Need For Speed: Carbon

[Speedster502]

the ps2 versions just as bad considering the freezers.

Umm I have had carbon for what seems like ages now completed about 10 times never ever has it froze ever. One good thing was is realism. I had after a really long pursuit in my Lambo Murcielago. I had during the pursuit slightly ran over a spike strip blowing a tyre (only one). Which was alright. Eventually got away probelm was though even after the pursuit had finished my car wouldnt get rid of this riduclous popped tyre so I had to drive it back to the safe house it still was popped the next time I used it then I modded it buying some new tyres in the proccess and fixed my probelm any one else had this?

 

[MusclecarChhris]

nope, but go down to the last link in my sig, read that! that goes to everyone who wants to hear an awesome two wheeler story

EDIT: mine freezes, but only at times when i in the safehouse and i jump to a race. all i do to fix is use gps to drive there. ****IT theres a firebird in the psp version >=0 and whats OTC?

 

[Camaro SS]

Ok, the weirdest glitch just happened. My 350Z is invisible except for the wheels! Anyone else get this? I also am able to drive firetruck even though I dont have it unlocked yet... 1 more thing ford gt only goes 5mph... And is actually PD1 cop car.:-(

 

[godzilla_GTR]

lol wtf

 

[Turbo Lag]

Ok, the weirdest glitch just happened. My 350Z is invisible except for the wheels! Anyone else get this? I also am able to drive firetruck even though I dont have it unlocked yet... 1 more thing ford gt only goes 5mph... And is actually PD1 cop car.:-(

Ok yeah dont worry, i think that happened to me several times

 

[Ermac26]

I just bought Need for Speed Carbon this past Friday afternoon and played it that night. I don't know about the sound track because I disable ALL music in ANY game I play because it is always way too distrating for me. I'd rather play my own cd's in the background then listen to any in game music. Second, the ONLY problem I've encountered with the game is the sound effects and speech seem to cut out for a brief moment then comes back. But, like I said I just started playing the game and never had any problems with it yet. I have the Playstation 2 version, and my brother has the pc version and his pc version is fine with no issues what so ever.

Then again this is all coming from someone who has ALWAYS loved all Need for Speed games except the rally games and the first two Need for Speed games. I only got into Need for Speed after the first Hout Pursuit came out for the computer and Playstation. Due to the added feature of cop cars and using cop cars, I always enjoyed the Need for Speed series. Not only that, the EA that makes the games are based here in Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Anyway, this game has peaked my interest for their games and am also looking into getting Need for Speed - Most Wanted and giving it a try as well.

Sorry to hear all the issues you guys seem to have with your copies. Being a technical support agent, try cleaning your systems and the disk and see what happens. Also, try calling SCEA them selves, I have many times

Anyway, I'm going to enjoy this game simply because I'm coming off Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 going to Need for Speed Carbon. So, bare with me and MAYBE I'll get more issues, if not then I'm happy.

But, based on what I played and seen with the computer version, I give this game an 8.5 out of 10


Edit = Ok, now that I'm farther into the game, it has froze on me afew times. Once before starting a race, once whilejust after buying a car, then once while I was modeling a car. So, it has roze for me. Oh, and twice when I hit a wall during a race and the sound got stuck at the point of impact, lol But still like the game. Also, does anyone have tips for winning the first 2 boss cars. I won the Aston Martin DB9, but I want the first 2. Should I start a new Career in hopes of getting them?

 

[Turbo Lag]

Well MW IMO is better because less ricing and more exotics and awesome cops.

 

[Ermac26]

hmmmm.....I have heard good things about MW...have to get a copy of it and try it myself...hope to get it soon though...maybe next pay next week

but any thoughts about getting the other 2 boss cars that I did not get the pink slips for in NFSC??? really want to use their cars but only have the DB9

 

[TopHat]

hmmmm.....I have heard good things about MW...have to get a copy of it and try it myself...hope to get it soon though...maybe next pay next week

but any thoughts about getting the other 2 boss cars that I did not get the pink slips for in NFSC??? really want to use their cars but only have the DB9

Why didn't you get pink slips? Thats odd.

 

[Turbo Lag]

You MOST of the time should get a pinkslip

 

[breakpoint]

You don't always get a pink slip so its not odd at all really. Usually, not all the time but most of the time if you pick the next to last from the right it will be the pink slip for that boss. On the muscle car career i started i got all of the pinks from start to finish, also did on the tuner one. Just started the exotic one and ive only gotten the aston martin so far....sigh.

 

[Turbo Lag]

But just remember that ive completed the game like 7-8 (from what i can remember) times. Just check CCX's thread out.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2534666&postcount=23

 

[breakpoint]

For some reason i can't get the 240? I tried to unlock it but nothing, really annoying. To unlock it all you have to do is complete the checkpoint challenges right? If so nothing happens cause ive done all the challenges on all the careers, i like doing the challenges in it. Now the cards, some of those things seem impossible to do. And also ive never had my game freeze on me. Ive done the muscle, tuner and now im working on the exotic career and through all of those not had a single problem...except it keeps playing horrible music

 

[Turbo Lag]

No,no,no. You gotta do the non-career ones; from the main menu. Look down the list and just browse around and you'll see a checkpoint challenge with the prize of 240. Do em'. It'll take a bit of time. The last checkpoint is definately the hardest and keep about 10min for it. After that, go into career, and race until you have 25,000 (i think) Then go to a car dealer, and buy it. I have the PS2 Collectores Edition BTW.

