Need for Speed: Carbon is a 2006 open-world racing game by EA Black Box. Building off previous games in the series, Need for Speed: Carbon brings new features, updated graphics, and an engaging plot. Players arrive in the fictional city of Palmont City to compete in illegal street races, engage in thrilling high-speed police chases, and fight rival gangs for territory. The game has received positive reviews for its riveting gameplay and engaging cutscenes. The success hasn’t gone unnoticed by fans as well. As of 2019, the game has sold over 15 million units.
Need for Speed: Carbon Premise
Players are transported to the dangerous criminal world of Palmont City. In this world, different racing crews vie for power over the city’s four boroughs through street races. An unnamed main character from the previous game, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, seeks to gain control over his lost territory. Racing rival gangs in various tournaments, the player gradually gains control over the boroughs only to realize one of his friends, Darius, has betrayed him. In one final race, the main character beats Darius and his crew to secure control over the fourth borough, securing all territory of Palmont.
Need for Speed: Carbon Main Characters
The main character that the player controls in the game is unnamed and lacks a personality. However, this doesn’t stop other characters from being developed as well as critical parts of the story. Here is a list of the main characters from the game.
Darius: Friend of the main character and leader of the Stacked Deck gang. He betrays the main character and becomes the villain near the end of the game.
Nikki: Girlfriend of Darius who later sides with the main character after discovering Darius’ betrayal.
Jonathan Cross: Former police sergeant of Palmont City. He later becomes a bounty hunter and serves as the main antagonist in the game since he is attempting to collect a bounty on the main character.
Kenji: Leader of the Bushido gang, one of the rival gangs fighting for control over the various boroughs of Palmont City.
Angie: Leader of the 21st Street Gang.
Wolf: Leader of the T.F.K. Gang, one of the rival gangs.
Need for Speed: Carbon Titles in Series
The Need for Speed franchise is one of the most successful franchises in the history of video games. The series boasts a long lineage of games dating back to the early 1990s, and the developers show no sign of slowing down. Here is a list of all the games in the Need for Speed franchise.
- The Need for Speed (1994)
- Need for Speed II (1997)
- Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998)
- Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999)
- Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (2000)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002)
- Need for Speed: Underground (2003)
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
- Need for Speed: Carbon (2006)
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (2007)
- Need for Speed: Undercover (2008)
- Need for Speed: Shift (2009)
- Need for Speed: Nitro (2009)
- Need for Speed: World (2010)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)
- Need for Speed: Shift 2 – Unleashed (2011)
- Need for Speed: The Run (2011)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
- Need for Speed Rivals (2013)
- Need for Speed: No Limits (2015)
- Need for Speed (2015)
- Need for Speed Payback (2017)
- Need for Speed Heat (2019)
- Need for Speed Unbound (2022)
Need for Speed: Carbon How to Enable Cheat Codes
Some players may want to make their open-world environment more exciting and engaging. One way to do this is to use cheat codes to make the game easier or switch the gameplay up. Luckily, cheats and cheat codes are simple to implement. Players simply go to the main menu and type in the desired cheat code. Players should note that entering cheat codes prevents acquiring any new achievements.
Need for Speed: Carbon Cheat Codes
PC cheats:
inthezoneskin – unlocks Autozone Vinyl
syntecskin – unlocks Castrol Syntec Vinyl
5grand5grand – unlocks Castrol Cash
shinycarsarethebestcars – unlocks Chrome Cars
cooperlogofreeforyou – unlocks Cooper Tire Logo
chasingmobile – unlocks Corvette Z06 Interceptor for the quick race
guesswhoisback – unlocks Cross Corvette Z06 for the quick race
trashtalking – unlocks Rhino for the quick race
bigredfiredrive – unlocks Fire Truck for the quick race
friendlyheadlocksapplied – gives player infinite speedbreaker
nosforeverever – gives player infinite nitrous
slowitdownwhenyouwant – gives player better brakes
speed3foryou – unlocks Mazda Speed3 for the quick race
lotsoffreelogos – unlocks Need for Speed Carbon Logo Vinyls
lotsoffreevinyls – unlocks Need for Speed Carbon Special Logo
watchoutthebigtruckishere – unlocks Dump Truck for the quick race
pharrellvinylgogo – unlocks Pharrell Vinyl
chasingheadlocksappliedrashtalk – unlocks Mazda Dealership
canyonalltheway – unlocks all tracks
PS2/PS3 Cheats:
L1, O, X, X, X, R2, down, up, X – $100,000
Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, Triangle – Grants player $10,000 Castrol Cash
Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Square – Gives player NFS:C Vinyl
Down, Right, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Square – Unlimited Speedbreaker
Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, Square – Gives player Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl
Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, Square – Unlimited Nitrous
Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, Square – Unlimited Crew Charge
Xbox cheats:
Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, X, B – Grants player $10,000 Castrol Cash
Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, X – Unlimited Crew Charge
Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, X – Gives player NFS:C Vinyl
Down, Right, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, X – Unlimited Speedbreaker
Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, X – Gives player Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl
Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, X – Unlimited Nitrous
GameCube cheats:
Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, X, B – Grants player $10,000 Castrol Cash
Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Left, Right, X – Unlimited Crew Charge
Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, X – Gives player NFS:C Vinyl
Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, X – Gives player Cardboard Box And Driver Vinyl
Left, Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, X – Unlimited Nitrous
Need for Speed: Carbon Cheat Codes FAQ
What happens if a cheat code is entered incorrectly?
Unfortunately, players must restart their game if a cheat code is entered incorrectly.
Do these cheat codes work for the Nintendo DS?
Unfortunately, cheat codes for the Nintendo DS are limited, with only the unlimited nitrous cheat working on the Nintendo DS. The cheat code is:
Up, Up, Down, Left, A, B, B, A