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| caption = European cover art featuring a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution#Evolution IX|Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]] and a [[Dodge Challenger]] [[Drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] through a corner

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'''''Need for Speed: Carbon''''' is the latest installment in the ''[[Need for Speed]]'' series. It was shown in [[Electronic Arts|EA]]'s montage at [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[E3|E³]] 2006 conference and is the cover story in [[Game Informer]] magazine, dated July 2006. Carbon will be the the first in the ''[[Need for Speed]]'' series to be released for all [[History_of_video_game_consoles_(seventh_generation)|Next-Generation]] consoles. Carbon will feature a selection of cars from [[Need for Speed|Need for Speed:]] [[Need for Speed: Most Wanted|Most Wanted]], [[Need for Speed: Underground 2|Underground 2]], and many new additions including the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Road Car|Le Mans Quattro]], the [[Shelby]] [[Shelby GT500|GT500]], and the [[Chevrolet]] [[Chevrolet Chevelle|Chevelle SS]]. Night-time racing will make a return to the ''[[Need for Speed]]'' series with Carbon, as all promotional photos and videos are at night. Carbon will feature actress and model [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]].

* [[Electronic Arts]]

* [[Global VR]] (arcade)

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* [[Mac OS X]]

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* [[PlayStation 3]]

* [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]

* [[Xbox 360]]

* [[GameCube]]

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* [[Arcade game|Arcade]]<ref name="monkey" />

* [[Mobile game|Mobile phone]]

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| composer = [[Trevor Morris (musician)|Trevor Morris]]

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'''''Need for Speed: Carbon''''' is a 2006 [[racing video game]] and the tenth installment in the [[Need for Speed|''Need for Speed'' series]]. Developed by [[EA Black Box]], [[Rovio Entertainment|Rovio Mobile]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]], it was released on October 31, 2006, for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]], [[GameCube]], [[Windows]], and [[Mac OS X]], and on November 19, 2006 as a launch title for the [[Wii]] and in 2008 for [[Arcade game|arcade cabinets]]. A portable version, '''''[[Need for Speed: Carbon – Own the City]]''''', was released for the [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/743/743342p1.html|title=''Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City'' Review|access-date=June 24, 2008|work=[[IGN]]|date=November 1, 2008|archive-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084032/http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/743/743342p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zeebo]].<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23776|title=Zeebo Officially Launches In Brazil With ''FIFA'', ''Need For Speed'', ''Brain Challenge''|first=Leigh|last=Alexander|publisher=Think Services|date=May 27, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2010|archive-date=November 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112032021/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23776|url-status=dead}}</ref> While it featured similar gameplay to the console versions, the portable versions included new or modified gameplay elements, a different setting and storyline, and a different selection of teammates. ''Own The City'' is the final installment in the series to be released for Game Boy Advance.

''Carbon'''s storyline takes place after the events of ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'', and sees players conducting illegal [[street race]]s within the fictional city of Palmont City. The story focuses on the player's character taking control of the city from various street-racing gangs. While the gameplay is similar to its predecessor, ''Carbon'' introduced a number of new features, including crews and racing wingmen, [[Street racing#Japan|Touge]]-styled racing events, and greater customization options.

==Game info==

According to Game Informer and [[Larry LaPierre]], Executive Producer of EA Black Box, the game will be taking its ideas from real life racing clubs, giving you the abililty to recruit teammates, which is a first for ''NFS''. From the group of teammates you can pick specific people, like a scout who can help you through the track, a blocker who races beside you in the race and can target cars during the race and knock them off the course, and a drafter who can help you find the slipstream in the race. Also from this team you can assign Fabricators, people who "Trick Out" your ride, Mechanics, and a "fixer", a person behind-the-scenes who can get the "heat" off your back or truckers out of your way. Also new to the ''NFS'' franchise is the ability to win territories, which has benefits from certain car part stores to important people. The game will also feature a new technology called AutoSculpt, a tool giving you the ability to customize everything on your ride, down to how you want your rims to twist on the way from the center to the rim. You can also design exactly how your front and rear bumpers look. The game will also feature [[Drifting (motorsport)|drift]] racing, like that in ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'' and canyon racing, a race where you have to follow a racer down a mountain trail and not hit them or fall off the mountain.

Upon the release of ''Carbon'', the game received positive reviews from critics, though it faced some criticism over elements of its gameplay mechanics, including a lack of emphasis on police chases compared to its predecessor. A special ''Collector's Edition'' version was also released for PlayStation 2, Windows and Xbox 360. It included additional content; such new cars, new customization items and new events for two of its game modes. As of 2021, download versions of the game are no longer available for purchase in any online stores, and online play was shut down on September 1.<ref>{{Cite web|last=EA_David|date=May 31, 2021|title=An-announcement-about-some-older-NFS-titles|url=https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Need-for-Speed-Games/An-announcement-about-some-older-NFS-titles/td-p/10386697|access-date=June 15, 2021|website=EA Answers HQ|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113025639/https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Need-for-Speed-Games/An-announcement-about-some-older-NFS-titles/td-p/10386697|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also according to LaPierre, this game is the sequel to ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted|Most Wanted]]'' and incorporates many features used in ''Most Wanted''.

The game was succeeded by ''[[Need for Speed: ProStreet]]'' in 2007.

