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The Decline Of NASCAR Thunder

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For my first real review I'd like to address a problem I have that I know you have too if you'd enjoy playing a good NASCAR video game. The problem is that one doesn't exist. EA Sports makes the only NASCAR game, and it's past 2 editions, NASCAR Chase for The Cup 2005 and NASCAR 06 Total Team Control have left me still going back to play NASCAR Thunder 2004.
NASCAR Thunder was almost perfect. It only seems better now that it is still the best version, even after 2 newer ones have come out since. The problem with it, though, is that so many of the drivers, tracks, and rules are out of date. If EA had taken that game, updated it, and called it NASCAR Thunder 2006, I WOULD LOVE IT! Granted, it wasn't perfect. It was impossible to keep your team and sponsors happy, and the other drivers will absolutely hate you for sometimes no reason at all, but I could live with those things better than all of those AWFUL changes made since then.
The 2 games since then have updated the drives, tracks and rules, but have sacrificed the best things about the game. First of all, the game has no statistics whatsoever. You can not continue the career of a real driver for another season if you want to play as someone that already exists. All of the awards the old game used to post weekly and yearly are gone such as Rookie of the Race/Year. There is no challenge to having your own team. As soon as you can afford to buy one, you can spend a small percentage of that amount and you will have the best team in the league. Also, you can't take the auto-brake off. This means even if you are racing at Martinsville, no matter how you adjust the settings, you can keep the gas petal to the floor, and the computer will always just brake for you. Not to mention the fact that in the career mode you have to sign autographs by paying this totally stupid game before you qualify and race. Also, except for the real-life drivers, every sponsor is a made up company that doesn't exist. I like the Busch and Craftsman series that were added, but why can't any driver except you advance through them? Finally, both games just randomly LEAVE OUT extremely important Nextel Cup drivers and tracks! These are just the big things. I'm getting too upset to keep writing about this much longer, so I have to stop now.

NOT WORTH PLAYING

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've been buying EA Sports nascar games ever since 2003 and have been pleased with each year but this one. Every game takes a little getting used to but this one is impossibe. I use a driving wheel and pedals on my playstation 2 for my nascar games and not once I've had to program the gas and brake pedals in to use it. The first time I played this game, when it said go I had no gas and no brakes. I thought my steering wheel was broken but after a while I figured it out. I thought everything was going to be okay but I soon found out that I couldn't even push the gas pedal down an inch without doing a burnout. And the braking was the same way. I couldn't go down into a corner and put on the brakes without locking them up. It is ridiculous. I myself could live without controlling my teamates cars as well as mine but I guess EA Sports has to put something new in the game every year so people will buy it and I appreciate that they are trying to make the game better but it seems like every good thing they try to add they have to take away a good aspect of the game and this year it was the driving part of it. The bottom line is this is a racing simulater game and this year the game doesn't resemble that. I guess we'll just have to wait until next year to see if that game is worth paying good money for.As for the graphics of it, they are good. The tracks look just like they would in person and for the most part, so do the cars. Another bad thing about this game is when you're going 200 miles an hour somewhere, it seems like you are going about 70. The 2003, 2004, and 2005 games were great but not 2006. My take on this game is that they have really messed it up and if you are thinking about buying it, rent it first.

Does EA even know what NASCAR is?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 20
Date: September 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

[...] NASCAR '98 on PS1 is way better. Does anyone at EA even realize WHY NASCAR fans would want to play a NASCAR game? Well, its not because the want an arcade experience, I can tell you that much. This series would be great if they gave it half the attention they give their Formula One games! I might as well be playing Burnout! Who's the idiot that came up with the idea of controlling 4 cars at once? And why are there still no replays??? If there are 2 races on the same day, the game acts like you raced in both, giving you credit for starting both races. There are not full fields. 30 real drivers and 13 "JJ Johnson's" are not full fields. And please get rid of this stupid rival thing!! If Jeff Gordon BARELY touches Greg Biffle, Biffle's not going to commit suicide trying to hit him back!! But believe me, EA sure does think he would! Even if you draft with someone for an hour, one slight bump and they'll stalk you for life!! Expecting to keep up with your stats?? Well think again, cuz you can't! Yep, you cannot keep up with your own stats, or anyone else's in this game! You simply get shown the standings. Huh??!! If that's not bad enough, R1 is the gas and L2 is the brake. HEAR ME??? The R2 & L2 buttons CONTROL THE CAR... Not X, not even R1, but R2 is the gas... Have fun breaking your hand!

