Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City DS
Metascore
70 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. GameSpot
    76
    An enjoyable and stylish street racer that offers plenty of customization options and a few sweet gamebreaker features.
  2. IGN
    75
    And in terms of arcade racers on the system, this is definitely one of the better ones. There's still plenty of room for improvement, but it at least brings the series back from the dregs after last year's awful "Most Wanted."
  3. Nintendojo
    72
    A fun and fast-paced racer with plenty of customization options. For racing fans, this is an excellent buy; just don't expect the single player portion to last very long.
  4. GameSpy
    70
    A giant leap ahead of "Most Wanted" and probably nudges "Underground 2" as the franchise's top title for the DS.
  5. GamesRadar
    60
    So while Carbon won't necessarily offend your street racing senses, it's won't knock your socks off either. One thing's for sure - it beats the hell out of last year's Most Wanted DS title, but since that's not saying much at all, we say take another pass this time around.
  6. Pocket Gamer UK
    50
    Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City lacks the spirit and energy we've come to expect from the series.

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User Score
7.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. MJA.
    8
    The game is excellent to me but the small selection of cars and the music is horrible. I don't know any of the songs!
  2. XaviG.
    4
    Way to hard too see the game. I only bought because it was on special. I recommenced getting another game. It's very easy to crash into traffic, especially when going up a hill, as when your going up a hill you can't see anything in front of the car as the car is blocking it. Also, the music is crap compared to recent NFS titles.… Full Review »
  3. JacksonC.
    10
    This game is good because of the very wide range of things to do.
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