According to the July 2006 [[Game Informer]] issue, Need For Speed: Carbon's city is located on the [[West Coast of the United States]], presumably [[California]], and according to recent photographs there are multiple districts, each one different from the last. Several real-world cities that apparently influenced the designs of this city are [[Las Vegas]], [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[San Diego]], [[Seattle]], and [[Vancouver]]. A screenshot of a car's license plate has revealed that the name of the city is named Palmont [http://www.nfscars.net/images/screenshots/nfs10/1151069582.jpg]. Within each district there are 5-7 neighborhoods, and one goal in the game is to win as many of these neighborhoods as possible to gain turf and find better shops and teams. Studies on the photographs of the game itself reveal that there are steep and unforgiving canyons, a massive oceanfront harbor, a central business district lined with skyscrapers, palm tree-lined avenues, rolling high-class hills, Spanish missions, an area loaded with themed casinos and over-the-top resorts, and what appears to be a pseudo 'Asian Town' (one photo reveals a lantern-strewn avenue lined with oriental neon advertisements and pagoda-shaped buildings).

==Gameplay==

Recently, an interview that was taken with [[IGN]] revealed that there will be a comprehensive online experience, like the ability to upload your car's picture to needforspeed.com, complete with stats and modifications. Also, it is been revealed that the game will feature an online "Be the Cop" mode. It is unknown if there will be a "Be the Cop" mode offline.

===Overview===

[[File:NFSCarbonAudiLeMansQuattro&LamborghiniLP640.jpg|left|thumb|A heavily modified [[Audi Le Mans quattro]] compared to a stock [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] LP-640, showing the "Autosculpt" feature of the game]]

In the game, players take part in illegal street races that focus on different styles of races, utilizing a variety of licensed real-world cars (available at the time of the game's development and release) that can be upgraded and customized with new parts, while contending with the involvement of the police in their efforts to impede the player. Racing Events focus on competitive races with other drivers on circuits or point-to-point routes, checkpoint races, and races involving sprints or [[Drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] (the latter being absent in its predecessor), with players able to use Nitrous Oxide and Speedbreaker whenever needed – either to help win races or get out of tight spots – both of which recharge over time. The game itself features four game modes – Career, Quick Race, Challenge Series, and Multiplayer – with the latter featuring online gameplay available in all console and PC versions of the game, except for the [[Wii]] version.

The game operates on the same gameplay mechanics used in previous entries in the series, including its predecessor ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Most Wanted]]'', though ''Carbon'' introduced new elements. A new element exclusive to ''Carbon'' is Canyon events – special racing events styled after Japanese [[Mountain pass|Tōge]] racing, in which players compete in competitive racing on canyon roads outside the game's main setting. These events consist of sprints, drifting and duel events, in which the latter two feature a majority of destructible guardrails that the player must avoid crashing through or risk losing these respective events as a result. Duel events on these circuits operate differently to events involving major rival racers in ''Need for Speed'' games, as these are conducted across two stages on a canyon circuit – in each stage, one driver acts as the chaser and pursues the other at close proximity, with the first stage seeing the player as the chaser and scoring points the closer they can tail their opponent, while in the second stage their opponent becomes the chaser and the player must keep as much distance as possible to avoid losing too many points before the stage is completed. At the end of both stages, the car who took the lead wins if their score is positive, otherwise, their opponent wins if they turned it negative. Apart from scores, an instant win is possible depending on which mode the Duel is conducted in – in Career mode, the player can win instantly if they can stay ahead of their opponent for ten seconds, but lose if they fall behind for too long; in Online Multiplayer, a player wins if their opponent crashes through a guardrail.

IGN has confirmed in a video interview that [[Dean McKenzie]] will return to play the part of Cross [http://media.pc.ign.com/media/837/837025/vids_1.html]. Cross is a pivotal character in the current Need for Speed storyline. Since the events of [[Need for Speed: Most Wanted]] Cross has lost his job, as a sergant, with the Rockport police deparment and is now working as a bounty hunter. Cross feels that the hero (the player) is responsible for his downfall and is trying to make the hero's life difficult.

[[Police pursuit]]s, a staple of the series, function similar to ''Most Wanted'' in that police can turn up at any time during a race and attempt to impede the player during the event, except in Canyon Race events and checkpoint races; in Career mode, the police can also turn up during Free Roam, but will not act against the player unless they have a [[Arrest warrant|warrant]] (for evading a previous pursuit) or committed an offence in their sight, whereupon they focus on blocking in and arresting the player unless they can lose them and find a safe spot to hide until they lose their heat. As the player is pursued, they can either attempt to evade the cops or knock them out of action by ramming their cars or using destructible props called Pursuit Breakers to impede their pursuit, though extensive pursuits will cause the player's heat level to rise, leading to stronger pursuit tactics including [[spike strip]]s, [[roadblock]]s, and the involvement of state/federal authorities. ''Carbon'' modified the pursuit function by making police less dominant in arrest tactics at higher heat levels, and reducing the chance a Pursuit Breaker blocks/destroys a pursuing vehicle.

Licensed real-world cars used in the game are divided into three tiers (performance level) and three classes – [[Exotic car|Exotic]], [[Import scene|Tuner]], and [[Muscle car|Muscle]]. For example, a [[Nissan 240SX]] is a tier 1 tuner car, while a [[Chevrolet Corvette (C6) Z06|Corvette Z06]] is a tier 3 muscle car. Each car class also has advantages and disadvantages in terms of driving styles. Tuner cars have the best handling and cornering but have the lowest acceleration and top speed. Muscle cars have the best acceleration but have poor handling. Exotic cars have the highest top speed and better handling than Muscle cars but are not as agile as Tuners. Cars receive visual damage during the game, but no physical damage. Cars can be upgraded in performance through new components and fine-tuning of each component – such upgrades can help, for example, to improve speed, or improve braking. ''Carbon'' added the ability to customize visual parts via autosculpt parts, which allow adjustments of components for example, while adding flexibility with vinyls and decals by allowing them to be placed in layers over each other, with the ability to modify these in shape and size, and place them anywhere on the car. Additional cars and customization parts can be acquired through completing Reward Cards – each card consists of a set of challenges for the player to complete across the game modes, and reward the player either with a new vehicle to use or new parts for customization.

