I own this game on so many platforms - PC, PS2, PS3 - and have even bought several copies on those platforms. The game has issues and you can easily tell it was a rushed project with so many unfinished features. But the reason I give it a high score is 2 reasons: nostalgia, and speedrunning. No joke, this game is one of the most fun games you can speedrun due to its relative low difficulty. And you can learn a lot about racing games with this game. I love NFS Carbon. It's a mess, but it's a lovable mess that I revisit even now.