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Need for Speed Carbon Collectors Edition

XBOX 360 and Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed Carbon Collector’s Edition mean an all-encompassing dose of reality in this racing game where the stakes are high, very high! It’s a sport where winner takes all and the city (and your life) is up for grabs. 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. Featuring exclusive content including three cars, six races, Need for Speed Carbon Collector’s Edition is a must-have for racing fans everywhere. And with the XBOX 360, it’s action to the final degree. New physics model makes each class handle and drive differently Strategically choose your crew members and then use their skills on the road and in the garage to help you dominate races.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great game
I wish it was longer. I know its the longest to date but the game was so good that i couldnt put the controller down.

5 Stars NFS-Carbon review
I have played some of the older games from past generations which were good. This one is entertaining, Im not really into arcade racers more of the sims (waiting for Forza 2)but the whole reason I got this game is because my car is in this video game. Other than that it’s pretty fun.

5 Stars Need for speed Carbon Collectors Edition
It is a great game and we got wonderful fast delivery. No problems with the game and package was perfect. Thank you.

4 Stars Live Actors in CG environment for story
NFS Carbon is another fun and exciting game by EA. It continues where NFS Most Wanted left off. NFS Carbon is all about turf wars. IT has the best graphics. The graphcs are better then all of the other NFS games. You can access “XBOX LIVE MARKET PLACE” where you can buy parts or cars. not to mention the Collector’s eddition comes with all the “goodies” you are going to need for online play. So if you are a fan of NFS series you will surely find this game worth playing.

1 Star The biggest Need for Speed Let Down
I finished the game a mere 8 hours after purchasing it. May be more fun online but the storyline part of the game is way to short. And it seems as the higher you get the worse your car’s handling becomes. Blacklist was ten times better and Underground 2 was 5 times better. There are a decent amount of cars and customization but the gameplay is really lost in this one. The idea for Carbon Canyon was good but I find that there are certain aspects of the canyon that are just stupid. If you skip a race and come back to it later they still have the same car and if you are driving a Lamborghini you can not overtake them. And they never crash off the cliff and you cannot make them crash. When playing in co op mode half the time in the upper levels my team-mates cost me races by stopping in front of me or by taking short cuts that get me hit by other cars or the short cut slows me down. The game is only 10% of what it should be.

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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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