Video Game Review: Need for Speed Carbon

The Factory Previously known to the world as Electronic Arts, has struck again. The Need for Speed franchise never seems to get tired, seeing a benchmark so high that few arcade racers come close, much less threaten the games obvious superiority. With Need for Speed: Carbon (NFSC), EA brings to us a stew of the best of its predecessors, and then some.

The Story

The game starts off where NFS: Most Wanted Ended- your unceremonious return to your old city of Palmont. A flashback also ensues, informing you that you high- tailed it to Rockport in the first place because you ticked a bunch of people off plenty. You must redeem yourself in the eyes of your former peers, not to mention one highly cheesed-off ex-girlfriend(played by the hot but not Josie Marian Emanuelle Vaugier ) . You need to take over the territories of the other gangs in the city, bringing back the old sense of order that you left behind. If you can't figure out how, perhaps you should read a different review.

The story ( and I use the term very loosely) progresses in the mixture of full motion video and CG that Most Wanted brought to us. Unfortunately, while the acting was hilariously tacky, the acting in this one rivals the movie industry's prize turkeys.

Which Door?

When you start off, you get to choose from three car classes- The Muscles, Exotics, and the Tuners- each with its own advantages and quirks. The Muscles are insanely powerful and slide like oil on a banana skin, the Exotics are natural superstars, and the Tuners on embarrassing number of customizations. The Muscles are undoubtedly the most entertaining, you can handle any thing. Overall, though the cars handle pretty much the same way as Most Wanted- rock solid, but with sufficient variations to keep you entertained.

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