For Need for Speed Undercover on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "NFS Undercover or NFS Carbon".
Ask someone about the good old days of Need for Speed, they immediately get nostalgic about Most Wanted, Underground 2 and even Hot Pursuit 2. Carbon just gets criticized for its lack of police (I
Nissan 350Z in Need for Speed : Underground 2 vs. Carbon vs. Payback vs. Heat vs. Unbound using Xbox Wireless Controller Gameplay.-----
Platforms: PlayStation Portable, Zeebo. Although this version of Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City shares its name with its counterparts, the game is completely different. Unlike the other versions there is no canyon racing or drift racing. The goal of the game is to build up a gang of the best racers and take over all the city's territories.
Most Wanted or Underground 2 had way more races and the grind wasn't a grind. It was fun trashing all cop-cars and getting points required to beat next blacklist driver. And races gave you money for your next sweet-ass ride unlocked from previous blacklist duel. Also the squad/crew system in Carbon was a gimmick.
I would recommend you start with the og Underground and then the sequel. That UG1 intro and the first race sequence and cutscene with the Vortex Integra Type R are enough reasons for me to go replay again, but yes Underground 2 is the better of the two.
. 174 366 94 349 163 365 315 195 240
need for speed underground 2 vs carbon