==Plot outline==

In an official Carbon video released by EA, [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]] is interviewed by [[Darin Perfonic]], Product Manager for Need for Speed: Carbon. [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]] gives an outline of the plot for Carbon.

=== Career Mode ===

{{cquote|''"Nikki plays the players girlfriend. And, um, and what happens is, the player left five years ago, and, and sort of left me, out of the blue, and I never really know what happened. And he comes back, sort of reclaim his reputation as a racer. And he asks me for my help in doing that, and trying to figure out what happened on that fateful night where he disappeared.''}}

The game's main mode focuses on the player competing in races against rival street racing crews, instead of individual racers like in ''Most Wanted'' and ''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2|Underground 2]]''. When starting in Career mode, players must choose a class that is not only permanent for their playthrough in this mode, but also dictates which of the initial three districts in the game's setting they begin in and which racing events are available first. Additional cars and classes become unlocked as the player progresses in this mode; any cars earned from Reward Cards for Quick Race mode are also available but without limitation. Players operate their own crew in Career mode and can recruit AI wingmen to assist them, each of whom operates under a different role – Blocker, Drafter, and Scout – and specialty – Fixer, Mechanic, and Fabricator. The type of role and specialty that each wingman operate under dictates how they assist the player – some can find shortcuts during races, while others can help to reduce police heat – with their role also dictating which car they drive in; the first two wingmen the player unlocks have their cars match the player's chosen class. During races, players may use their wingmen for a period of time, after which they must wait a while until their wingmen gauge has recharged before they can use them again, with the exception of scouts, who use their role for the entire race to find shortcuts.

To win career mode, players compete in races against other crews to secure territory – each district has a number of territories, each controlled either by the district's main crew or a minor crew through a series of racing events. Winning a majority of the races in a territory converts control to the player's crew and unlocks additional races elsewhere. Races that have been won can be engaged again, but the prize money offered is reduced as a result. Taking control of all territories will unlock a duel event with the main crew's boss, in which winning the event will allow the player to unlock special rewards, in a similar manner to the rewards offered in rival events in ''Most Wanted''. As the player accumulates territories, they can lose any earned by losing control over its racing events to minor crews, either by failing to defeat them in takeover challenges or forfeiting the right to do so.

{{cquote|''I reluctantly do so. I help him out, but I, you know I'm still very hurt and angry by the whole situation. Then as the, as the game goes on, you sort of find out, little, pieces of, of our relationship, and the relationship with all the other people, and what actually happened on the, on the night that everything went down."'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.com/nfs/carbon/us/news.jsp?id-14 |title=Emmanuelle Vaugier interview |accessdate=2006-09-22 |last=Perfonic |first=Darin |coauthors= |date=2006-09-19 |format= |work= |publisher= |language=English |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>}}

==Rumors= andQuick speculationRace===

Quick Race mode allows players to create custom events for single-player or multiplayer – both splitscreen or online – making use of any circuit and cars in the game, and altering various factors such as the difficulty of opponents, track conditions and so forth; what cars and circuits can be used depends on the player's progress in Career mode, though all players can be allowed to use wingmen they have unlocked in these events, provided this option is allowed.

It has been suggested by a member of Electronic Arts official forums [http://forums.ea.com], that [[The Internet Movie Database]] (IMDb) provides additional keys to the setting and storyline of ''Carbon'' by revealing at least some of the characters in the upcoming game [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790814/]. The character information was posted to the IMDb website on March 31, 2006, before the ''Carbon'' name was presented. There are several rumors about how the police will affect ''Carbon''.

===Challenge Series===

{{cquote|''"NFS Carbon - apparently so called due of its relationship with "Carbon Canyon" in California, where racers often meet up to drive around very fast and probably "race for [[Pink_slip|pinks]]" and the like - is due out on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance and PSP this winter.''

Challenge Series consists of a series of racing events that are divided into 12 categories, each divided further into three difficulty levels. Each challenge event requires the player to complete a specific goal, depending on the type of event, using a set car on a specific course in the game. Players may choose any category to begin with, unlike in ''Most Wanted'', but must complete in order of Easy to Hard. Completing all of the difficulty levels of a challenge unlocks either a new car or customization option for the player to use in other modes.

=== Online Multiplayer ===

''Those of you wondering whether it shares more in common with the ludicrously popular Need For Speed Underground games or the recent Most Wanted digression will probably find elements of both, by the sound of it, with lots of cop chases but also a definite sense of building up a "crew".''

Online Multiplayer mode includes circuit, sprint, canyon duels, and two multiplayer exclusive events – Pursuit Knockout and Pursuit Tag:

* In Pursuit Knockout, players compete in laps of a circuit, with each player in last place being knocked out and returning as cops to hinder the other players. The winner is the player who ends the race in first place.

* In Pursuit Tag, one player is a racer and must evade the others, who operate as the cops. If the player is arrested by another, they switch roles. The winner is the player who spends the most time as the racer.

