Need for Speed: Carbon
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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.
Player support includes Co-Op, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), Team, and 2-4 Players.
Presentation & Atmosphere
It enables you to modify the height of every part of your car through sliders, solely for visual effect.
Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p), HDTV 720p, and HDTV 1080i. Audio support includes Custom Soundtracks and Dolby Digital.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Need for Speed: Carbon | Xbox 360.
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. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Germany | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 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 |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | France | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Publishing SARL | France | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Brazil | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Brazil | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Ltda. | Brazil | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Black Box | Japan | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | Progressive Scan (480p) | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 720p | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080i | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Custom Soundtracks | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Racing/Steering Wheel | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Force Feedback | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Racing/Steering Wheels Supported | Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Co-Op | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Team | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Online Players | 2-8 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Players: Co-Op | 2-4 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Content Download | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Online Multiplayer | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Scoreboard/Leaderboard | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Voice Chat | Xbox 360 | 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 |
| Developer | EA Canada | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-30 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-02 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-03 | Poland | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-03 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2006-11-03 | France | MobyGames |
| 2006-12-17 | Brazil | MobyGames |
| 2006-12-21 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2006-12-21 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2006-11-03 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2006-10-31 | North America | PriceCharting |
| October 31, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 21, 2006 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| November 3, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 014633152692 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 54347737 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030930052355 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000HFZCDI | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 54347737 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000HQUO2Q | Japan | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4988648482890 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1345233170 | Japan | MobyGames |
| asin | B000GPZSBK | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 54347737 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 014633152692 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B000HQUO2Q | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 4988648482890 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5030941052351 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 4988648482890 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| asin | B000HQUO2Q | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030941052351 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030945052357 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
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