The sequel to Ned for Speed Most Wanted, the game follows up right after the player jumps the bridge in Rockport. Sgt. Cross chases you through the canyons in NFS Carbon, until an accident happens in which you total your BMW.
The game is based off of a 'dominate the city' kind of story. You have win races in certain districts of the city, which then causes the district boss to take notice of you. Beat him and you dominate that district. Beat everyone to win the game.
This game, for the first time in any Need for Speed game, feature classic muscle cars. The customization options are way better than in other NFS games. It let's you create custom designs for your car and actually customize the size and measure of your car parts.
It's not as fun as Most Wanted, and it doesn't offer as much of a challenge. But it still is a fun game to play.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Need for Speed Most Wanted
This was the last NFS game I genuinely enjoyed. It has a simple yet cool story, an amazing selection of cars, a great location, etc.
The game starts off as the player being new to Rockport. While cruising through the streets with your custom and unique BMW M3 GTR, you get pulled over by the most infamous police officer in the district, a bounty hunter named Sgt. Cross. After your little run-in featuring a threatening warning, he takes off to answer a call.
Shortly after this, you end up in a race with a racer known as Razor. He challenges you to a race, but he only races for pink slips. Wanting to make a name for yourself, you accept.
During the race, you ultimately dominate him. Until about half way, when your car "breaks down". It is clear he sabotaged your car, causing you to lose.
The system of this game works around something called "The Blacklist". This is the 15 most notorious street racers in the city. When you first met, Razor was 15 (being the lowest) and used your car to get to the top. Now you must race and beat all the other 14 drivers on The Blacklist to get to Razor, beat him and you become the Most Wanted racer in the city (hence the name), as well as win your car back.
This game mixed in a NFS Underground style with a twist. You have full exploration free-roaming of the city, and unlimited races to take part in. But watch out for the police, they are relentless.
This game also remains one of my favorite racing games, but was (in my opinion) the last genuinely good Need for Speed game.
The game starts off as the player being new to Rockport. While cruising through the streets with your custom and unique BMW M3 GTR, you get pulled over by the most infamous police officer in the district, a bounty hunter named Sgt. Cross. After your little run-in featuring a threatening warning, he takes off to answer a call.
Shortly after this, you end up in a race with a racer known as Razor. He challenges you to a race, but he only races for pink slips. Wanting to make a name for yourself, you accept.
During the race, you ultimately dominate him. Until about half way, when your car "breaks down". It is clear he sabotaged your car, causing you to lose.
The system of this game works around something called "The Blacklist". This is the 15 most notorious street racers in the city. When you first met, Razor was 15 (being the lowest) and used your car to get to the top. Now you must race and beat all the other 14 drivers on The Blacklist to get to Razor, beat him and you become the Most Wanted racer in the city (hence the name), as well as win your car back.
This game mixed in a NFS Underground style with a twist. You have full exploration free-roaming of the city, and unlimited races to take part in. But watch out for the police, they are relentless.
This game also remains one of my favorite racing games, but was (in my opinion) the last genuinely good Need for Speed game.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Need for Speed Underground 2
Once again, I'm focusing a post on the Need for Speed Underground series. Underground 2 is super fun to play. Not only does it have just about everything the first has, but it also has an entire city to free-foam.
Personally, I find this game to be one of the best racing games ever made. With a wide range of vehicles (mostly tuners), including a new form of vehicle. SUVs, that's right, you can now race things like Escalades or Navigators.
The game starts as the player being new to the fictional city of Bayview, a place with as many street racers as an anthill has ants. A friend lends you her decked out Nissan 350z so you can get the feel for the driving and to get to the car lot where you get your first car. Before you hand her car back to her, there are a few races you can do to earn a little extra money early.
This game is the exact reason I got hooked on Need for Speed, full free-roam racing. The player must win races in order to unlock new areas of the city. Bayview is always alive with challenges from potential street racing competitors.
A few new features that weren't in the first Underground are sponsorships, URL (Underground Racing League) races, and SMS (Short Messaging System) which allows other racers to send you info on tournaments, special opportunities, new inventory in the various shops around the city, etc.
There is just so much in this game to love that even though it's an old game, I still play it. I simply can't think of anything bad about this game.
Personally, I find this game to be one of the best racing games ever made. With a wide range of vehicles (mostly tuners), including a new form of vehicle. SUVs, that's right, you can now race things like Escalades or Navigators.
The game starts as the player being new to the fictional city of Bayview, a place with as many street racers as an anthill has ants. A friend lends you her decked out Nissan 350z so you can get the feel for the driving and to get to the car lot where you get your first car. Before you hand her car back to her, there are a few races you can do to earn a little extra money early.
This game is the exact reason I got hooked on Need for Speed, full free-roam racing. The player must win races in order to unlock new areas of the city. Bayview is always alive with challenges from potential street racing competitors.
A few new features that weren't in the first Underground are sponsorships, URL (Underground Racing League) races, and SMS (Short Messaging System) which allows other racers to send you info on tournaments, special opportunities, new inventory in the various shops around the city, etc.
There is just so much in this game to love that even though it's an old game, I still play it. I simply can't think of anything bad about this game.
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