== Plot ==

''This time your gang of racing pals will have unique characteristics in each of their favour. Some will be better at ramming people off the road, others at slipstreaming and so on. Your pals wont be able to help you during the "canyon races" the title hints at, where you have to race after an opponent without getting caught out by the scenery."''}}

=== Setting ===

<small>Extract taken from www.eurogamer.net</small>

''Carbon'' takes place within the fictional city of Palmont, which encompasses four boroughs linked by a highway system; Kempton, which houses the city's industrial complexes; Downtown, which houses the city's metropolitan and financial buildings; Fortuna, which houses the city's residential area; and Silverton, which houses the city's casino & resort facilities. The city is also surrounded by three canyons known as East, West, and Carbon, which feature their own layout of the route, but which are not connected to Palmont. In the game's story, which takes place during a fixed period at night, the player is not able to access Silverton until they have made progress in career mode and only can access the canyon routes during events.

==Official= carsStory ===

Several years prior to the events of ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Most Wanted]]'', a street racer (whose role is assumed by the player) took part in a major street race around Palmont for a large cash prize. The three other racers were each the leader of a street racing crew: Bushido's Kenji ([[Ken Kirby]]), 21st Street's Angie (Danielle Kremeniuk), and T.F.K. (The Fortuna Kings)'s Wolf (Shaw Madson). However, the racers were ambushed by the Palmont Police Department (PPD), who had [[SWAT]] immobilize the player's opponents with an [[Electromagnetic Pulse|EMP]] and began arresting everyone involved. The player escaped with the help of Darius ([[Tahmoh Penikett]]), the leader for the Stacked Deck, and his then-girlfriend Nikki ([[Emmanuelle Vaugier]]); before leaving she handed over the bag containing the race's prize money, but it turned out to contain paper. Under Darius' advice, the player quickly fled Palmont after being accused of sabotaging the race.

Following his narrow escape from Rockport, the player returns to Palmont but is pursued along a canyon route by former police sergeant Jonathan Cross, who after previously appearing as a police officer in ''Most Wanted'', now works as a [[bounty hunter]] and seeks revenge against him. After a long and heated canyon chase, the player's [[BMW M3 GTR]] gets totaled, and Cross attempts to arrest them for the 150-thousand-dollar bounty on their head but is paid off by Darius. Offering to help the player, Darius asks Nikki, who now dates him, assist him despite her belief that the player betrayed everyone for the prize money. With Nikki's help, the player receives two crew members{{snd}}Neville ([[Chris Gauthier]]) and Sal ([[Elias Toufexis]]){{snd}}to help in races and a safehouse to operate from. On Darius' advice, the player begins taking part in street races for control over territories controlled by rival crews across three of the city's main boroughs. In the process, he also engages against Kenji, Angie and Wolf, defeating them and securing a member of their crew to aid them, each of whom confides in the player that they suspect someone else set up both them and each crew member's former bosses as Yumi ([[Melody (Japanese singer)|Melody]]), Colin (Steve Lawlor), and Samson ([[Noah Danby]]) were all at the race between the player, Angie, Wolf, and Kenji, and each of them saw a vital piece of evidence to confirm the race had been rigged and doomed to an ambush by the PPD all along.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Need for Speed: Carbon|developer=[[Electronic Arts]]|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=2006|platform=[[PlayStation 2]]|quote=Need For Speed Carbon – various cutscenes after unlocking Sal, Colin of TFK, Yumi of Bushido, and Samson of 21st Street.}}</ref>

After securing all three boroughs, Darius calls a meeting with the player, only to reveal that he sought to use the player to take control of the city from the other crews, betraying him to Cross. After leaving, Nikki arrives to save the player after making a secret deal with Cross. She soon reveals that Darius was responsible for setting up the player for the theft of the prize money{{snd}}Darius had tipped off the police, and in the chaos that ensued, switched out the prize money while leaving the player to take the blame by helping them escape the [[police sting]].<ref>{{cite video game|title=Need for Speed: Carbon|developer=[[Electronic Arts]]|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=2006|platform=[[PlayStation 2]]|quote=Need For Speed Carbon cutscene after beating the last crew.}}</ref> Now aware of the truth, Nikki sides with the player to help take control of the last city borough, leading Darius to reinforce his crew with assistance from Kenji, Angie and Wolf to prevent this.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Need for Speed: Carbon|developer=[[Electronic Arts]]|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=2006|platform=[[PlayStation 2]]|quote=Need For Speed Carbon Cutscene after unlocking Nikki.}}</ref> The player eventually defeats Darius and his crew, gaining control of all of Palmont's territory and wins Darius's [[Audi Le Mans quattro]] in a pink slip, despite Darius warning them to enjoy their victory before someone faster than them takes over.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Need for Speed: Carbon|developer=[[Electronic Arts]]|publisher=Electronic Arts|platform=[[PlayStation 2]]|date=2006|quote=''Need For Speed Carbon'' Cutscene after beating Darius.}}</ref>

== Development ==

[[Image:Nfscarbon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A [[Mitsubishi]] [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution|Lancer Evolution IX]] and a [[Lamborghini]] [[Lamborghini Gallardo|Gallardo]], two cars featured in ''Need for Speed: Carbon''.]]

