Overall, this is a good game. But a few things bother me about this title... This is basically a mix of NFS: Underground and NFS: Most Wanted, which isn't bad, but... I was expecting some new content, and not for them to just bring back what everyone liked about the past games. The graphics were nice, but, all of the lighting effects from most wanted are hidden because of the nighttime setting. Know the game is set up like a gang war, which has you fighting for territory. Which isn't bad, but the game world feels about the same size as Most Wanted. I was expecting an environment at least twice as large. And another thing I don't like about this game, and the past two is, That the majority if cities in the real world have a fairly large set of straight intersections in their down town area. NFS seems to think that cities streets are all curved lines. It would have been easy for them to put an area in there with a nice amount of traffic to get through. My opinion... This game is not living up to it's potential.… Expand

omg omg, i played the demo and thought it wasnt that good, but am i proven wrong in a big way with the full version, this game is amazing, i love the canyon duels and the night time driving what a buzz you get and super graphics at top speed using nitro and no drop in framerate, i have a 42inch plasma hdready and it looks fantastic. a must have.. great job ea 10/10

After Most Wanted I was very dissapointed with this game. It's very easy and boring and looks worse than NFSMW did. Avoid this if you have any sense.

Best need for speed yet! each nfs game gets better and better with new and original features and after each one you think to yourself that they've done everything and won't be able to come up with anything new but they've managed it again. the new autosculpt feature is immense!!! you will be fiddling with it for hours trying too make your camaro look perfect and when you have spent every last penny on it you win an even better already done up car off a boss. its madness. crapy story but do not miss out and buy this amazing game.… Collapse

Great fun! Definitely a 10.

Truly one of the finest arcade racers on the market currently.

Though there has been upgrades from most wanted carbon is basically a regurgatation of the past 3 NFS titles, the city is almost the exact same as underground 2, but looks a heck of a lot better. I like that they brought drifting back and added canyon dueling, muscle cars are a nice touch as well, the online play is very fun but sometimes laggy, overall this is a lot like the other NFS titles that is why it is a 7, but that does not hold it back from being a good game that is very fun to play. Buy if you like racing games, but if your sick of the NFS titles then this is nothing different (for the most part). But I personally like this game, though it is nothing new.… Expand

Why does every driving game these days require a disgustingly badly written storyline and free roaming? This would be the result, if Disney had made GTA, but the point is, not every game has to be like GTA. I have a hard time imagining anyone to whom the ridiculous teenage boasting would appeal. Maybe pre-teens find it cool, but I doubt it. The UI co-driver system is just pointless extra feature stacking, when you feel your product isn't good enough as a plain driving game. Gladly, I bought it used for 10 euros. Even that is too much for this game. Please, for your own sake, avoid this game.… Expand

I just don't get it. It's like EA spent the last year trying to recycle Underground 2 into Carbon. Where do I start? Let's see... the environment is actually LESS detailed than Most Wanted, the "new" world map looks like a Risk reject, the performance upgrades don't give you an edge, your wingman just gets in the way, there's no Speedbreaker in the Canyon races, the AI catch-up is extremely inconsistent, there's STILL no custom controller configuration... need I go on? Electronic Arts: is Hot Pursuit 3 too much to ask?… Expand

I had fun racing don't get me wrong, it's just not as fun as some of the other NFS games. Also who in the hell made the achievements/trophies for this? It is god awful. Believe it or not we all have lives and it's really stupid that one of the first achievements I unlocked was finishing the game. Fun for a little while but no lasting value.

very bad game , terrible controls and unreal handling. Parts are too expensive and cops are way too hard. Not a very good game in my opinion. Don't get it .