line is pretty good...I wish the graphics were a touch better..but 720p ain't too bad...The map could be a bigger too. Overall an awesome game.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not replayable, March 18, 2007

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T. Fisher "Jimmy Winkle" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need For Speed: Carbon (Video Game)

I started with the version for PS2. It was pretty good, but when I got the PS3, I had to get the other version. It is alot better with more traffic and the rain is phenominal. The only thing that keeps me from giving this game a perfect 5 is that there is no replay. They should have at least put it on the canyon and drift runs. Overall I really enjoy the game especially the online play.

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