Customer Reviews for Need For Speed Carbon

Need For Speed Carbon
by Electronic Arts

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Video Game Reviews of Need For Speed Carbon

Customer Review: Great Game
Summary: 5 Stars

Bought for my son. He plays it just about every day. Good clean fun!

Customer Review: Extremely Fun, But Ridiculously Easy
Summary: 3 Stars

I've not played a need for speed game since the utterly brilliant Need for Speed Underground. That game was simply so good, it seemed almost impossible to top. Which is when, the fantastic Need for Speed: Carbon became the first game of the franchise to hit the PS3. What a debut it was as Carbon is sincerely one of the most fun games to be playable on the PS3 in the first few months of its release.

The game itself goes back to its underground routes with the night time racing and different race types that take place in a canyon or on the treacherous mountain roads. These two different racing modes are without a doubt the most fun additions to any series, even ahead of the customisation abilities of the past. The drift races are easily the most fun and something I enjoy more as I've mastered the technique to the point in which I do not touch a wall and end the race with an unimaginable point score (I dare you to challenge me :)

Drag races have been removed but have been replaced by something known as "canyon duel" in which you are racing one on one and the goal is to remain as close to your rival as possible during the race. Another new feature within gives you the ability to amass a crew that can be selected to help you win the races, as good as an addition as this is, it becomes almost too much of a help to the point in which the game is very easy to complete.

The visuals are without a doubt stunning, but I couldn't help but be disappointed by the standard considering it's a game of the PS3. The customisation is more detailed than any previous games, giving you the ability to let your imagination run wild. The games plot pits you against 3 separate racing gangs which you must beat in a number of exciting races and challenges in order to progress to the final race. As you progress through the plot, you gain new friends that join your crew and also win some bonus cars as a reward for beating your challenger. I didn't play Most Wanted, but I believe it follows on from that.

Because of the free roaming capability, you can go about particular races or side challenges at your leisure, or if you're bored, you can just speed through the city until you grab the cop's attention and just take chase. The whole combination of the cool race additions such as the duel and the drift, the ability to roam the city at your whim, the capability to develop a crew to help you out and the immense customisation options combined with stunning visuals and a well defined city present an amazingly fun game that anyone can pick up at any time and enjoy.

I would highly recommend this to any casual PS3 gamer. Be warned, however, as the game that followed this was a blatant spit in the face to the series.

Customer Review: Neat!!
Summary: 5 Stars

This was my first ever Need For Speed video game that I've played. I bought the game before Christmas to go along with my PS3 bundle with Gran Turismo 5. I thought that I would play GT5 more than Need For Speed, because I've been a Gran Turismo fanatic since its debut in 1998. But I couldn't been more wrong if I was judging my Mother, which is what I am very good at doing. This game is very interesting, it opened me up to so many options that you don't get in Gran Turismo. Like adding vinyls to your car, rims, the color of your ride, and body kits!! I became attached to this series, before I even started my career. The Challenge series really opened me up to unlocking my skills that I would use in my career. I remember I used to be afraid of canyon duels & drifting at the very beginning but I'm not anymore. I've officially become the master at both skills. I would definitely recommend this to anybody who wants to have more freedom when it come to these types of games.

Customer Review: What COULD have been the best Need For Speed...
Summary: 1 Stars

As far as gameplay, this game delivers on several platforms really pushing the player to their arcade racing abilities. this could have been the best Need For Speed ever but there are several aspects that started to annoy me. the first thing is that when you actually do finish the game, even 100%, you do not get the then named Audi LeMans Quattro (R8), you don't even get to choose any prizes from the "boss" at the end like everyone else! there are also cars and objects that you HAVE to play online games to get! one of my main arguements against this game is that once a race is over the prize money DRAMATICALLY reduces! this makes it next to impossible to buy a new car....actually it just takes FOR-EV-ER! this game has next to no replay value whatsoever. as much fun as this game is once you DO fully modify a super car, it ends pretty much directly after.