''Need for Speed: Carbon'' was first shown in [[Electronic Arts|EA]]'s montage at [[Nintendo]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2006 conference and booth and was the cover story in the ''[[Game Informer]]'' magazine issue from July. ''Carbon'' is the first in the [[Need for Speed|''Need for Speed'' series]] to be released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Wii]] consoles and also the final in the series to be released for [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[GameCube]], and [[Game Boy Advance]]. ''Carbon'' features some of cars of its predecessors, namely ''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]'' and ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'', but also incorporates many new additions including the [[Audi Le Mans quattro]], the [[Chrysler]] [[Chrysler 300#SRT|300C SRT 8]], [[Chevrolet]]'s [[Chevrolet Chevelle|Chevelle SS]], and the [[Alfa Romeo Brera]]. Carbon features the Canadian actress and model [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]] as Nikki, the player's main source of help and ally in the Career storyline. The game is available for use with [[Mac OS X]]<ref>{{cite web|title=EA > GAMEFINDER > ''Need for Speed Carbon'' |url=http://findgames.ea.com/game/needforspeedcarbon |access-date=December 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220163304/http://findgames.ea.com/game/needforspeedcarbon |archive-date=December 20, 2008}}</ref> and is the only game in the ''Need for Speed'' series available on a Macintosh computer. The minimum system requirements for Mac OS X include an [[List of Intel processors|Intel Core Duo processor]].<ref name="allgamesystemrequirements">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=52899&tab=sysreqs |title=Need for Speed: Carbon - Macintosh System Requirements|last=Leach |first=Gracie |publisher = [[AllGame]] |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114233150/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=52899&tab=overview |archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> ''Need for Speed: Carbon'' debuted at number one on the UK All Format Gaming Chart on its first week of release, beating [[Konami]]'s ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christmas charts take shape|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/24722/Christmas-charts-take-shape|date=November 13, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926233635/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/24722/Christmas-charts-take-shape|archive-date=September 26, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Carbon'' was also the first game in the series to feature detailed character animations for the Windows and seventh-generation releases using [[facial motion capture]], where in-game models of characters such as Neville, Darius, Wolf, Angie and Kenji appear in real-time cutscenes taunting or remarking the player in a race or at certain points.<ref name="Orvalho">{{Cite book |last1=Orvalho |first1=Verónica Costa |last2=Orvalho |first2=João |date=2011 |journal=Business, Technological, and Social Dimensions of Computer Games: Multidisciplinary Developments |title=Character Animation: Past, Present and Future |chapter=Character Animation |pages=49–64 |doi=10.4018/978-1-60960-567-4.ch004 |isbn=9781609605674 |chapter-url=http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/character-animation-past-present-future/53921 |language=en |access-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920204607/https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/character-animation-past-present-future/53921 |url-status=live }}</ref> This has however been omitted on the sixth-generation and Wii versions due to platform limitations.

Cars that have been officially announced for Need For Speed Carbon:

The '''''Need for Speed: Carbon – Collector's Edition''''' was released for PlayStation 2, Windows and Xbox 360. It features four exclusive cars, ten pre-tuned cars, six new races, three unique challenge events, ten unique [[Decal|vinyls]] and a Bonus DVD showing the making of ''Carbon'' and showcasing all the cars used in the game. The Collector's Edition also features alternate box art and a metallic-finish sleeve encasing the case of the game. Although the Mac edition doesn't display the Collector's Edition title, it contains all Collector's Edition features. The downloaded version of the game features the Ultimate Performance Kit, 2006 [[Pagani Zonda]] F and the 1971 [[Dodge Challenger]] R/T. An arcade version of the same name was released by EA Arcades in 2008.<ref name="monkey">{{cite web|url=http://www.monkeygamesroom.co.uk/arcade-machines/driving-arcade-machines/need-for-speed-carbon-twin-driving-arcade-machine/prod_568.html|title=Arcade Machines – Driving Arcade Machines – ''Need For Speed Carbon'' Twin Driving Arcade Machine|work=Monkey Gamesroom|access-date=March 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204055047/http://www.monkeygamesroom.co.uk/arcade-machines/driving-arcade-machines/need-for-speed-carbon-twin-driving-arcade-machine/prod_568.html|archive-date=February 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="arcade">{{cite web|url=http://www.primetimeamusements.com/arcadegame.php?id=221|title=''Need For Speed: Carbon'' – Standard Model|work=PrimeTime Amusements|access-date=March 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016001013/http://www.primetimeamusements.com/arcadegame.php?id=221|archive-date=October 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[Alfa Romeo Brera|2006 Alfa Romeo Brera]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/brera_full.jpg Image]

*[[Audi R8 Road Car|2007 Audi Le Mans Quattro]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/lemansquattro_full.jpg Image]

*[[BMW M3 GTR|2003 BMW M3 GTR]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/bmw_full.jpg Image]

*[[Chevrolet Camaro|2009 Chevrolet Camaro Concept]]<nowiki>**</nowiki> - [http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/Tom160606/need-for-speed-carbon-2006101711-1.jpg Image]

*[[Chevrolet Chevelle|1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606a/chevelless_full.jpg Image]

*[[Chevrolet Corvette Z06|2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606a/corvette_full.jpg Image]

*[[Chrysler 300C|2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/300c_full.jpg Image]

*[[Dodge Challenger|1971 Dodge Challenger]]<nowiki>*</nowiki> - [http://nfs-planet.de/images/nfsc/screens/cars/0052.jpg Image]

*[[1969 Dodge Charger|1969 Dodge Charger R/T]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606a/chargert_full.jpg Image]

*[[Ford GT|2005 Ford GT]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606a/fordgt_full.jpg Image]

*[[Ford Mustang GT|2006 Ford Mustang GT]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/mustang_full.jpg Image]

*[[Jaguar XK|2007 Jaguar XK]]<nowiki>**</nowiki> - [http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/Tom160606/need-for-speed-carbon-2006101711064.jpg Image]

