Software:NASCAR Revolution

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Short description: 1999 video game
NASCAR Revolution
NASCAR Revolution Coverart.png
Cover art featuring the cars of Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, and Kyle Petty
Developer(s)Stormfront Studios
Publisher(s)EA Sports/Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
NASCAR Revolution SE
  • NA: October 1999
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

NASCAR Revolution, stylized as NASCAR revolution, is a racing video game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA Sports (a division of Electronic Arts). It is part of the EA Sports NASCAR Racing Game series, being the third title in the game series. The game was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98, unlike previous games in the franchise that were console exclusives. It features race car drivers from the 1998 NASCAR Cup Series season (in the original release) or the 1999 season (in NASCAR Revolution SE), such as Kyle Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings56%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP2/5 stars[4]
CGW1.5/5 stars[5]
GamePro4/5 stars[6]
GameRevolutionC[7]
GameSpot4.1/10[8]
GameSpy(SE) 71%[9]
IGN4.5/10[10]
PC Gamer (US)34%[12]

The game received mixed to negative reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]

It was a finalist for the "PC Sports Game of the Year" award at the AIAS' 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which was ultimately given to FIFA 99.[13]

References

  1. Fudge, James (February 16, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution Ships". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201034249/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/017/181/nascar_revolution.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "NASCAR Revolution for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521125207/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198050-nascar-revolution/index.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  3. Goble, Gordon (March 16, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816100330/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2563,00.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  4. Mouneimne, Neil (April 6, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 24, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030524202413/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/018/199/nascarr_review.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  5. May, Scott A. (June 1999). "Revoltingly Bad (NASCAR Revolution Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (179): 162. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_179.pdf. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  6. Morris, Daniel (1999). "NASCAR Revolution Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041104023715/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/892.shtml. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  7. Johnny B. (March 1999). "NASCAR Revolution Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910134152/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nascar-revolution. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  8. Poole, Stephen (March 19, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution Review [date mislabeled as "May 9, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-revolution-review/1900-2543746/. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  9. Accardo, Sal (October 25, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution SE". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 15, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020415233545/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/nascar_a.shtm. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  10. Blevins, Tal (March 18, 1999). "NASCAR Revolution". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/19/nascar-revolution. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  11. PCA staff (May 1999). "NASCAR Revolution". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (9): 99. https://archive.org/details/PCXL09May1999/page/n101/mode/2up. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  12. Smolka, Rob (June 1999). "NASCAR Revolution". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (6): 128. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000305233114/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1319.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021. 
  13. "Second Interactive Achievement Awards: Personal Computer". Archived from the original on November 4, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991104003923/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_pc.html. Retrieved November 26, 2021. 

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