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 Return To Form November 21, 2008
NFS comes in for a bit of stick at times. Usually for being repetative. Why buy them otherwise? The last few titles have lacked somewhat but this is a bit of an improvement and a return to form.
First up, back to driving at night. Carbon City is a hilly, neon lit metropolis. A bit like driving around Scarborough in the dark. The object of the game is to claim terratories. The map is split into zones. As you win races in each, your team (which you create) controls the zone. The object is to control the map.
Graphically the games a bit ropey as is the sound. There is noticable screen tearing, jerkyness and pop up at times. Slowdown is evident when things get heavy on screen. The cars handle like Titanic trying to avoid an iceberg. However, the game is fun to play and you have to live with the imperfections.
The wingman is a new addition. At first it seems a dud but once you learn how to use it, it comes in handy. The police chases are still there but less frequent. The only problem is when they trigger, they can take 10 - 15 mins of mindless driving to aviod a disproportionate number of police cars which appear on every corner. Also, every so often your terratory will get invaded and you have to defend it in a race. Irritating but fun.
The learning curve is pretty shallow so the game is easy to get into with races setting the difficulty level. Beware, drift races are very hard but fortunately you don't need to win every race to make your mark.
Overall the game is actually good, easy fun with plenty of races available at one time to take part in. It is a bit short though and accomplished racers won't get months of racing out of this.
Gripes? Well I only used one car throughout which I upgraded occassionally. You need to unlock cars before you can buy them and then unlock the upgrades before you can buy these. Also, the races get samey after a while as the landscape looks the same throughout. You get to the point where you question whether you've raced here before.
Not the best racer on the shelves but not the worst and well worth a try. I'd recommend getting the PS3 or 360 version if you have the choice as the graphics are bound to be better.
 Good October 13, 2008
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Not an easy game, which is good. Cars do like kind of fake, basically look like toys.
 Rule the streets! August 30, 2008
The ultimate sequel to NFS Most Wanted. Altough the cop chases aren't really as good, the graphics are better and you get more choice, (more cars to buy). The canyon is a great idea, but not to sure about having to always drive at night. But, if you played NFS Most Wanted and loved or even liked it, you have to buy this, because, as i said before, the ultimate sequel!
not carbon but gold! August 12, 2008
this is a good and enjoyable instalment to the need for speed franchise it has some good cars and dubbing abilities and accesories the races are fairly easy but some of the new canyon races will have you pulling your hair out. also the last boss is nearlly unbeatable but stick at it and you will do it..Tom
 Fun but Disappointing April 20, 2008
I got Carbon after loving most wanted, thinking it would be just as good if not better. Sadly, I was wrong.
The new race types are cool and the autosculpt feature is brilliant, despite you not being able to autosculpt AND use bodykits.
Graphics are decent and gameplay's good.
BUT. The storyline is fantastic, but it just fizzles out without an ending. Most Wanted had a brilliant finale, but on Carbon you beat the final boss and that's it, no final police chase despite there being an undercover cop in the racer's mist. I hope they'll bring this storyline back and end it properly!
Don't expect too much from this game, it's decent, but that's about it. Make sure you're prepared to be disappointed.
Come on Need For Speed! You can do better than this!
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