*[[Koenigsegg CCX|2006 Koenigsegg CCX]]<nowiki>**</nowiki> - [http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/Tom160606/need-for-speed-carbon-2006101711063.jpg Image]

*[[Lamborghini Murcielago|2004 Lamborghini Murcielago]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/murcielago_full.jpg Image]

*[[Lotus Elise|2004 Lotus Elise]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/elise_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mercedes-Benz CLK 500|2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK500]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/slk500_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG|2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/sl65_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren|2004 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/mcclaren_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mitsubishi Eclipse|1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/eclipse_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mitsubishi Eclipse|2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/eclipsegt_full.jpg Image]

*[[Nissan 240SX|1992 Nissan 240SX]]<nowiki>**</nowiki> - [http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/Tom160606/need-for-speed-carbon-2006101711-2.jpg Image]

*[[Nissan 350Z|2006 Nissan 350Z]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/350z_full.jpg Image]

*[[Nissan Skyline GT-R|1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/community_tease3/SkylineGTRR34_1.jpg Image]

*[[Pagani Zonda|2006 Pagani Zonda F]]<nowiki>*</nowiki> [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/11-1.jpg Image]

*[[Plymouth Barracuda|1970 Plymouth Cuda]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/hemicuda_full.jpg Image]

*[[Porsche Cayman S|2006 Porsche Cayman S]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/caymans_full.jpg Image]

*[[Renault Clio|2005 Renault Clio V6]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/clio_full.jpg Image]

*[[Shelby GT500|1967 Shelby GT500]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606/shelby_full.jpg Image]

*[[Toyota Supra|1998 Toyota Supra]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/supra_1_full.jpg Image]

*[[Vauxhall Monaro VXR|2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/090606a/monaro_full.jpg Image]

*[[Volkswagen Golf|2006 Volkswagen Golf R32]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/081506/golfr32_full.jpg Image]

The arcade version was developed by [[Global VR]].

== Soundtrack ==

<nowiki>*</nowiki><sub>Exclusive to [http://www.ea.com/nfs/carbon/us/news.jsp?id=18 EA Downloader NFS: Carbon Collectors Edition]<sub></br>

The game features a licensed soundtrack by EA Trax just like other games developed by EA. Unlike most other games, there are different songs depending on what car category you are using. For Tuners, it mostly plays electronica music performed by artists like [[Gary Numan]], [[Ladytron]], [[The Presets]], as well as [[Melody (Japanese singer)|Melody]] (who is known for portraying the Bushido crew member Yumi in the game). For Muscles, they mostly play rock songs performed by artists like [[Eagles of Death Metal]], [[Wolfmother]] and [[Kyuss]]. For Exotics, its mostly rap songs performed by Ekstrak, [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]], Sway, [[Spank Rock]] and [[Dynamite MC]]. These songs can only be heard during free roam or checkpoint races. The game also has a composed soundtrack performed by Trevor Morris that mostly plays during race sequences and canyon duels. Some of the pursuit chase music performed by Paul Linford that was originally featured in ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need For Speed: Most Wanted]]'' also plays during pursuit chases.

<nowiki>**</nowiki><sub>Exclusive to [http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread.jspa?threadID=134023&tstart=0 NFS: Carbon Collectors Edition]<sub></br>

_{Source - Official Need for Speed site: [http://www.ea.com/nfs/carbon/us/news.jsp?id=11 Link]}

== Reception ==

In the August issue of [[Game Informer]], EA said that there will be 50 cars in the game. Also, in a video interview with NFS Carbon producer Scott Nielsen, it is stated that there will be more than 50 cars {{fact}}.

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (PC) 78/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Aggregate score for PC at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211191459/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(X360) 77/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Aggregate score for Xbox 360 at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106235303/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(PS3) 75/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|title=Aggregate score for PlayStation 3 at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304135546/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(GC) 75/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|title=Aggregate score for GameCube at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224233832/https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(PS2) 74/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Aggregate score for PlayStation 2 at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214171240/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(Xbox) 74/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=Aggregate score for Xbox at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522064034/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(Wii) 67/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/need-for-speed-carbon/critic-reviews/?platform=wii|title=Aggregate score for Wii at Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=February 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216172121/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/need-for-speed-carbon|url-status=live}}</ref>

| GSpot = (PC, X360 & Xbox) 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6161048/ |title=PC review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229191300/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6161048/ |archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160883/ |title=Xbox 360 review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228175638/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160883/ |archive-date=February 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160932/ |title=Xbox review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217084630/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160932 |archive-date=December 17, 2011}}</ref><br />(PS2, PS3, & GC) 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6162200/ |title=PlayStation 3 review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724005937/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6162200/ |archive-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160933/ |title=PlayStation 2 review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720043442/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6160933/ |archive-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6161044/ |title=GameCube review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723220647/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6161044/ |archive-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref><br />(Wii) 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6162626/ |title=Wii review at GameSpot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222011905/http://uk.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-carbon/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6162626 |archive-date=December 22, 2011}}</ref>

| IGN = (PC) 8.2/10<ref name=IGNPC>{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/need-for-speed-carbon-review-6?page=3 |title=PC review at IGN|date=November 2021}}</ref><br />(PS3) 7.9/10<ref name=IGNPS3>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/11/16/need-for-speed-carbon-review-2?page=2|title=PlayStation 3 review at IGN|date=November 2021|access-date=March 14, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213031429/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/11/16/need-for-speed-carbon-review-2?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(GC & Xbox) 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/need-for-speed-carbon-review-3?page=3 |title=GameCube review at IGN|date=November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/need-for-speed-carbon-review-5?page=3 |title=Xbox review at IGN|date=November 2021}}</ref><br />(Wii) 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/12/05/need-for-speed-carbon-review?page=3 |title=Wii review at IGN|date=November 2021}}</ref>

