I was expecting so much more
the gameplay is the same as the other NFS games, just drive around in an open city and look for races but now there's a twist, each area is controlled by rival gangs, so everytime you win a couple races in their turf, your gang takes over, after you take over most of the area, the leader of the gang challenges you, if you beat them, you take over. Another new edition to the game is being able to build and manage your own crew, and with your crew you have the option to race with or without them and about half of the time they actually help.
Overall NFS carbon should belong in any racing fans collection and the game itself is fun for ahwile but the annoying cops and the fact that you lose the cense of speed that in NFS most wanted, so this game is more of a rental than a buy, but if you decide to buy, go for the special edition.