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EA feels Need for Speed again with Carbon

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jun 22, 2006 3:51 pm PT

Latest installment in long-running series sets players loose in city streets, winding canyon courses on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and more.

The Need for Speed franchise has come a long way since debuting on the ill-fated 3D0 system more than a decade ago, and it's about to go a little further. The Electronic Arts-published series' next installment, Need for Speed Carbon, will see the in-game action spill out of the sprawling city streets and into the world of canyon racing.

NFS Carbon

The E3 trailer for Need for Speed Carbon.

At the game's outset, players will race as part of a crew "in an all-out war for the city, risking everything to take over your rivals' neighborhoods one block at a time." Police presence eventually forces the war out of the city proper, and the races continue on the treacherous roads of Carbon Canyon. EA is emphasizing customization options in Carbon, giving players the ability to set the configurations of their rides, as well as those of their crews.

While Carbon was first mentioned publicly in Sony's pre-Electronic Entertainment Expo conference this year, it hadn't been officially acknowledged by Electronic Arts until today. Need for Speed Carbon will be released this November on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, Game Boy Advance, PSP, PC, and mobile phones.

177 Comments

  • DarthSidious3

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 11:06 am PT

    so.......we own a crew eh.......well.....this is probly going to be the best NFS. cant wazit for the one after, see how ridiculous that is....lookin forward to it.

  • blue5_thunder

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 12:30 am PT

    im so happy that its nearly out

    i will definitely get when it first come out

    (just hope its costs £30 or less)

  • farrari_zx

    Posted Oct 12, 2006 5:41 pm PT

    thats alot of systems it will be on damn.............

  • unnilennium78

    Posted Sep 26, 2006 1:57 am PT

    This game with the racing around canyon feels like a Japanese Anime... Initial D

  • Halfsmoke

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 8:45 am PT

    i want this game so D*mn bad

  • grayzer1974

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 10:28 am PT

    i want this 1

  • RatZrule

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 8:16 am PT

    carbon rulz!
    auto sculpt will make history in gaming world
    thanx EA

  • thesethcohen

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 6:24 am PT

    HOT PURSUIT 2 is still the best Nfs game the rest are just crap (saying this i have got underground 1 and 2 and most wanted none really compared)

  • thesethcohen

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 6:09 am PT

    what the hell ......
    justin1_1_8
    i hated the nfsmw game. well, thats bcuz i only bought it 4 the psp. that stunk! it was a waste of 50.00. carbon will have lambos ...have you played most wanted on ps2 that had at least 2 lambo's in what the tronk did you get it for psp for

  • smallars

    Posted Aug 19, 2006 3:21 am PT

    when i played underground 1+ 2 i want to play at the sun at the day so much

    when i am playing most wanted i miss the night and the dark so much

    so please ea you have the money take the time but please make it that players can play in the 2 kind of day time

    it got to have :
    cops,alot of cars,real damege,repair cost , citizen cars,

    about the real damege so i tought about it and it can be like a playing mode that you can change in the options like in most wanted when you can choose that you want or dont want damge to the car so you can choose if you want to play realisic mode or the reguler one the realistic mode will have things like when you crush your car realy hard like in 250 km in a car or a tree or a wall your car is dead you need to buy a new one if you do to much drift with the car the tires will blow up and you need to buy new ones take this game to anthor level and make it a dream come true for all the guys who want to race to be near it like they never was

  • dumdum32

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 1:45 am PT

    I liked NFS MW and NFSU 2 and basically every EA racing game there is, but taking the action out of the city and into the Carbon Canyon sounds awesome! What I would like to see is damage effects, realistic ones (unlike the spectacular Burnout 3 ones, but still smashin' enough to be cool).

  • slayerv2

    Posted Jul 15, 2006 9:23 pm PT

    Well yes i think ea is getting it right , again

  • cloud_790

    Posted Jul 12, 2006 10:16 am PT

    Not bad. Looks like EA is starting to get it together. Saw the video clip and it looked like some kind of muscle car (chevelle or something) was racing. Hope it's better than most wanted. Most wanted was good but had its flaws. Cutsceans were lame. I don't care if he was black and a cop. I would have kicked his a** or at least take his car out. Razor was such a punk I didn't care too much to get back at him. Espically when I had at least three cars that were a heck of a lot better then the M3. The soundtrack sucked too. Why did they have to try and make this game so "hip" and stuff. The Burnout games rule and they also have great soundtracks. One more thing. How about online play? R* has gotten that right so far. Love MC3 Remix, espically online. Some pointers for you EA. Watch the competition more.

  • justin1_1_8

    Posted Jul 9, 2006 1:04 pm PT

    i hated the nfsmw game. well, thats bcuz i only bought it 4 the psp. that stunk! it was a waste of 50.00. carbon will have lambos i know because i saw acouple of screens at www.needforspeedcarbon.com it looks like the best nfs game out there. Good going EA!!!!!

  • O_G

    Posted Jul 9, 2006 9:59 am PT

    this game looks like it's going to be the best Idea NFS ever made. Can't wait to see how it looks on X360

  • M-Yu

    Posted Jul 8, 2006 12:29 pm PT

    This looks very good, The visuals look impeccable

  • N2O_blaster

    Posted Jul 6, 2006 6:55 pm PT

    all u haterz shouldnt even b here this is people who like and support ea games and the nfs series

    talk **** some were else S.O.B.s

    need 4 speed is the best racing game out there and no 1 can beat it
    Tats FINAL.......

  • redfox5555

    Posted Jul 6, 2006 12:24 pm PT

    by what they say here it looks like the ps3 and wii will come out in or before November

  • fidodido7777777

    Posted Jul 2, 2006 9:55 am PT

    its great they're releasing more NFS's...let's juss hope this one gives us more customising options and focuses more on the midnight illegal street racing feel. They need to add the old TUNERS...the Skylines, 350Z's, Civics, Acuras...the cars that u CAN customise in reality, not carrera GT's. Drags and drifts have got to come back in the game, otherwise its juss another MW

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