Title: Need For Speed Carbon   Developer: EA Canada   Type: Car Racing
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NEED FOR SPEED CARBON

"The battle for the city is won in the canyon as Need for Speed Carbon immerses you in the most dangerous and adrenaline-filled form of street racing in the world. For the first time in a Need for Speed game, build a crew and race in an all-out war for your city against rival crews and opposing car classes. You will risk everything to take over rival neighborhoods one street at a time."
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Richard Neal  "Its The Best"
Graphics  18/20
Playability  50/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
98%
Last updated on 2009-07-07 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Vedish Pagoah  "Well According To Me, I Think That It's A Nice Game.for A Game To Be Meaningful, The Designer Must Have Goals In Mind For It; And After Finishing The Game, I Think He Did It. I Was One Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Around The World Who Played The Addictive Game, And I Feel That It's Interesting.but The Game Is Not As Good As Nfsmw. That Game Is Superb.if I Had To Choose Which Game Is The Best In Graphics, Playability,etc..... I Would Only Say That None Is Better Than Need For Speed Most Wanted"
Graphics  18/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
93%
Last updated on 2008-08-06 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 28 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Vedish Pagoah  " It's A Nice Game.for A Game To Be Meaningful, The Designer Must Have Goals In Mind For It; And After Finishing The Game, I Think He Did It. I Was One Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Around The World Who Played The Addictive Game, And I Feel That It's Interesting.but The Game Is Not As Good As Nfsmw. That Game Is Superb.if I Had To Choose Which Game Is The Best In Graphics, Playability,etc..... I Would Only Say That None Is Better Than Need For Speed Most Wanted"
Graphics  18/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
93%
Last updated on 2008-08-06 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 28 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Matt  "Its Very Good Brings Racing To A Whole New Level."
Graphics  18/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  5/10
Lastability  7/20
73%
Last updated on 2008-07-27 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Nirvan Pagooah  "In This Game(nfscarbon),from Me, I Was Very Excited To Buy The Game After Completing Nfsmw.

I Thought That This Game Would Be Very Attractive, But, I Was Wondering That There Would Be The Bmw M3 That Would Return But ,the Game Was Good And Easy ,i Could Race Anyone The Eyes Closed,the Most Difficult Was The Last Crew "darius", Who Was Driving A Audi Le Mans Quattro,me A Lamborghini Gallardo , I've Smoked Him In The 2 Races Curcuit & Cayon.

The Graphics In The Game are good, Especially The Introduction Of The Autosculpt, Which Gives A Variety Of Good Custom Choices For Ur Body Kit.

And If You Do Get Bored Of The Career Mode There Is Always The Choice Of The Challenge Series. Although its Pretty Similar To The Old One.

For Me The Gameplay Is Ok But The Muscle Cars Tend To Massively Oversteer, Especialy The Dodge Challenger. The Exotics Are Fast But Sometimes Just A Bit Too Unbelievably Fast And The Tuners Are Probably Th Best Choice As They Have A Mix Of All Three Needs.

The Game Really Does Tend To Lack In New Ideas. Most Of The Stuff U Get Is Not The Same As We Got From Most Wanted.And Nothing Can Ever Beat The Gameplay Of Nfs3. This Was Probably The Best In The Series Of Need For Speed."
Graphics  20/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
90%
Last updated on 2008-06-14 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 28 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Noah Stines  "I Love This Game. It Blows All Other Racing Games I've Played Out Of The Water, Excluding Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition [the Baby, The :)]. Keep 'em Coming Ea."
Graphics  15/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  8/10
Lastability  20/20
86%
Last updated on 2008-04-21 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Cameron  "Amazing Gameplay, Let's You Move, Stretch, Skew, And Scale Your Graphics For A Truly Custom Look

Also With Autosculpt, You Get To Greate Your Own Body-kit, Rims, Spoiler, Roof Scoop, Hood, Lower Your Car, Even Chop The Top"
Graphics  20/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
98%
Last updated on 2007-09-23 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Kgnast  "The Game Is Much Shorter Than Both Most Wanted And Underground 2. Being Able To Jump To Events, The Safe House, The Car Lot, Etc. Makes The Game Move Much Quicker, But The End Result Is That You Never Really Learn Your Way Around Palmont City.

The Ability To Do All Customization In One Place Makes Things Easier, But I Thought It Was More Fun To Drive Around To The Different Shops To Modify Performance, Visuals, Etc In Underground 2. That Made It More Fun, Driving The Car Into The Shop And Out Of The Shop, Etc.

Once Again, Just Like In Underground 2, The Nissan Skyline Proves To Be The Car To Unlock. It Handles Extremely Well And Because Of Its Awd It Recovers Very Quickly From Mistakes. The Aston Martin Db9, Has An Unbelievable Understeer Issue And It Pushes Its Nose Through Every Apex, Using The Ebrake Doesn't Really Correct This.

The Lotus Elise Is/was The Car To Use Until The Skyline Is Unlocked. Very Nimble, Great Handling, Great Acceleration.

The Introduction Of The Crew Concept Is Nice, Especially The Drafting. Drafting Is Important And Truly Helps To Win Races By Allowing The Two Cars To Move Much Faster Without Burning Up Nos.

This Is A Great Game For Car Fanatics Of Any Type. Whereas Nfs Underground 2 Was Mainly A Tuner's Game, Carbon Expands The Car Types For All Fans By Including American Muscle And European Exotics.

And As The Big Audi-fan That I Am, I Think It's Great That The Gave The Audi R8 (lemans Concept) Such Props By Making It The End Prize Of The Game. However, I Would Have Liked To Been Able To Unlock The Car So I Could Use It Throughout The Game Instead."
Graphics  11/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  8/10
Lastability  18/20
70%
Last updated on 2007-07-05 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 5 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Nishi G  "I Think The Game Is Good, But There Is Always The Thought Of Repetition Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind. I Feel That The Use Of The Police Is Very Under-rated. The Storyline Is Well Worked And The Idea Of Using Gang Territories And Taking Them Over Add The Sense Of Excitement.

At The Start The A.i Is Very Easy. You Could Win With Your Eyes Closed, Especially With The Help From Your Wingmen.

But Once You Get Onto Darius Territory The Game Gets Harder. Apart From Darius's Mission, Unlocking The Murcielago Is Probably The Hardest.

The Graphics In The Game Is Nothing Short Of Amazing, Especially The Introduction Of The Autosculpt, Which Gives A Variety Of Good Custom Choices For Ur Body Kit.

And If U Do Get Bored Of The Career Mode There Is Always The Choice Of The Challenge Series. Although Th Challenge Series Is Pretty Similar To The Old One

For Me The Gameplay Is Ok But The Muscle Cars Tend To Massively Oversteer, Especialy The Dodge Challenger. The Exotics Are Fast But Sometimes Just A Bit Too Unbelievably Fast. And The Tuners Are Probably Th Best Choice As They Have A Mix Of All Three Needs.
Best Car In The Game Is The Audi Le Mans Quattro(darius's Car).
But To Beat The Quattro, U Would Probably Need A Maxed Out Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
But The Game Really Does Tend To Lack In New Ideas. Most Of The Stuff U Get Is The Same As We Got From Most Wanted.
And Nothing Can Ever Beat The Gmeplay Of Nfsu2. Nfsu2, This Was Probably The Best In The Series Of Need For Speed. With All The Secret Shops.

Apart From The Usual Wanting To Unlock Everything, The Game Lacks Real Purpose. "
Graphics  11/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  11/20
64%
Last updated on 2007-07-01 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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