Need For Speed - Carbon

DOWN4U · 06-11-2006, 11:45 PM

after gaining my copy of need for speed most wanted 3 months prior to its australian release last year i am getting the new copy..

need for speed carbon, dont know the release date but ill have a go at it tommorow,

i will keep you posted, should be fun.

satria · 07-11-2006, 12:26 AM

ummmm how are you getting this??? time for you to post us some copies lol

70caprigt3k · 07-11-2006, 12:37 AM

I am "purchasing" my copy as i type so hopefully i can play it by tomorrow.

klawsterfobik · 14-11-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 70caprigt3k

I am "purchasing" my copy as i type so hopefully i can play it by tomorrow.

haha, good luck. Its goddam massive, it took me over a week to get and thats on 1.5mbp/s down!

I've been playing it for the past 4 and a bit hours, its pretty good. Though i am playing it on the computer, i cant wait to see what it will look like on the XBOX. The only thing i can really grump about is the drifting, its pretty bad, its more like highspeed slides than acutal drifting. It pretty much goes on how fast your travelling through the corner, rather than angle *shrugs*

Ive had fun drifting in the SS camaro, and the SRT-8 300c, you can imagine how awkward the 300c looks

b2tf · 14-11-2006, 08:49 PM

Can you drive a cop car in Carbon? I actually enjoy doing the chasing rather than being chased.

fastleno · 07-11-2006, 12:54 AM

i have had it for a week good game.

Van D · 07-11-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fastleno

i have had it for a week good game.

Same with my mate (not sure on a week though). Looks alright from what i've seen.

Falcon_Phill · 07-11-2006, 05:36 AM

I like it. Its about time they put some decent muscle cars in.

Sapper · 07-11-2006, 08:18 AM

What are the differences between carbon and most wanted?

Zed7fiddy · 07-11-2006, 09:04 AM

Will it be available on the old xbox or jsut 360?

XzLr8 · 07-11-2006, 11:07 AM

nah available on all platforms, and the diference between most wanted and carbon is carbon is focusing more on the drifting side of things, with a whole lot more customization...ive only played the demo and it looks pretty good from what ive seen. Pretty sure release date is the 9th atleast thats what EB games told me. And yeh the muscle cars sound awesome, should be a good game when its released.

smiley · 07-11-2006, 11:59 AM

Just an observation, carbon full version is available for download on bit torrent, so does that mean its been released overseas? or that people have somehow got pre-release copies.

XzLr8 · 07-11-2006, 12:02 PM

think it dropped overseas start of november or end of october, cause australia always getsgames a week later then the u.s i fink. and how do i use utorrent...like how do i d/l stuff off it or where do i d/l stuff to open on it??

Ryan · 07-11-2006, 12:05 PM

Is it ricey, like NFSUG 1 and 2?

I'll probably get it, but nothing beats the original NFSs.;)

S3SR · 07-11-2006, 01:26 PM

try going to the official NFS carbon page theres an "interactive" section and shows all the cars.....and my dream cars are there...merc/mclaren SLR/ DB9 ... a car i own dodge charger RT, car id love to own hemi cuda, Ford GT new mustang gt500 and old one, and the rest in between.

i hope this game will allow users to download new content so it doesnt become like NFS UG 1/2 they got boring after a while.....they should make it the WOW (world of warcraft) of NFS (need for speed series)

enjoy

Ryan · 07-11-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

try going to the official NFS carbon page theres an "interactive" section and shows all the cars.....and my dream cars are there...merc/mclaren SLR/ DB9 ... a car i own dodge charger RT, car id love to own hemi cuda, Ford GT new mustang gt500 and old one, and the rest in between.

i hope this game will allow users to download new content so it doesnt become like NFS UG 1/2 they got boring after a while.....they should make it the WOW (world of warcraft) of NFS (need for speed series)

enjoy

Thanks mate.;)

Just had a look. I like the range of cars.

DOWN4U · 07-11-2006, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

i hope this game will allow users to download new content so it doesnt become like NFS UG 1/2 they got boring after a while.....they should make it the WOW (world of warcraft) of NFS (need for speed series)

enjoy

agreed, been imagining if they released a version like that for a long time.

gozza · 07-11-2006, 03:31 PM

I have read a review in a 360 mag and it states the game play will be like Most Wanted

More Sim than underground

XzLr8 · 07-11-2006, 05:24 PM

yeh it has the same feeling and appeal as most wanted just focusing more on the drift side of it, and bringing bak the drift physics from nfs2 which were probably the best ive seen

martO · 07-11-2006, 06:22 PM

I personally rekon nfsu1 and 2 and mw are much better. The graphics are good, the autosculpt thing is interesting and you can make some pretty cool wheels.

