Cheat Codes:
Activate the following cheats by entering the corresponding sequences of buttons at the title screen:
CHEAT FUNCTION – CHEAT CODE
Extra $10,000 in Career Mode – DOWN, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, 1, B
Infinite Crew Charge – DOWN, UP, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, 1
Infinite Nitrous – LEFT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, 1
Infinite SpeedBreaker – DOWN, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, 1
Need For Speed Carbon Logo Vinyls – RIGHT, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, 1
Need For Speed Carbon Special Logo Vinyls – UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, UP, 1
Extra $10,000(career mode):
To receive an extra $10,000 in career mode, have a saved game file from Need for Speed: Most Wanted on the Wii’s hard drive.
Unlockable Costumes:
Unlock the following costumes by completing the corresponding mini-game with a “C” or better rank:
COSTUME – HOW TO UNLOCK
Andy’s costume “Astronaut” – Beat hill defense
Andy’s costume “Samurai” – Beat dodgeball
Andy’s costume “Surfer Dude” – Beat jack attack
Carrie’s costume “Construction Worker” – Beat construction destruction
Zack’s costume “Secret Service” – Beat slice n’ dice
Zack’s costume “The One” – Beat home run derby
Unlockable Cars and Parts:
Exotic Career Cars
Unlock the following cars by finishing the corresponding courses:
CAR – COURSE
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – Shady Pine
Ford GT – Starlight Strip
Ford Mustang GT – Kempton Holdings
Lamborghini Gallardo – Diamond Hills
Lotus Elise – Ocean View
Mercedes SL65 AMG – Morgan Beach
Mercedes SLR McLaren – Neon Mile
Mitsubishi Eclipse GT – Old Quarter
Porsche Carerra GT – Canmor Downs
Porsche Cayman S – Mason District
Renault Clio V6 – Historic Chinatown
Subaru Impreza WRX STi – Silverton Refinery
Toyota Supra – Infinity Park
Vauxhall Monaro VXR – The Projects
Exotic Career Parts
Unlock the following parts by finishing the corresponding courses:
PART – COURSE
Brakes (Tier 1/Street) – Hills Borough
Brakes (Tier II/Pro) – Billings District
Engine (Tier II/Street) – Eskuri Plaza
Suspension (Tier II/Pro) – Kings Park
Transmission (Tier I/Street) – South Fortuna
Transmission (Tier II/Pro) – Newport Industrial Park
Turbo (Tier I/Pro) – Palmont University
Turbo (Tier I/Street) – Fortuna Heights
Muscle Career Cars
Unlock the following cars by finishing the corresponding courses:
CAR – COURSE
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – Canmor Downs
Dodge Charger SRT-8 – Mason District
Dodge Viper SRT-10 – Neon Mile
Ford GT – Silverton Refinery
Ford Mustang GT – Kempton Holdings
Ford Shelby GT500 – Diamond Hills
Lotus Elise – Hills Borough
Mercedes SLR McLaren – Infinity Park
Mitsubishi Eclipse GT – Kings Park
Plymouth Barracuda – Starlight Strip
Porsche Cayman S – South Fortuna
Renault Clio V6 – Old Quarter
Toyota Supra – Shady Pine
Vauxhall Monaro VXR – Fortuna Heights
Muscle Career Parts
Unlock the following cars by finishing the corresponding courses:
PART – COURSE
Brakes (Tier II/Pro) – Billings District
Engine (Tier I/Pro) – Morgan Beach
Engine (Tier I/Street) – The Projects
Engine (Tier II/Pro) – Palmont University
Transmission (Tier I/Pro) – Eskuri Plaza
Transmission (Tier I/Street) – Newport Industrial Park
Transmission (Tier II/Pro) – Ocean View
Turbo (Tier II/Pro) – Historic Chinatown
Tuner Career Cars
Unlock the following cars by finishing the corresponding courses:
CAR – COURSE
Dodge Viper SRT-10 – Shady Pine
Ford GT – Infinity Park
Ford Mustang GT – The Projects
Lotus Elite – South Fortuna
Mercedes SLR McLaren – Silverton Refinery
Mitsubishi Eclipse GT – Old Quarter
Nissan 350Z – Diamond Hills
Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 – Canmor Downs
Porsche Cayman S – Hills Borough
