Need for Speed Carbon

Need for Speed Carbon takes players into a thrilling world of street racing, where betrayal leads to a quest for redemption. A dangerous canyon race that goes wrong starts the story. You are the best underground racer, and after getting away from the chaos of Palmont City, you crash in the dangerous Carbon Canyon. Darius, your trusted friend, takes the money and leaves you for dead. You wake up with nothing but determination and rebuild from the shadows, gathering a loyal crew to take back your throne.

The story takes place in Palmont’s neon-lit neighborhoods, such as Downtown’s sleek boulevards, Silverton’s industrial sprawl, Fortuna’s twisty suburbs, and Kempton’s high-tech highways. You take on other crews, including Kenji’s disciplined Bushido, Wolf’s aggressive TFK, Angie’s clever 21st Street, and Darius’s empire. Every boss battle raises the stakes, mixing personal grudges with land grabs. As you take control of more and more areas, random ambushes keep your heart racing and make you build defenses quickly. The climax at Eternity Pass is a heart-pounding duel in a canyon where one wrong move could mean death.

Playing Need for Speed Carbon is a great mix of arcade racing and deep strategy. Choose from three types of cars: Tuners for quick handling, Muscle cars for quick acceleration, and Exotics for very fast top speeds. Each type has its own physics that require you to drive differently. Crew members can change the game: a Blocker rams opponents, a Drafter gives nitro boosts, and a Scout shows shortcuts. In territory races, there are circuits, sprints, drifts, and speed traps. In canyon duels, there are reverse pursuits, where you have to outscore your opponents without using nitro.

With Autosculpt, you can change the shape of body kits, hoods, and spoilers to make your ride unique. Tiered upgrades improve engines, transmissions, and nitrous, and they also let you unlock vinyls and rewards with Boss Cards. Free roam lets you explore districts, but progression opens up new events, which keeps the campaign focused and fun to play again. Police chases add to the chaos with spike strips and helicopters, but they’re toned down for crew-focused action. The thumping music goes along with the drifts and wins, putting you in the 2000s street culture mood.

Carbon offers easy but challenging racing, whether you’re playing on a PC for clear graphics or Winlator for thrills on the go.

System Specifications

Desktop Graphics Minimal: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti / ATI Radeon 8500 (64MB VRAM).
Desktop Graphics Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 / ATI Radeon 9800 (128MB VRAM).
Desktop Processor Minimal: Pentium 4 1.7 GHz.
Desktop Processor Recommended: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz.
Android Processor Minimal (Winlator): Snapdragon 680 / MediaTek Helio G99.
Android Processor Recommended (Winlator): Snapdragon 870 / MediaTek Dimensity 1200.
Expect stable 60 FPS on recommended setups.

Review Videos: Need for Speed Carbon

Carbon’s legacy lives on through Winlator, which connects powerful PCs with new mobile technology. The way the crew works together, the canyon’s intensity, and the fact that you can customize it forever make it a classic rush. Get in there, build your empire, and own the night—racing greatness is waiting for you.

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Game Details

  • Publisher Electronic Arts
  • Developer EA Black Box
  • Release Date 2006-10-30
  • System OS Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
  • API DirectX 9
  • Resolution 1280x720
  • File Size 3.6 GB
  • Pre-installed Yes
  • Genre/Tags
    Racing Arcade

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