| Macworld = (Mac) {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Peter|title=Need for Speed: Carbon - Mac Review|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/188681/nfscarbon.html|publisher=Macworld|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319175916/https://www.macworld.com/article/188681/nfscarbon.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

| Play = 76%<ref>Play magazine review, issue 151, [[Imagine Publishing]]</ref>

}}

''Need for Speed: Carbon'' was met with generally positive reviews. ''[[IGN]]'' gave the PC version an 8.2 out of ten<ref name=IGNPC /> and the PlayStation 3 version a 7.9 out of ten.<ref name=IGNPS3 /> ''[[GameSpot]]'' gave praise for adding more movie clips, customization and solid gameplay, but was critical about frustrating boss battles and underutilizing police chases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Need for Speed Carbon Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review/1900-6161048/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624211238/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/need-for-speed-carbon-review/1900-6161048/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Speculated cars==

Cars that have been seen in images / videos or hints found across the Internet.

*[[Aston Martin DB9|2004 Aston Martin DB9]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/j.jpg Image]

*[[Chevrolet Camaro|1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS]] - [http://nfsplanet.com/images/nfsc/screens/ingame/0037.jpg Image]

*[[Dodge Challenger|2008 Dodge Challenger]] - [http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/723/723208/new-carbonized-media-20060803015909680.jpg Image]

*[[Dodge Charger|2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/a.jpg Image]

*[[Dodge Viper|2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10]] - [http://www.nfsunlimited.net/media/nfsc/screenshots/39.jpg Image]

*[[Shelby GT500|2007 Ford Shelby GT500]] - [http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/727/727503/need-for-speed-carbon-20060823092201935.jpg Image]

*[[Infiniti G35|2003 Infinity G35]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/l.jpg Image]

*[[Lamborghini Gallardo|2004 Lamborghini Gallardo]] - [http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/727/727503/need-for-speed-carbon-20060823092302357.jpg Image]

*[[Lexus IS|2001 Lexus IS300]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/14.jpg Image]

*[[Lotus Europa S|2006 Lotus Europa S]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/y-1.jpg Image]

*[[Mazda 3|2007 Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/mazda/5_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mazda RX-7|1999 Mazda RX-7]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/mazda/4_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mazda RX-8|2003 Mazda RX-8]] - [http://images.ea.com/games/nfs/carbon/_img/screenshots/mazda/2_full.jpg Image]

*[[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution|2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR Edition]] - [http://nfsplanet.com/images/nfsc/screens/ingame/0031.jpg Image]

*[[Plymouth Road Runner|1969 Plymouth Road Runner]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/h.jpg Image]

*[[Pontiac GTO|2006 Pontiac GTO]] - [http://nfs-planet.de/images/nfsc/screens/cars/0043.jpg Image]

*[[Porsche Carrera GT|2004 Porsche Carrera GT]] - [http://www.nfscars.net/images/screenshots/nfs10/1151070444.jpg Image]

*[[Porsche 997|2006 Porsche 911 Turbo]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/x.jpg Image]

*[[Porsche 911 GT3 RS|2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS]] - [http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j95/Maa-Jussi/NFS_Carbon/Cars/Porsche/911_GT3_RS.jpg Image]

*[[Subaru Impreza WRX STi|2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi]] - [http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/sr20drift3r/c-1.jpg Image]

*[[Toyota AE86|1984 Toyota Corolla GT-S]] - [http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/pretender2j/bilder_27372.jpg Image]

*[[Toyota MR2|1993 Toyota MR2]] - [http://nfs-planet.de/images/nfsc/screens/cars/0041.jpg Image]

''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the game an average score of eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3151671|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718055520/http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3151671|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=PC Game, Need for Speed: Carbon}}</ref> ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]''{{'}}s Daniel Wilks commended the game for its "large gameworld", but criticized it for its easy drift course mechanics and the actors in the cutscenes.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wilks|first=Daniel|date=December 2006|title=Need for Speed: Carbon|journal=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|publisher=[[Next Media]]|issue=158|page=72|issn=1320-7458}}</ref> The Australian video game talk show ''[[Good Game (television series)|Good Game]]'' gave the game five out of ten.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s1803922.htm| title=Good Game stories – ''Need for Speed: Carbon''| publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation| date=December 5, 2006| access-date=June 11, 2010| archive-date=September 8, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908221908/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s1803922.htm| url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==

''[[Macworld]]'' editor Peter Cohen gave the Mac OS X port four out of five stars, praising the variety of different cars to choose from and engaging storyline. Mild criticism was noted relating to performance issues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Peter|title=Need for Speed: Carbon - Mac Review|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/188681/nfscarbon.html|publisher=Macworld|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319175916/https://www.macworld.com/article/188681/nfscarbon.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

*[[Dynamite MC]] - Bounce & After Party

*[[Ekstrak]] feat. [[Know-1]] - Hard Drivers

*[[Ladytron]] - Sugar

*[[Eagles of Death Metal]] - (Don't Speak) I Came To Make a Bang

*[[Every Move A Picture]] - Signs Of Life

*[[Gary Numan]]/[[Tubeway Army]] - Are "Friends" Electric

*[[Grandmaster Flash]] and [[The Furious Five]] - Scorpio

*[[Goldfrapp]] - Ride A White Horse (Serge Santiago Remix)