Renault Clio V6 – Fortuna Heights
Subaru Impreza WRX STi – Starlight Strip
Toyota Supra – Neon Mile
Vauxhall Monaro VXR – Kempton Holdings
Volkswagen Golf R32 – Morgan Beach
Tuner Career Parts
Unlock the following cars by finishing the corresponding courses:
PART – COURSE
Brakes (Tier 1/Pro) – Billings District
Brakes (Tier II/Pro) – Ocean View
Engine (Tier 1/Pro) – Historic Chinatown
Engine (Tier 1/Street) – Kings Park
Engine (Tier II/Street) – Newport Industrial Park
Suspension (Tier 2/Pro) – Eskuri Plaza
Transmission (Tier 1/Street) – Mason District
Transmission (Tier 2/Pro) – Palmont University
Unlockable Collector’s Edition Cars:
Unlock the following collectors edition cars by completing the corresponding tasks:
CAR – HOW TO UNLOCK
Aston Martin DB9 (exotic career) – Defeat Wolf in boss battle mode.
Dodge Charger RT Classic (muscle career) – Defeat the 21st muscle car gang.
Jaguar XK 2007 (exotic career) – Complete all 3 turf war races.
Mazda RX7 (tuner career) – Defeat Kenji in boss battle mode.
Nissan 240SX (tuner career) – Complete all 3 checkpoint challenges.
Unlockable Crew Members:
Unlock the following crew members by completing the corresponding tasks:
CREW MEMBER – HOW TO UNLOCK
Colin – Defeat Wolf/TFK.
Nikki – Defeat the 3 beginning bosses.
Sal – Complete 4 to 6 races.
Samson – Defeat Angie/21st Street.
Yumi – Defeat Kenji/Bushido.
Speedtrap races:
Before the race, activate your Blocker/Brawler. While approaching a speed trap, deactivate your Blocker/Brawler. The other cars will crash.
Easy money hints:
-After completing career mode make Samson your wingman and put Neville in your crew. Now you will receive $750 rather than $500 when you repeat or start a new race in which a wingman is used.
-The easiest way to break 1 million in Career mode is to start a Muscle career and race two races in order to unlock the car lot. Afterward, go to your challenge series and unlock the Nissan 240 (last set of checkpoint challenges). Purchase the car in your career. It is possible to complete the entire game with this car. It is important to start as a muscle career so that you unlock Sampson first. Race the entire game with Sampson set as active and Neville in your crew. You will break 1 million with about ten races left over.
-Go to the Billings District, Downtown (tuner area) and to the Mason Fountain race (speed trap race). Do not join it. Instead drive south of the race and find an entrance to your right. Take it and you will go off a ramp. Once you go thought the entire shortcut, turn around and look at your map to notice an orange arrow. Race the car to any location. When you win, you’ll get $1,000. Drive back to the jump and do the same thing again. The orange arrow should appear again. Race the car again for another $1,000. Repeat this as many times as desired. Note: This may take some time.
Escape from police:
Activate speed breaker by pressing square. Press X for the hand brake to do a turn-around. Use NOS while accelerating out of the turn-around to quickly distance yourself from the cops.
Avoid flipping:
When your car is about to flip, hit the nitrous to stabilize the car.
Police codes:
During police chases, cops will use codes such as “10-75” or “Code 6 Driver”. Here are the meanings of these terms:
CODE – MEANING
Code 3 – In pursuit of high speed driver.
Code 6 – High speed driver who refuses to pull over for police.
10-33 – Is in a need for more backup units.
10-39 – Police will attempt to spin your car.
10-59 – Police are going to attempt to pin you against a wall.
10-73 – This is a roadblock.
10-75 – Police are going to pull in front of your car and slam on the breaks (very affective with Corvettes).
Setting up a quadrant – Police are going to set up in a certain direction to find you.
Taking out a P.C. – When you have “killed” a patrol car.
