You will probably never see a more realistic NASCAR game again.

User Rating: 10 | NASCAR Racing 2003 Season PC
By theidcguy | Review Date:
Ok so maybe you might see another game like this but you'll probably be paying a lot of money to do so *cough*Iracing*cough*. Since papyrus went out of buisness this game has had mods from the late models to indys to anything you could probably think of. I came across this game a few years back but never really bought it because I had EA sports games.. But after the miserable failure of the EA sports titles like NASCAR 08 and 09, I bought NR2003 community back in July 2008 and have been apart of the NR2003 since October 27th 2008(that's when I started painting cars for NR2003 and became an active member). I do wish sierra hadn't shut down the servers. Now lets get down to what I think of the game.

Graphics - Well yea okay they aren't the best but once you start moding the game and you pick up the graphics updates mods and reflections mods, you'll find the graphics simply AMAZING. Their are plenty of moding sites that have graphical enhancement you just have to know where to look.

Handling - Ok strap your ass to your chair because this make you jump for joy especially if you have been waiting on EA to make a NASCAR game with realistic handling (Which never will happen). This game made by papyrus has the most realistic handling of a real NASCAR! It really does make you feel like you are in control of every aspect of your NASCAR! As long as you turn off all the assists and have a steering wheel. If you have a gamepad you'll probably get frustrated at short tracks and speedways.

AI - Ok so I know in EA sports games the races are extremely boring because the AI doesn't feel human. Well not the case in this game because papyrus got it right! Imagine you are in a tight pack and all of the sudden you get loose, the AI will try and move out of the way just like a real driver would. If you think the AI is too easy or isn't human like, all you have to do is adjust some things in the track ini (Not recommended for new people).

Pit stops - HAHA! At last you pit all on your own! Ok well granted in all papyrus NASCAR games you can pit on your own. But come on making mistakes in the pits just like real drivers do is awesome. Going down pit road is probably the most fun you'll have on a caution.

Wrecks - Some people enjoy the site of crashes, like myself. Well this game produces the most realistic crashes, so much infact you can re-create crashes from various races in real life. Crashing on superspeedways is just like the crashes you see in real life, unexpected and BIG! Especially if it starts in the middle of the pack.

Overall if you want a realistic NASCAR game and you are tired of the crappy games on the consoles. I suggest you buy this game because well.. It simply the most realistic NASCAR game to date.

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