Need for Speed: Carbon
About the Game
The 2006 game in the Need for Speed series is an evolution of the gameplay introduced in the previous games. The career mode offers complete freedom in a city with a story mode supported by FMV cutscenes, as featured in Need for Speed: Most Wanted , but now also set in the Carbon Canyon, where racers duel for territory in the city below. There still are many police pursuits. At the same time, the focus on tuning and sculpting your car remains, as introduced in Need for Speed Underground .
Gameplay & Core Systems
Up to eight players can race together, in the Pursuit Tag or Pursuit Knockout modes, with a few variations. To become the civilian car, you have to tag it and then try to fend off the cops as long as possible until you are tagged again by other players. Another mode allows you to drive cooperatively (up to four players) in a single race. The city and the surroundings in the career mode have been divided into different territories, controlled by gangs.
Standout Features
- As you win money from races, you can visit garages and car lots to make improvements to your vehicle.
- Many of them have been featured in previous installments, but there is a new selection and this year's edition introduces powerful muscle cars such as the Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger.
- Other features include the possibility to form your own crew, more detailed sculpting features, drifting races (introduced in NFS:U and replaced by drag races in NFS:MW ) and the new car classes.
- Pursuit Tag is a race of one civilian car against cop cars.
- In Pursuit Knockout everyone starts as a civilian car, but the last one at the end of the first lap becomes a cop and needs to cause as much damage as possible to the other speeders.
- You need to follow the boss in the first race, and he is in pursuit in the second one.
- The crew feature, with room for up to 6 cars, allows you to assign three roles to racers: drafters, scouts and blockers.
- These are supporting characters you can hire to help you win races.
Modes & Ways to Play
The PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions offer online multiplayer, missing from the PS2, GC and Xbox releases.
Presentation & Atmosphere
It enables you to modify the height of every part of your car through sliders, solely for visual effect.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Need for Speed: Carbon | Sony PlayStation 2 | PS2.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Poland | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Poland | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Polska Sp. z o.o. | Poland | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | GameWizz Interactive | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Japan | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Deutschland GmbH | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Published by | ak tronic Software & Services GmbH | Germany; Software Pyramide budget release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Germany; Software Pyramide budget release | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Controller Types Supported | Analog Controller | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Vibration | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Pressure/Touch Sensitive | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Racing | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone 10+ | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Developer | EA Canada | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1-2 players | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-30 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-03 | Poland | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-08 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-16 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| 2006-12-21 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2007-08-15 | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| 2007-10-25 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| 2008-08-21 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-15 | Germany; Software Pyramide budget release | MobyGames |
| 2006-10-30 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2006-11-03 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2006-10-31 | North America | PriceCharting |
| October 31, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| October 30, 2006 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| November 3, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIN | B000GPXS9Y | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-21493 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633152678 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 54321074 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030930052331 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-54321 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 54321074 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030941052337 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-54321/ANZ | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1326407762 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-66617 | Japan | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833007599 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1637579903 | Japan | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030932059710 | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-54493/P | Germany; Platinum release | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833008237 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-66869 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833008626 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-55061 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1742308816 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B001AQWVVE | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| upc | 014633152678 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B000GPXS9Y | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 54321074 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 014633356243 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5030930052331 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1705283895 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030930052331 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5035224052332 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030946052332 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1705283895 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
