Need for Speed: Carbon announced by EA

Need for Speed Most WantedThe latest issue of Game Informer magazine revealed Need for Speed: Carbon, which looks like fusion of the Most Wanted and Underground titles. The latest game in the series keeps Most Wanted’s police chase sequences, while re-introducing the modding system made popular in the Underground games. The game is coming out on PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, GBA, DS, and Wii.

Here are Carbon’s new features:
– A remixed game structure based around winning territories across a map. Three different maps are available, each with seven territories to control through racing duels. Controlling territories opens up bonuses for the player, like cheaper car parts.
– A new introduction to the series is Canyon racing, where players race on narrow circuits alongside deadly pitfalls.
– Some kind of team element is also promised for Carbon, with team mates helping you out by ramming rivals off the track and providing the drift bonuses where possible.
– No release date announced. That’s not really a feature, but it’s a surprise, expect to see it in stores coming Christmas.