XBOX Reviews

Need for Speed Carbon

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. Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of customization giving you the power to design and tweak your crew’s cars in every way using the ground-breaking new Autosculpt technology. Represent your car class, your crew, and your turf in Need for Speed Carbon, the next revolution in racing games.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars best yet..
this is teh best need for speed game iv played so far..i love it and if ur a fan, so will u!!

4 Stars Fun but dark
Actually, it is fun drving in the darkness but the graphic I think is not as good as the previous one.

4 Stars Very Fun
This is my opinion is the best need for speed game out. Carbon is very fun and very addictive. The only thing that I didn’t like about it was that all the acheivements are very hard to get but the game in general is very fun.

4 Stars The best 360 racing title for customization purposes…
Arguements can certainly be made as to whether or not Carbon (2006) is less “thrilling” than Most Wanted (2005). You could also argue that the shorter story line and all night time driving leaves Carbon at a disadvantage when compared with Most Wanted. BUT, one thing that simply cannot be argued is that Carbon is superior to Most Wanted in customizations. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s the best racing title yet, even here two years and some odd months later. The possiblities of making yourself a unique ride are endless thanks to autosculpt, a system which allows you to modify parts to your exact specs.

To give you an example, one of the first cars you’ll unlock is a mustang gt (bottom tier). Once you have enough cash and unlocks, you can literally take this thing into the garage and customize it for top tier races, and win! The custom paint graph allows you to get just the right shade of pinks, yellows, purples, whatever; And the chrome wheel selection is expansive both in style and sizes (17-21 inches).

When I started playing racing games, I was strictly an Arcade guy. Give me a Burnout or Midnight Club any day and I was happy. But Carbon completely changed my racing habits, and now customization is the first and foremost thing I check for when picking a title.

Unfortunatly, nothing EA, or anyone else for that matter, has done since is quite as good, although Undercover comes pretty close.

EDIT: I’ve yet to play Midnight Club LA, but if it’s more expansive in the customizations than Carbon, I’d be surprised.

5 Stars NSP Carbon
Awesome game, great free roam and street racing system. The best in the NFS franchise so far.

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Transformers the Game

Control the outcome in the battle for Earth this summer with Transformers, the official game of the blockbuster film. Protect the earth with Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons as you lead the Transformers in the epic battle for control of planet Earth! Make a choice: Protect Earth as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. With dual campaigns, the fate of the world is in your hands.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Generally Frustrating
The game seemed cool…until the second chapter. I always get irritated when game-makers create characters and situations so difficult to control that it’s nearly impossible to complete a task. Challenging players is fine; frustrating them is not.

Thank god I only payed $10 for this one.

4 Stars It was for my Son He’s 7
It’s a fun game .. But a little bit to difficult for a 7 year old!! Still fun

4 Stars Thumbs UP!
The game was for my children and they love it! Transformers is their favorite movie and the game has renewed their love for the genre.

1 Star A wasted effort
There are very few games based on movies that end up very good. Often times all you can hope for is a nice average game, Transformers is unfortunately not even an average game. I see no point to going into a great detail about all the high and low points of this game, other than the fact that the high point list would be pretty short. This game was awful, the controls, story, mission, everything. The only neat thing is changing back and forth from a vehicle to a giant robot, and that isn’t enough to carry a game. The characters aren’t fluid and everything seems forces. If you must run around as a robot and destroy things there are better games to do it in. Pass this one up.

4 Stars Fun game
It is a fun game for both my boys. It would have been nice if it were two players though. But they do love the game.

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Madden NFL 08

Why just watch NFL football on TV when you can take an active role in the game with Madden NFL 08 by Electronic Arts? Madden NFL 08 lets you control the running game like never before. Step up as the lead blocker to create a hole, then take control of the tailback and smash through, overpower, or slash away from would-be tacklers as you fight for every yard. Innovative rushing controls give you a game-breaking ground attack featuring all-new jukes, cutbacks, and the distinct running styles of your favorite backs. Between the tackles or in the open field, run to daylight with Madden NFL 08. Bust out player-specific running styles matching those of real NFL players. All-new jukes, cutbacks, and power moves. Scout collegiate prospects with the all-new NFL Draft Scouting System. Watch players impact their teams with the new Franchise Player Roles feature. Use actual plays from your favorite team’s defensive playbook to shut down the running game, pressure the quarterback, or force key turnovers.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars As always one step ahead of the NCAA franchise
The production values, features, and graphics are always one step ahead of NCAA even though they’re both EA football games. It’s quite the game, I just gave the “fun” 4 stars because my heart is in college football.