 

[breakpoint]

No,no,no. You gotta do the non-career ones; from the main menu. Look down the list and just browse around and you'll see a checkpoint challenge with the prize of 240. Do em'. It'll take a bit of time. The last checkpoint is definately the hardest and keep about 10min for it. After that, go into career, and race until you have 25,000 (i think) Then go to a car dealer, and buy it. I have the PS2 Collectores Edition BTW.

I don't have the collectors, i got the plain when it first came out cause thats all best buy had. I have completed all of the challenges on all of my careers. And i might add that not a single one was really all that hard. And in my careers i have around 350k on all 3. So from all that i guess i can't get it because of the collectors edition

What i meant by "careers" was on my actual game. e.g. muscle, exotic. etc. On every one of those careers i have finished all of the challenges. Not challenges in the career mode..which i don't know what those would be?

 

[Turbo Lag]

Not the one's like IN THE CAREER. But the one's on the Main Menu. But you cant get the SX anyways.

 

[breakpoint]

Not the one's like IN THE CAREER. But the one's on the Main Menu. But you cant get the SX anyways.

Yes i know i have completed all of them. Through the main menu is the only way to get to them anyways. All of those are pretty easy. Only one that was annoying was the dump truck getaway one. I didn't know there were challenge cards in "the career"?

 

[Turbo Lag]

Yea the Rewards Cards are EXTREAMLY dodgy

 

[3-Wheel Drive]

Okay, I just rented Carbon, to see if it is any good. I'm not that far along, all I have is the Camaro. And I have a question about vinyls:

How the hell do the numbers work? I pick one, and it only goes on one side. And changing the position is a pain in the ass. I'm trying to get the number 67 behind both back wheels, but I'm having to move and resize each number individually. On top of that, each arrow button changes the direction the decal moves depending on where on the car it is. I managed to get both numbers on the right rear, but it's almost impossible to put the number on the other side! As soon as it gets close, the movement shifts so left is up, up, is down, etc.

WTF??!!

 

[Ermac26]

Why didn't you get pink slips? Thats odd.

I'm assuming it's because I was randomly picking a " ? " when there were 4 and I just picking a random one not at the time that there was a pattern to which is the car, extra strikes against car, etc...I'm now doing a diff profile and my garage is going to be filled with nothing but Muscle classification type cars...Out of curiousity, when I start a new profile does it really start a new play of the game or use the first profile, aka Alias as theg ame calls it, to just continue on a diff path then the first one? Because to honest, I have very little cash in original Alias, started with Tuners and completed the Career and Challenge Sheets, but never filled my garage and never had more than enough cash to buy the Ford Mustang GT ( not the Mustang GT 500 ).

I'm at a loss as to what I did wrong...Could it be the eye candy I added to all my cars causing me to have no money to get the cards errrr....?

 

[Sakiale]

Ok, the weirdest glitch just happened. My 350Z is invisible except for the wheels! Anyone else get this? I also am able to drive firetruck even though I dont have it unlocked yet... 1 more thing ford gt only goes 5mph... And is actually PD1 cop car.:-(

Have you been playing with the skin designs? Happened to me in NFSUG2.

It was awesome!!!

 

[Turbo Lag]

lol wtf. how do you play with skin desginS?

 

[Sakiale]

I don't know. I was in the PC version, trying to get a Fiat Punto in the US version. I had to go through a bunch of files and stuff, and seeing as I no longer have the game I can't tell you.

 

[Ermac26]

I have terrible news. On my first Alias I made when I first got the game, I lost a pursuit and lost my last car . If I remember correctly the car I lost in was a Mazda RX 8 and was being chased by Corvettes, very fun. But lost and now have to start over Because of my stupidity I had hit a wall and tried backing up to avail and lost my ride and had no cash to pay the fines ( was short by 100 cash ) Oh well. On my 2nd Alias I managed to fill my garage with muscle cars like I wanted and have the GT 500 ( awesome Tier 3 car by the way )

Keep yas posted on my 2nd profile progress. Had to sell couple cars but manged it none the less

 

[Turbo Lag]

I find it really annoying for the cops to catch ya at the exact moment when you just stop to think

 

[•GT 4Ever•]

I also find it annoying that you have almost evaded tht police, then you smash into a wall, and as your first instinct, press SELECT to reset and you get busted. Happened to me millions of times.

 

[Turbo Lag]

I also find it annoying that you have almost evaded tht police, then you smash into a wall, and as your first instinct, press SELECT to reset and you get busted. Happened to me millions of times.

Your not alone

 

[MusclecarChhris]

yeah, or when they have you partially surrounded, and you are just about to get out through that huge hole in front of you when you suddenly get busted...