Need for Speed Carbon.

You and your crew take up the challenge to battle for the city in fast and furious races – experience the pure adrenalin of the most daring manoeuvres imaginable. You are forced to risk everything as you race to take over your opponent’s district, block by block. When the cops intervene in force, the action switches to a different location: what starts off in the city ends in the Carbon Canyons. Every single bend is a challenge in which your prized reputation is at stake. Thanks to electrifying online racing, breath-taking graphics and the most advanced tuning and design tools for your wheels, Need for Speed Carbon from EA is the ultimate racing game for the next generation.

David Footman, who has worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as the “The Day After Tomorrow”, “X-Men”, “X-Men 3”, “iRobot” and “Fantastic Four”, directed the green screen video shoot with Emanuelle Vaugier, star of “40 Days and 40 Nights” and “CSI: NY”, who guides the players through the game as the virtual character “Nikki”. The game features fascinating use of technology thanks to the revolutionary AutosculptTM tool that allows vehicles like the Golf R32 to be custom-designed and tuned in every way imaginable. There are also a range of vehicle classes to choose from: Tuner, American Muscle or Exotic. The new driving model ensures that the cars’ handling is different in each class. Crew members can be selected and deployed according to their abilities. You can then challenge opponents from around the world over the internet.

EA is so successful in the field of in-game music that it has founded its own music label. The label has hit a new high with the soundtrack for Need for Speed Carbon. The soundtrack reflects the various car classes in the game: the riff-heavy power of such bands as Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal and Wolfmother fuels the Muscle Cars. For the game’s Japanese Tuner Cars, the soundtrack draws on the Electro genre personified by artists like Goldfrapp, The Presets and Melody. The sound for the Exotics comes from the British grime scene with Roots Manuva and Sway as well as international hip-hop from Pharrell and Spank Rock. While the various crews battle it out on the roads, the three music genres combine to create a gripping and explosive game soundtrack.

The dynamic races in Need for Speed Carbon require equally dynamic cars: that’s the only chance you have. This is where a Volkswagen comes along: within the Golf V R32 beats the heart of a veracious hero. It glides powerfully on the road and lets you feel the pure force of a racy engine – its 250 PS and the 20mm lower sport chassis provide it with a definite advantage in the Carbon Canyons.

Electronic Arts is the world’s leading maker of interactive entertainment software for PCs, game consoles and mobile phone games. Need for Speed Carbon is the 10th game in this successful series launched by the independent games publisher and developer in 1995. The most recent release came out in 2005.