The drifting is pretty crap, its like its over sensitive but once you get the hang of it .. its still crap. The crew members thing is like trying to rip of juiced, and then making it self much crapper. You can have like a crew member that goes and blocks other cars for you, which is just stupid, the game is easy enough without that. Cars don't sound bad, they have a decent note to them.

Overall, its pretty meh. Can be fun, and the modifying can be cool, but overall not that great.

XzLr8 · 07-11-2006, 07:50 PM

i found mw was very poor, very limited mods but as far as cars went it was the first time in a while they brought exotics into it, but by far nfs2 was the best one next to the old most wanted on ps1

Josh_XC · 07-11-2006, 09:29 PM

Ive completed it now, yes thats all ive done the past week at work lol. I have to say i aint that impressed. Still a good game but in my opinon a step backwards.

DOWN4U · 07-11-2006, 10:11 PM

yes it is availiable on torrent spy and bit torrent, and the likes ...

MrSparkle · 14-11-2006, 09:44 PM

Installed and played briefly tonight, not sure about this "wingman" thing though...

Largely it seems to be just "more of the same", nothing I was all that impressed with so far. I still find I'm going back to Toca3 & GTR2 more than anything! Then again, there's always NFS2SE, still the best in the series!

Dezza · 14-11-2006, 10:49 PM

I've been playing it, and while I enjoy the graphics and the large range of cars, there are a few things that annoy me. One is drift mode. It sucks, I didn't mind the drifts in the underground series but this is pathetic. It isn't about car control, it's all about speed.

The second thing is, there are all these cars I want to unlock, but need to play online, or do all sorts of fancy stuff to unlock. It should be easier to unlock all the cars.

Thirdly, at times the framerate drops significantly. I'm not running a bad system, I can even run Doom3 without difficulty but Most Wanted and Carbon seem to struggle a bit.

BA Falcon Xr6 · 14-11-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ea_silver_ghia

I've been playing it, and while I enjoy the graphics and the large range of cars, there are a few things that annoy me. One is drift mode. It sucks, I didn't mind the drifts in the underground series but this is pathetic. It isn't about car control, it's all about speed.

The second thing is, there are all these cars I want to unlock, but need to play online, or do all sorts of fancy stuff to unlock. It should be easier to unlock all the cars.

Thirdly, at times the framerate drops significantly. I'm not running a bad system, I can even run Doom3 without difficulty but Most Wanted and Carbon seem to struggle a bit.

yeah dude tell me about i've finished the game drifts suxs hardcore.

satria · 14-11-2006, 10:58 PM

i bought the game... the muscle car side of things is a great step forward, but the game sucks overall. I brought it back and traded it for battlefield 2142.

When will EA come to their senses and bring back 'hot pursuit' style need for speeds where it's about racing and cop chases? get rid of the WHOLE storyline, they are for 6 year olds and maybe bring back the vehicle showrooms and picture galleries, they were interesting! not this "this is my territory, so stay out" crap... everyone knows that NO ONE acts like that in the real world.

thats my rant

huggiebear · 15-11-2006, 12:21 AM

for those who havnt got a copy you can download the demo (650MB) from here

ftp://3dgr130:sdf4d533@3dgamers.mirr...on_demo_eu.exe

70caprigt3k · 15-11-2006, 12:45 AM

Yeah its a pretty weak game, a huge step forward car wise but the whole ricer fantasy thing is annoying and since when were barracuda's, chargers, gt 500's or camaros 5spd's i think someone needs to do a little more research.

EB-maen · 15-11-2006, 12:53 AM

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Can you drive a cop car in Carbon? I actually enjoy doing the chasing rather than being chased.

I think there is some online race mode where the last person to complete a lap becomes the cop, but I don't think there is any way to conduct a pursuit event on the single player side of things. There might be though.

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not this "this is my territory, so stay out" crap... everyone knows that NO ONE acts like that in the real world.

Tell me about it. The crap I hate most is the constant "Your car is a joke, you should go home now" in all the underground-themed games. Having someone in an rx7 tell you that your murcielago is nothing compared to their car is somewhat pathetic, although I'm sure that similar scenarios to that sometimes do happen in real life, as depressing as it may be.

Some of my cars:
GT (I don't usually put body kits on a GT in any game containing it, but this one wasnt that bad really and gave it a more racey feel):

Attempt at making the mustang look like a GT-R:

Camaro:

Charger:

300c: