“Prepare yourself for the most customisable Need For Speed yet”

Need For Spped is widely acknowledged as one of the best racing series ever made and Need For Speed Carbon doesn't let down in stunning style and realism.

Need for Speed Carbon is a fast and furious racing game that features both city and canyon racing environments. However, be warned that the download is huge and you'll need a good 5 minutes to let the installation take its course but after you do, you'll think it well worth it. In this demo, you can adapt three main cars - a Chevy Camaro SS, Lamborghini Gallardo and a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Once you are strapped in, you race with three other team mates against 4 Scorpion cars. There is a huge amount of G-Force placed on the cars as they take the bend and you'll find yourself drifting an awful lot. However, this is exactly how you earn points - the more drift, the more points. It is however, almost impossible to beat the lead Scorpion car - they're just too damn quick and one mistake sees you out of the game for good.

A great racing game that has definitely been improved although the gameplay can be so challenging, you want to give up easily.

Languages:

English

Limitations:

Two cars and three car models are available to select from in this test version

OS requirements for Need for Speed Carbon:

OS: Win2000/XP

Minimum requirements:

Processor: 1,7 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Video: 64 MB
Screen resolution: 640x480
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended requirements:

Processor: 2,5 GHz
Memory: 1,0 GB
Video: 256 MB
Screen resolution: 1024x768

Pros

Amazing graphics and sound
Realistic cars

Cons

Huge file download size

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From the publisher of Need for Speed Carbon

The game's tagline is "The Battle for the City Is Won in the Canyon". What starts in the city is settled in the canyons as Need for Speed Carbon immerses you in 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.

With online racing and the most advanced graphics and car customization tools ever, Need for Speed Carbon is the ultimate next generation racing game.

All-new Canyon Duel and Drift race modes are the ultimate test of skill and nerve, where one wrong turn could cost you more than the race. Race for control of the city block-by-block by taking down rival crews on their turf, then defeat their crew leaders in life-or-death races in Carbon Canyon. The revolutionary new Autosculpt™ car customization tool gives you the power to design and tweak your crew’s cars in ever way imaginable.

Affiliate with the Tuner, American Muscle, or Exotic car classes and prove once and for all who makes the best set of wheels. A 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 win races and customize your cars.

Take your custom Autosculpted car online and challenge other live racers from around the world. The most riveting Need For Speed edition yet.