Need for Speed Carbon seems
like a throwback to the early days of the series, when we spent most of our
time outracing cops in the desert. The racing action is as fast and furious as
ever, and this edition incorporates both city and canyon racing for a variety
of thrills and spills. The download is large and the
installation lengthy, but the provided content offers an excellent trial of the
full version. Customize one of three cars--Chevy Camaro
SS, Lamborghini Gallardo, or Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution IX, in Muscle, Tuner, and Exotic
classes, respectively--with the AutoSculpt feature, then take to the city
streets with two races to claim territories as your own and unlock a two-car
duel along the canyon.
After
a brief disclaimer from digitized model Emmanuelle Vaugier and a reminder to
always wear your seatbelt, you're transported to the car-selection screen,
where you pick your weapon, tweak it as you see fit, then take it into battle.
The Circuit Race pits you and three teammates against four of the Scorpions. If
anyone on your team finishes first, you win. The Drift Race forces you into
many tight curves that require drifting. The more curves you drift through, the
more points you earn. The last, unlockable race along the canyon starts in
medias res, as you must follow a Scorpion car tightly, then lose him when you
take the lead. There's not enough here to keep anyone driving forever.
CPU:
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Pentium
4 or equivalent 2.4GHz
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RAM:
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1
GB
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VGA:
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128MB
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (NVIDIA Geforce 6800+/ATI Radeon 9800+)
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
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DX:
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DirectX
9.0c
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OS:
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Windows
2000 Service Pack 4 / Windows XP Service Pack 2 (64-bit versions are not
compatible)
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HDD:
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4.7
GB for CD/DVD versions / 11 GB for EA Downloader version (5GB for download,
6GB for install)
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Sound:
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DirectX
9.0c compatible
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ODD:
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8x
DVD drive (Europe) / CD drive (North America) The Collector's Edition only
comes in PC-DVD format and requires a DVD drive
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Network:
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512
Kbps connection; 2-8 Players
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Recommended
peripheral:
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Keyboard,
Mouse Optional: USB Steering Wheel / Dual Analogue Gamepad
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