Why Nascar 06 is no longer any fun...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have all of the Nascar games since my PS1 and 99. Over the years the games have progressed to offer great features and a tremendous amount of fun. But now with 06, it is so buggy that the game is not worth buying. The playback highlights do not depict what really happened along with the actual damage received. And the biggest bug of all is racing with two or more players in race now mode, and running a FULL race. At the end of the race, the game freezes and you don't even get to see your stats like laps led and things like that. In addition, the game will not even reset. It must be turned off completely and restarted. Then it will work perfectly for hours until you play in race now mode and run a FULL race. Finish the race and the game freezes. I have duplicated this bug over and over again. And it isn't my PS2 overheating. So, Nascar 06 is traded in and I have reverted back to Nascar 05. Hopefully if there is an 07 EA will resolve this issue. One thing is for sure. With the poor quality of of EA's 06 games like this one and Tiger Woods 06, I will not purchase another game without renting it from Blockbuster video first to test it. That's for sure! Come on EA, ...tighten things back up and get back to the reputation that you use to have.

EA is digging a hole they can't get out of.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ever since NASCAR Thunder 2004, EA's NASCAR games have been progressively getting worse. In 2005, you couldn't make but 4 custom cars. In previous years, you could create as many as your memory card could hold. However there are two major disappointments;

1. Perhaps the biggest disappointment, when it says you can own a team, I thought you could create several of your own cars and forge a team with them. But the only option you have is to create your own car (which is one car) and then you had to buy real racing teams such as Hendrick, or Roush, for example. I was so thrilled about this game because of my expectations. But when I saw this, I just set the controller down and almost cried!

2. Another big disappointment, the lack of tools to construct the custom cars. I have driven my car (#100) and my teammates car (#86) for three years. In 06, you couldn't use #100 anymore, so there went my car, and you can't use the "Blend" paint scheme (and I can't remember if you can even use O'Reilly anymore) so there went #86 too.

Seriously, don't even consider buying this game, unless you are doing for a collections sake, like I did. My favorite game is NASCAR Thunder 2003, and it will be finding my TV screen alot more often than this pile of crap. I gave it 2 stars just because of it's ability to play all the series. EA has managed to maintain the NASCAR franchise's integrity slightly due to that.

Pretty good for all nascar fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is sort of like nascar chase for the cup 2005. But this is way better. Say that your a Hendrick car oh lets say Jimmie Johnson well while your driving your car you you can swich to Jeff Gordons car and drive it or the other Hendrick cars. But they dont have all the drivers on this game they need to have Dave Blaney on it. then it would be so munch better!!!

Do not waste your money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 16
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just traded in 2005 for 2006 and I am VERY unhappy. Online gameplay is slow and lagging. The cars handle poorly and the speeds do not match the play (i.e. if you are going 190 mph looks like you are going 75 mph). Not what I expected.

nascar 06

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

nascar 2006 total team control is very fun.the best part about it is that you can switch cars with a teammate.22 offical tracks , loads of unlockables and drivers. and 4 racing series. and you can creat your own cars. me and my brother both liked the game and hope you like it to.

Too much loading time & too hard to drive

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I spend too much time waiting for the game to load and the controller lacks any sort of subtlety. Tapping on the controller last year would help you keep a smooth corner, this year tapping has no impact so you are forced to hold the button down which causes more dramatic steering. I appreciate EA's desire to load the game with features, but don't take away game play. I'd rather do away with the Feather light series and speed loading time up. It's amazing to me that these problems survived testing at EA. I do not recommend this game.

It's okay.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: September 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well, this is a game that I think is not a very good game like Gran Turismo 4 and Need For Speed Underground 2. It is because the game play is kind of bad because as somebody mentions, the steering is not very good. So, it will a tough game to beat. I do agree with them. Second, the visual is kind of rough. Not very good but this is just slightly better. Also, for the sound effect, it is good but some improvement can be made like the team radio. Overall, this game I can say is only "okay". You can try it but you might regret it.

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