Software:EA Sports NASCAR
| EA Sports NASCAR | |
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| Genre(s) | NASCAR, Auto racing, Sim racing |
| Developer(s) | EA Sports, EA Tiburon, EA Mobile |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts, EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Saturn, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, J2ME |
| First release | NASCAR 98 1997 |
| Latest release | NASCAR Kart Racing 2009 |
EA Sports NASCAR, alternately known as NASCAR Thunder, is a series of NASCAR video games published by EA Sports. The series began with NASCAR 98 and NASCAR 99 in 1997 and 1998. EA Sports released NASCAR Thunder 2002 in 2001, and ever since then, Jeff Gordon (2002), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003), and Tony Stewart (2004) were on the cover. In 2004, they changed the name of the game to NASCAR 2005 and added the new features to make the game more up-to-date with the recent changes to NASCAR. Kevin Harvick was on the cover. The next year, they changed the name yet again to NASCAR 06. Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson were on the cover. The new features were swapping cars with teammates and voice-recognition support for use with the crew chief. The following year, the game was titled NASCAR 07 and features Elliott Sadler on the cover. The new features include a new speed blur effect and an all-new momentum system, used to describe drivers' strong and weak racetrack types. In 2004, the feature was a "Grudges and Alliances" feature in which if the player hits a car, they could retaliate. The feature received a mixed reaction.
After NASCAR Kart Racing was released in 2009, EA discontinued the series due to budget cuts and the expiration of EA Sports' contract with NASCAR. Polyphony Digital has since bought the rights to develop official NASCAR cars and tracks in their simulation video game Gran Turismo 5, marking the end of the series under the EA Sports label.
Eutechnyx later acquired the license, starting the NASCAR The Game series with NASCAR The Game.[1][2][3][4]
Games
| Game | Season | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| NASCAR 98 | 1997 | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| NASCAR 99 | 1998 | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 |
| NASCAR Revolution | 1999 | Windows |
| NASCAR Road Racing | 1999 | Windows |
| NASCAR 2000 | 1999 | PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Windows |
| NASCAR Rumble | 2000 | PlayStation |
| NASCAR 2001 | 2000 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| NASCAR Thunder 2002 | 2001 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| NASCAR Thunder 2003 | 2002 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows |
| NASCAR Thunder 2004 | 2003 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows |
| NASCAR 2005 | 2004 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
| NASCAR SimRacing | 2005 | Windows |
| NASCAR 06 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| NASCAR 07 | 2006 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, J2ME |
| EA Sports NASCAR Racing | 2007 | Arcade |
| NASCAR 08 | 2007 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| NASCAR 09 | 2008 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, J2ME |
| NASCAR Kart Racing | 2009 | Wii |
References
- ↑ Martin, Ed (January 17, 2015). "An open letter to NASCAR fans from DMi". DMi Games. http://dmigames.com/letter.html.
- ↑ "HC2's Subsidiary DMi, Inc. Acquires Exclusive NASCAR Gaming Rights With Multi-Year Agreement". Herndon, Virginia: Marketwired. January 15, 2015. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/hc2s-subsidiary-dmi-inc-acquires-exclusive-nascar-gaming-rights-with-multi-year-agreement-nyse-mkt-hchc-1983183.htm.
- ↑ Davis, Ryan; Caravella, Vinny (July 19, 2012). "Nascar The Game: Inside Line Gameplay". Giant Bomb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KzkW4HHttw.
- ↑ Sharkey, Mike (September 30, 2010). "News: Activision Dates, Details NASCAR The Game 2011". GameSpy. http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/nascar/1124554p1.html.
See also
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