Easy wins hints:
-In races where crew members are used, use a scout (Yumi if possible). If you do not win the race, your scout will.
-When in Career mode, select the Exotic class. When you reach the Stacked Deck level, get a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Once this happens, Neville, Colin, and Nikki will still have exotic cars. select one of them and do any race where you can use your wingman. You should have easy win.
-Activate your Blocker/Brawler before the race for easier Speedtrap races. When coming up to a speed trap, stop your Blocker/Brawler. This will crash the other car(s), and significantly slow down their time. Remember that the peak Blocker/Brawler moment is just before the speed trap.
-When in a Speedtrap race, use a drafter (Niki if possible). Activate your crew member and draft when you get close to a speedtrap.
-When in Career mode, select the Exotic class. At the Stacked Deck level, get a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Once this happens, Neville, Colin, and Nikki will still have exotic cars. Pick one of them and do any race where you can use your wingman. You should have easy win.
-When you get to the Stacked Deck level and attempt the canyon race for a Lamborghini Murcielago, use a Corvette Z06 stock/custom to overtake him.
Darius strategies:
-Before being able to challenge Darius, you must race Wolf, Kenji and Angie in their new rides: Wolf: Lamborghini Gallardo; Kenji: Mitsubishi Evolution; and Angie: Plymouth Hemi Cuda. You will have to defeat them in the canyon first and then the city. Both races are sprints. After you defeat them, you will be able to challenge Darius in his Audi Le Mons Quattro. You will not be able to switch cars before each race. Start with the car that you want to use for all four races. The car needed to defeat Darius is a Tier 2 Tuner since they are the best at turns (Canyon Duel). Kenji’s Mazda RX-7 is the best car if it is tuned out to the maximum. However, if you did not acquire the pink slip from Kenji, then your best Tier 2 Tuner should be fine, as long as its tuned fully. Defeating Darius will take several attempts, but you will eventually get used to the roads and will be one step ahead of him, making your chances of winning larger every time you race him. Also, if you cannot make it past the first, second, or third race, enable the “Unlimited nitrous” code then hold down the nitrous for the entire race, except for sharp turns. You should have a fairly easy win as long as you take all of the shortcuts. If you miss one shortcut, Darius will take it and you will be in last place.
-Get the Mitsubishi Lancer and tune it fully for all race package transmission, engine, nitrous, and supercharger. Also, enable the “Unlimited nitrous” and “Unlimited SpeedBreaker codes” When racing Darius, drive a normal race but use nitrous the entire time. In the canyon, stay on the pedal the whole time and only use the brakes if you have to. There is one point in the race at about 63% where there is a wall instead of a guardrail. When you get there, floor it to possibly pass Darius. If you do not, you will earn around 10,000 points anyway and still have a good chance at winning.
-To defeat Darius in Canyon Duel, try to get in front of him. After that, stay in front of him for ten seconds and you will win. This also works with all other Canyon Duels. Pulling away and making him fall off also works.
Avoiding police hints:
-When being chased by the police, open the GPS map and locate the nearest orange triangle with the pointer. Then, activate the GPS to show a blue arrow and lead you to the Pursuit Breaker. If the cops are directly behind you, they will stop because they “died”. However, if you are at heat level 4 or higher, the cops (Corvettes) will just evade the debris. Once the cops have “died” it will then go into Cooldown mode. Then, just wait until you lose them. There is a quicker way to do this. If you go into GPS mode (after you have gone into Cooldown mode), there will be a blue-white dotted circle. Activate the GPS for the circle, then drive toward it and make sure that you are exactly in the middle of the circle. Your Cooldown meter should be drop down faster. After the little screen appears, you should be back to normal.
-A muscle car or something just as good is recommended. Use it when the cops are really pestering you (especially the blue cars or Corvettes) and start to corner you against the wall. Enter slow time and crank it to the middle of the road to get free. This technique is also very helpful if you have a flat tire. It might be not as good, but it still may work.
-When the police are looking for you but have yet to find you (when the map blinks red), back up against a wall. The cops will go past, but will not catch or see you. They will simply drive away.
