My car careens down the sheer edge of a canyon road, teetering on a razor thin edge where at any moment I could lose control. I apply the handbrake and start to slide around the turn, inches from the guardrail. I just know I’m going over the edge. But somehow, almost miraculously, my back tires manage to hold their traction on this gravelly mountain road. Only after this is do I realize that I have been clenching my leg muscles. After the race, I’m so hopped up on... Read more

Anyone who has a taste for street racing will enjoy Need for Speed: Carbon. While it isn't a revolution in racing design, it's a good game with a lot to do. Players who are deep into Test Drive Unlimited or Project Gotham won't find much to write home about, but players looking for an exciting drive should be pleased with the large urban landscape and sexy cars. Read more

Need for Speed: Carbon

makes a smaller leap forward than Most Wanted did, but the series does remain king amongst the accessible and classic arcade racers. With beautiful graphics, varied races, a good driving model and endless options for personalisation flavored with a story consisting of cool cut-scenes this is an easy chunk of entertainment. But personally we would have loved to see some more innovation, body and depth and less shallow innovations like the crew members. Read more

Need for Speed: Carbon

Need for Speed: Carbon takes you by the scruff of the neck and throws you straight into the world's most dangerous and ferocious form of street racing. With over 50 real-world licensed cars, including the Mazda RX-8, BMW M3 GTR Street, Dodge Viper SRT10 and Lamborghini Murcielago, there should enough to keep even the most jaded petrolhead happy. The game is the first in the series where you can build a crew and race in all-out urban warfare for your city against rival... Read more

The Need for Speed series is special. It's special in the sense that EA makes one of them every year, and yet, only seem to make a meaningful entry into the series every couple years. Last year's Need for Speed: Most Wanted did a good job of trying to update the series in a way that helped bring the Need for Speed title a bit more credibility, and for the most part, it succeeded much more than the Underground games ever did. Now, a year later, we get Need for Speed:... Read more