Need for Speed Carbon offers players a number of game modes to choose from. However, when did a racing game, or any sports title in actual fact, really rely on a gripping story? Let us leave that to the RPG genre.
Unfortunately, the story is as dull as it sounds in this simple summary. The aim therefore is to win races by any means necessary and get to the top by ultimately defeating the various bosses in Carbon Canyon hence the title. Typically the player starts off with no street rep, a rubbish car and is confronted by a bunch of drivers who believe that Nigel Mansell drove like your Grandma. Now for essentially the same game that is a certain bargain. Before the game itself even comes under scrutiny it is worth noting that the PC version is some £20 cheaper for UK customers and is probably reflected worldwide.
But is this next instalment worth your hard-earned (or possibly laundered) money? With this review concentrating on the PC version (the PS2 review can also be found here and, unlike some websites, is actually different!) the answer would seemingly be that, yes, if you like your arcade racers this is worth a go. Like many other EA titles, the Need for Speed franchise goes through a fresh incarnation each year.