3 Stars Madden 08? more like Badden 08
For This review I’m going to talk about Madden. First of all, I just want to say that you shouldnt spend more than 20 dollars for this game we call football. Madden is almost impossible to play if ur not playing on pro difficulty, but then its waaaaay to easy. If u do play on all pro against the computer, be aware u that u will not get any of your recievers to get open no matter what play u call. The computer will intercept and bat down every pass u throw. even when u have a wide open reciever the computer will cheat when will underthrow him horribly. The announcer sucks with his recycled madden lines. Player design isnt the best either. Whats worse is the fact that players run like robots.

The good things are the fact that the Stadiums look beautiful and the online play is great. But if u dont hav xbox live or PSN u better find someone to play against or youll be stuck either blowing out the computer or vice versa. There are tons of game modes for u to play and they are really fun. The player weapons are a nice touch that makes u have to have a strategy.

Overall 3.5 out of 5, gameplay 3 out of 5, grapics 3.5 out of 5, presantation 2 out of 5, game modes 5 out of 5

5 Stars Non Stop Action
this game never gets boring. because each game you play. is different from the last.

4 Stars Thank god it’s not broken!!!1
Madden05 for PS2 is the last playable Madden Game I played,Till last friday. I didnt want to buy it because madden 07 scared the crap out of me to purchase anything with a EA logo on it. If you like Madden then you will most likely like this game or atleast find it playable.

5 Stars madden fan
This game is cool I just get a joy out of watching my fiance play this game.

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Madden NFL 08

Why just watch NFL football on TV when you can take an active role in the game with Madden NFL 08 by Electronic Arts? Madden NFL 08 lets you control the running game like never before. Step up as the lead blocker to create a hole, then take control of the tailback and smash through, overpower, or slash away from would-be tacklers as you fight for every yard. Innovative rushing controls give you a game-breaking ground attack featuring all-new jukes, cutbacks, and the distinct running styles of your favorite backs. Between the tackles or in the open field, run to daylight with Madden NFL 08. Bust out player-specific running styles matching those of real NFL players. All-new jukes, cutbacks, and power moves. Scout collegiate prospects with the all-new NFL Draft Scouting System. Watch players impact their teams with the new Franchise Player Roles feature. Use actual plays from your favorite team’s defensive playbook to shut down the running game, pressure the quarterback, or force key turnovers.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars As always one step ahead of the NCAA franchise
The production values, features, and graphics are always one step ahead of NCAA even though they’re both EA football games. It’s quite the game, I just gave the “fun” 4 stars because my heart is in college football.

5 Stars Non Stop Action
this game never gets boring. because each game you play. is different from the last.

3 Stars This is supposed to be next gen?
The graphics were comparable to my PS2 and the player movements are “robotic-like”. The side-line graphics are pitiful, with several players on the sidelines moving in sync. As often as they show the sideline, that just shouldn’t be. Not much effort put into Madden 08, but it is Madden, meaning its still somewhat fun. Although, I’d rather play Madden 05 for my PS2, it looks about the same and plays much better! Hopefully 09 has major graphics improvements to make me feel like I’m actually playing a “Next Gen” game! I didn’t spend money for a Xbox 360 to play PS2 looking games on it!

3 Stars Madden 08? more like Badden 08
For This review I’m going to talk about Madden. First of all, I just want to say that you shouldnt spend more than 20 dollars for this game we call football. Madden is almost impossible to play if ur not playing on pro difficulty, but then its waaaaay to easy. If u do play on all pro against the computer, be aware u that u will not get any of your recievers to get open no matter what play u call. The computer will intercept and bat down every pass u throw. even when u have a wide open reciever the computer will cheat when will underthrow him horribly. The announcer sucks with his recycled madden lines. Player design isnt the best either. Whats worse is the fact that players run like robots.

The good things are the fact that the Stadiums look beautiful and the online play is great. But if u dont hav xbox live or PSN u better find someone to play against or youll be stuck either blowing out the computer or vice versa. There are tons of game modes for u to play and they are really fun. The player weapons are a nice touch that makes u have to have a strategy.

Overall 3.5 out of 5, gameplay 3 out of 5, grapics 3.5 out of 5, presantation 2 out of 5, game modes 5 out of 5

5 Stars Madden 08
This is a great game for xbox 360. The graphics are great and the game play os awesom.

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