Need for Speed: Carbon

October 31, 2006

Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game in the Need for Speed series. It is the tenth installment and was the first game in the series to gain the PEGI rating of 12+. The game is a sequel to 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

How Long To Beat

11h

Main

13h

Extras

20h

Complete

Multiplayer

12h

All Styles

Developers:

EA Black Box EA Canada TransGaming Inc.

Publishers:

Electronic Arts

Genres:

Racing Simulator

Themes:

Open world

Game Modes:

Multiplayer Single player Split screen

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac PlayStation 3 Xbox 360

Where to buy:

Xbox Store

Additional Links:

More at:

IGDB

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Main plus extras

9 months ago

Finished Sep 19, 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows)

Obviously not as good as the game before this (Most Wanted), Carbon's strengths come from it's atmosphere and car classication and the different handling or feel of each class. Unfortunately a lot of features that could've made this game truly great aren't fleshed out, such as the crew mechanics, territory system and canyon races with breakable guard-rails only appearing in duels and drifts.

If you want a Pure+ experience with this game on PC, get the REDUX mod (made by the same guy who made the REDUX mod for Most Wanted 2005). If you want to experience this game with the ultimate rendition of what it could've been, get the Battleroyale mod.

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