Need For screenshots showing the game at an unlikely angle. For the record, most of what you'll play in Carbon has been seen many times in the other recent Need For Speed titles, and feels Top Voted Answer. For the canyon race, dont handbrake, break only in the aproach, never in the turn, then hit the gas after ur done breaking for the corner, if u pass him on the first turn, pass him on the left, then remain in front blocking him, then hit the gas around the second corner and you should be ahead of him for ten seconds. Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City review When mediocre is mixed with vanilla, it produces Carbon on the DS Electronic Arts Need For Speed Carbon: Price Comparison. $23.29. View. $59.99. $26.96. So you if want a racing game with a superb storyline, NFS: Carbon-Own the City is probably not for you. The music is pretty sweet, there's plenty to choose from, and you can add your own music simply by having it on your memory stick, going into options, and selecting the songs you want. unfortunately it only plays the music you add in the The new gameplay doesn't always improve the experience, but the racing can still be quite intense and still has a pronounced sense of style. That guy from Battlestar Galactica isn't much of a Razor As a confirmed car nut, I love racing games. I'd previously played a couple of Need For Speed games--the godawful Underground: Rivals and Most Wanted: 5-1-0 for the PSP. . While looking for a used DS, I came across this game and decided to give it I have to admit to being biased; I loved the original Need for Speed. I mean, back on the 3DO. NFS: Carbon is not like that game very much; in particular, it has a much more arcade-like feel, and cars can do a lot more that's just not plausible. On the other hand, it's a pretty fun racing game. Graphics: Quite nice. WORST FEATURES: Starting to feel stale and too familiar as a whole. Soundtrack is very poor compared to last year. Sense of speed not as impressive as Most Wanted. Another year, another installment in EA's Need for Speed street racing experience. Let's start with some background: since 2003's QycLg.