-To evade a pursuit with no tires. hit that Pursuit Breaker as soon as possible if you hit a spike strip during a pursuit but near a Pursuit Breaker. It should take out all the cars in the pursuit because they will be very close or all bunched together. Then, hide somewhere close by if possible.
Drift combo multiplier hint:
Begin a drift race in the city, but not a canyon drift. You will see a red bar across the road that stops your drift points around corners. Then, there will be a green bar. As soon as your front tires hit the green bar, start drifting. You will get an automatic x2 combo multiplier. On some races if the bonus zone (yellow lines on sides on road) is too far away, it will give you no multiplier.
Using SpeedBreakers efficiently:
When reaching a sharp turn that requires you to use a SpeedBreaker, make sure that before you use it that you have already started a slight turn. When you get into SpeedBreaker status, turn hard, but not so hard that you fishtail. It should be more like a half push on the Analog-stick. Leave it there for a split second. Once you start turning sharply, do not do anything else except keep pressure on the throttle. If you fishtail, turn until your wheels are going the direction you want to travel to come out of the SpeedBreaker with good speed. Make sure the camera is behind the car instead of looking at its side. Then, release the SpeedBreaker and use the nitrous (if available).
Vauxhall Monaro VXR handling hint:
When the Vauxhall Monaro VXR’s handling is maxed out, the game will say that the handling stat is as high as possible. However, it still slides when it turns but it is more controllable than, for example, a Dodge Charger RT. The turning radius is a bit wide and will hit the walls quite a bit unless you find a way to narrow the radius.
Free performance parts:
Go into “My Crew”, select a crew member, choose the “View Car” option, then customize it. You can paint it whatever color desired. Since your crew members cars are not tuned, you can buy them performance parts for free.
Recommended cars:
-Purchase a Dodge Viper and build it for top speed. Afterward, your Viper will top out at about 240 mph and, with nitrous, at 250 mph.
-There are three classes of cars, each with their own characteristic that range from easy cornering to well-balanced road performance. You must master each car class in order to perform well:
Tuner cars
Their strongest point is handling, with decent acceleration but slower top speed. They consist of Japanese cars and mainstream European models.
Exotic cars
Their strongest point is their top speed, but also have decent acceleration and handling. Most of the cars in this class are from European companies.
Muscle cars
Their strongest points is acceleration and a decent top speed. However, their handling is poor and such cars are prone to sliding. Most cars are from United States companies.
-When a Canyon Duel starts, select a muscle car (for example, the Corvetee ZO6). You will gain speed, but be careful on turns.
-In Drift races, select a tuner car for better drifts. Pick the performance tires then set the meter to “Drift”.
-The Pagani Zonda is the best and most expensive car. You can make the car reach a speed of 270 mph and is best in speed, grip, and drag (apart from the Wheelie challenges). As an alternative for drift and drag, try a highly tuned RX-7 (if rear wheel drive).
-The best tuner car to defeat Wolf TFK and Angie is the VW R32, which is unlocked after you defeat Kenji and is located in TFK’s territory.
Need For Speed Carbon easter egg:
During some Super Promotion races, the announcer will say “The little blue car with the license plate “NFS CARBN” needs to move his car or someone will move it for you”.
Custom Cars:
Use the following steps to create the corresponding custom cars:
-Chevrolet Camaro SS (Bumblebee)
Use the following customizations:
Aftermarket
Body Kit – body 3
Wheels – Work VS-KF 18″
Visuals
Paint – Gloss/matte yellow
Vinyls – Stripe 12; black (all fills); mirror off; connect from rear compartment to front of hood
-Chrysler 300C SRT-8 2005 (The Blues Brothers)
The following is a tribute to the legendary 1980 movie’s four-wheeled crusader. Non-featured parts are stock/OEM.
Body
Ride Height – 25% lower
Performance Parts – Street/Pro package, all
NOS – Race package
Visuals
Vinyl
Shape – Shape #23, all white (fill/touch/inner shade), doors
Shape – Shape #18, same as above, roof panel
Manufacturer – Chrysler
