Exellent Game taking all of the goodies and using some new features, Best of all ...........still using the R&D function
User Rating: 9.6 | NASCAR Thunder 2004 PS2
I had played the nascar series brought by EA Sports a little out of sequence, but this game shows the link from 2003 to 2005 I do however wish that EA still kept the "additions or r&d functions". This game in particular was difficult for me to find on xbox but I did find it on Ps2 so all of my thoughts may differ co0nsidering it wasn't a transition to a new game but also a new system. The graphics hadn't changed from the xbox 2003, but the gameplay is more inspiring. it makes you want to be a better driver. but being a better driver isn't everything also you have to keep your sponsers and team happy. So if you want to keep your team happy it is better not to get into spins wreaks or other certain obstacles that occur in the real track. I always felt that the replayability for nascar game was always zero.... you are never actually replaying things always come out different. On this version You can be trained to be a better driver, as where before you can only be trying to be in front and be fast, well in real nascar that isn't true or on nascar thunder 2004 either. new features like Dodge Speedway to train or just plain practice your blocking/ passing. and of course they HAD to bring back the lightning challenge, also useful to help you on avoiding rivals (eek) and wreaks, because the cleaner the car the faster. Also as in the last years game thunder licensing. To be honest although from the time that they made this to the time that i purchused it new game have been made, even still I will have to say that this game has a better car buiding system than even the new ones I do hope that EA will decide to go back to the R&D function for 2007 but one can only hope. overall great game one I think everyone should give a spin, or for the newbies a spin out.
Stapledcat out