*[[Kyuss]] - Hurricane

*[[Lady Sovereign]] - Luv Me Or Hate Me

*[[Ladytron]] - Sugar (Jagz Kooner Remix) & Fighting In Built Up Areas

*[[melody.]] - FEEL THE RUSH (Junkie XL Remix)

*[[Metro Riots]] - Thee Small Faces

*[[Part 2]] feat. [[Fallacy (band)|Fallacy]] - One Of Dem Days (Remix)

*[[Pharrell]] feat. [[Lauren]] - Skateboard P presents: Show You How To Hustle

*[[Priestess]] - I Am The Night, Colour Me Black

*[[Roots Manuva]] - No Love

*[[Spank Rock]] - What It Look Like

*[[Sway]] - Hype Boys

*[[The Bronx]] - Around The Horns

*[[The Presets]] - Steamworks

*[[The Vacation]] - I'm No Good

*[[Tiga]] - Good As Gold

*[[Tigara]] - Girl Fight (Mr. D Hyphy Mix)

*[[Tomas Andersson]] - Washing Up (Tiga Remix)

*[[Valinet Thorr]] - Heatseeker

*[[Vitalic]] - My Friend Dario

*[[Wolfmother]] - Joker And The Thief

*[[Yonderboi]] - People Always Talk About The Weather (Junkie XL Remix)

The [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Need for Speed: Carbon'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year|Racing Game of the Year]]" at the [[10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2007&idGameAwardType=120 |title=2007 Awards Category Details Racing Game of the Year |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=8 November 2023 |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128141605/https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2007&idGameAwardType=120 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Pre-ordering==

The [http://www.eastore.ea.com EA Store] is currently accepting pre-orders for NFS Carbon on the PSP, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360.

''Need for Speed: Carbon'' has sold 3.2 million copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Totu|first1=Florian|title=100 million ''Need for Speed'' Games Have Been Sold to This Day|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/100-million-Need-for-Speed-Games-Have-Been-Sold-to-This-Day-125015.shtml|website=[[Softpedia]]|publisher=SoftNews NET SRL|access-date=August 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402024311/http://news.softpedia.com/news/100-million-Need-for-Speed-Games-Have-Been-Sold-to-This-Day-125015.shtml|archive-date=April 2, 2012|date=October 22, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Its PlayStation 2 version received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name=dpelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum |work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

EA is also accepting pre-orders for the Collector's Edition of NFS Carbon available as a download for the PC when the product is released.

The Collector's Edition is slated to have 3 new cars, 10 specially tuned cars, six new races, and a collectors DVD containing behind the scenes footage from the production of the game.

== References ==

==Minimum System Requirements==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

The official PC system requirements from the NFS Carbon download [https://account.ea.com/commerce/product-info.jsp?ipath=15&locale=en_US&sls=2&site=eaco&prodid=NFSCARBONCE&skin=nfscarbonce&app=commerce Pre-Order Webpage] are:

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*OS: Windows XP SP2 (32-bit edition only)

* {{IMDb title|0790814|Need For Speed: Carbon| (2006 Video Game)}}

*CPU: 1.4 GHz or faster

*Ram: 256 MB or more

*Hard Drive: 6 GB or more free space to download and install

*Video: DirectX 9.0c compatible

*Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

*Input: Keyboard, mouse, or USB Streering Wheel / Gamepad

===Compatible Video Card Chipsets===

Video card with 64 MB or more memory and one of these chipsets is required:

*NVIDIA GeForce3 / NVIDIA GeForce4 (Ti series only) and ATI Radeon 8500 or higher.

==Works cited==

===References===

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===External links===

* [http://www.ea.com/nfs/carbon/us/index.jsp Need for Speed: Carbon Home Page] Official Site

* [http://www.nfscars.net NFSCars] Largest Collection of Fan modelled Cars for the Need for Speed Series

* [http://www.nfstuning.com NFS Tuning] Many information about most popular Need for Speed series

* [http://www.nfsg.net/nfsc/ NFSGarage] Carbon info at NFSGarage

* [http://nfscarbon.chatroad.info ''NFS Carbon''] french fansite

* [http://www.nd4spdworld.com ND4SPDWorld] Fan site

* [http://www.needforlumbriga.com/ Need For Lumbriga] Brazilian NFS Fan Site

* [http://www.sokos.ucoz.ru Russian NFS Carbon Fan Site] Самые свежие новости игры {{ru icon}}

* [http://www.nfsplanet.com NFS-Planet] Fan site

* [http://www.nfsunlimited.net NFSUnlimited.net] Fan site

* [http://www.nfs-fr.com NFS-FR] Fan site {{fr icon}}

* [http://www.gamerwithin.com/?view=article&article=1450&cat=5 Need for Speed Carbon Info]

* [http://www.ea.com/theater.jsp?media=videos EA Media Center] Official trailer.

* [http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=584&s=l] ''Need for Speed: Carbon''

* [http://www.nfsultimate.com/news.php ''NFSUltimate''] All About Need For Speed Carbon, Most Wanted, Underground 2, Underground, Hot Puruit 2, Road Challenge, Hot Pursuit, The Need for Speed

* [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/718/718218p1.html ''IGN: Need for Speed Carbon Preview''] An in-depth preview of the game with screenshots and details on the gameplay.

* [http://www.tactics-center.ovh.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7 Opis, forum o grze Need for Speed: Carbon - Poland Fan Site]

* [http://www.needforspeed.pl/ NeedForSpeed.pl]

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