Need for Speed: Carbon

RacingSimulator
Need for Speed: Carbon
Gameplay video (1/2)
IDs
IDSteam
99—
77
Critic rating
7.4
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main11.28h
Extra13.62h
100%20.24h
Summary

Need for Speed: Carbon is an arcade-style street racing game set in an open-world city. Players compete in illegal night races across different event types, including circuits, sprints, drifting, and canyon duels on winding mountain roads, while evading police pursuits. Cars are drawn from licensed real-world models across tuner, muscle, and exotic classes, and can be heavily tuned and visually customized. A key feature is the crew system, in which players recruit AI wingmen with specialized roles to assist during races and take over rival-controlled territories.

Storyline

The player returns to Palmont City, where years earlier a major street race ended in a police ambush and they were blamed for making off with the prize money. Back in the city and hunted by a bounty hunter, the player builds a racing crew and challenges the gangs that control Palmont's neighborhoods, competing for territory while trying to learn who was really behind the setup that forced them to flee.

Developers
TransGaming Inc.EA Black BoxEA Canada
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Genres
RacingSimulator
Platforms
MacPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3Xbox 360
Game modes
MultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen
Perspectives
First personThird person
Keywords
achievementsarcade driving physicsburnoutcarscinematic jumpcustom soundtrackdead multiplayerdigital distributiondownloadable contentdriftingea appgames on demandgreatest hitshigh scorehumanking of the hilllaunch titleslevel selectionlicensed carslicensed soundtrackmicrotransactionplaystation trophiespolice chasepolygonal 3dproduct placementprofessional gamingslip cover packagingsplit-screen multiplayersports carsstreet racingunlockablesvehicle customizationviral achievementvoice chatxbox live

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