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Need for Speed: Carbon

Released

  • PlayStation 3
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Mac
  • Xbox 360

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About

Need for Speed: Carbon is an arcade-style street racing game set in an open-world city. Players compete in illegal night races across different event types, including circuits, sprints, drifting, and canyon duels on winding mountain roads, while evading police pursuits. Cars are drawn from licensed real-world models across tuner, muscle, and exotic classes, and can be heavily tuned and visually customized. A key feature is the crew system, in which players recruit AI wingmen with specialized roles to assist during races and take over rival-controlled territories.

Developer
EA Black Box, EA Canada, TransGaming Inc.
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Genres
Racing, Simulator
Themes
Open world
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective
First person, Third person
Age ratings
CERO B, PEGI 12, ACB G, ESRB E10+, USK 12, CLASSIND 14
IGDB rating
72 / 100 (573 ratings)
Also known as
NFS: Carbon, NFS Carbon, NFSC

Release dates

PlatformRelease
Mac · North America · Worldwide · Europe
PC (Microsoft Windows) · North America · Europe · Australia · Japan
PlayStation 3 · North America · Japan · Australia · Europe
Xbox 360 · North America · Europe · Australia · Japan

Screenshots

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