My NFSC PS2 Demo Review
Posted: 03 Sep 2006, 23:01
So yeah...i played the PS2 demo of Need For Speed Carbon Today, the PS2 demo is exactly like the last video i posted from NFS-Planet.
So, I'll give you some quick little details about the demo and the modes in it for those who havent downloaded the video.
The demo consists of 3 game modes; circuit, drift, canyon duel. ---> in order.
Once you finish the 3 of them, you beat the demo.
Cars available are EVO IX, '67 Camaro, Gallardo.
You can AutoSculpt all of the cars, but the demo gives you just 3 Autosculpt zones and a base bodykit, also a base rim that you cant change. (Full game has 10 different Autosculpting zones and variety of Bodykits and rims).
So i went ahead and autosculpted the 3 cars, and yes, autosculpting is cool, and it will be much better in the full game for sure.
After Autosculpting, i tried the first circuit race, that was with the Gallardo.... I am not a console gamer, but i did handle the car pretty well all the race.
I gotta say that the car's handling vary from exotic to muscle to tuner. Tuners are for sure the best, Exotics come after them, and finally the muscles.
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Finishing the circuit, i started the second game mode which was the drift mode, and i gotta say this:
For those who are still playing NFSU or NFSU2 drift mode, FORGET it, because this one is TOTALLY different.
This one depends on SPEED all the way, and also about having a drift chain with a multiple numbers of drifts. You can also use nitrous in NFSC's drift mode, drifitng with speed gives you some Bonus points.
For those who like to drift slowly in UG1 and UG2, forget that in NFSC, you just wont get any good points if you arent at least above 80 mph.
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After a several tries, i finally beated the drift mode (man, that needs practice...), so i jumped to the final mode of the demo; Canyon Duels.
The mode simply is: You race down a canyon 2 times, the first time, you are behind a rival, and you try to be as close as possible to him, or even try to overtake him and get ahead of him...if you did, then you simply win, and you dont need to play another race, but if you didnt, you will start another downhill canyon race where you have to defend those points you got the in first race.
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About the cars handling, imo, Muscles was the best in drifting, at least for me, Tuners can do pretty much everything, Exotics can do circuit and canyon duels but sucked in drifting imo too.
Graphics: much MUCH better than NFSMW was on the PS2, PS2 gamers wont feel any great difference in visuals this year, BUT, as it has already been mentioned before, in current gen consoles, there are only 4 cars racing on the track and not 8 as the PC next gen consoles.
Overall, the demo was pretty cool and i enjoyed playing it, even though i played it for only about half an hour. I certainly would play more tomorrow if i had the time.
i would give it a 9/10 if i had to rate it.
Feel free to ask any questions, i will answer them as long as i have an answer for them.
So, I'll give you some quick little details about the demo and the modes in it for those who havent downloaded the video.
The demo consists of 3 game modes; circuit, drift, canyon duel. ---> in order.
Once you finish the 3 of them, you beat the demo.
Cars available are EVO IX, '67 Camaro, Gallardo.
You can AutoSculpt all of the cars, but the demo gives you just 3 Autosculpt zones and a base bodykit, also a base rim that you cant change. (Full game has 10 different Autosculpting zones and variety of Bodykits and rims).
So i went ahead and autosculpted the 3 cars, and yes, autosculpting is cool, and it will be much better in the full game for sure.
After Autosculpting, i tried the first circuit race, that was with the Gallardo.... I am not a console gamer, but i did handle the car pretty well all the race.
I gotta say that the car's handling vary from exotic to muscle to tuner. Tuners are for sure the best, Exotics come after them, and finally the muscles.
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Finishing the circuit, i started the second game mode which was the drift mode, and i gotta say this:
For those who are still playing NFSU or NFSU2 drift mode, FORGET it, because this one is TOTALLY different.
This one depends on SPEED all the way, and also about having a drift chain with a multiple numbers of drifts. You can also use nitrous in NFSC's drift mode, drifitng with speed gives you some Bonus points.
For those who like to drift slowly in UG1 and UG2, forget that in NFSC, you just wont get any good points if you arent at least above 80 mph.
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After a several tries, i finally beated the drift mode (man, that needs practice...), so i jumped to the final mode of the demo; Canyon Duels.
The mode simply is: You race down a canyon 2 times, the first time, you are behind a rival, and you try to be as close as possible to him, or even try to overtake him and get ahead of him...if you did, then you simply win, and you dont need to play another race, but if you didnt, you will start another downhill canyon race where you have to defend those points you got the in first race.
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About the cars handling, imo, Muscles was the best in drifting, at least for me, Tuners can do pretty much everything, Exotics can do circuit and canyon duels but sucked in drifting imo too.
Graphics: much MUCH better than NFSMW was on the PS2, PS2 gamers wont feel any great difference in visuals this year, BUT, as it has already been mentioned before, in current gen consoles, there are only 4 cars racing on the track and not 8 as the PC next gen consoles.
Overall, the demo was pretty cool and i enjoyed playing it, even though i played it for only about half an hour. I certainly would play more tomorrow if i had the time.
i would give it a 9/10 if i had to rate it.
Feel free to ask any questions, i will answer them as long as i have an answer for them.
muhahahaha i found a ps2 demo and im downloading it now, and it is not a torrent btw 