With nothing to do even after completing career mode, this game may just last shorter than the console game.
We start with Hot Pursuit 2 for the PS2, which kept me busy for around 40 hours, then there was Most Wanted, which I've played for 30 hours to date, then we stoop down to Carbon for the Xbox, which I've played for 20 hours before I got tired of it.
But nooooo, here's the DS version proving that games can be shorter than you've ever imagined!! Waaaaa-hooooooo!
I literally beat this ENTIRE game in less than 8 hours, getting 100% Career mode and everything. Plus, after career mode there is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING else you can do to occupy your time. A shame, considering Need for Speed is one of the strongest racing series out there.
The sound effects are okay, but suffer when it comes to the overused and cut-down versions of officially licensed songs. You'd think: Hey, whaddya know? A DS game with actual songs for a change!? GASP!!!!!11!1!oune!1
I assure you however, that after listening to the 1-minute versions of each of these songs around 3 times, you'll want to either turn off the music or turn off the volume.
Unfortunate that the graphics are the only thing that will catch your eye. While it does look nice and clean for a DS game, the other faults the game has are something the graphics could never heal.