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NASCAR Heat
Edition: Video Game
 
 
ASIN: B00005O62B
 
Publisher: Atari
 
ESRB rating: Everyone
 
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Description: Fans of the NASCAR Winston Cup will thrill at the dynamic racing modes of NASCAR Heat. Choose from one of 25 different drivers to race on 19 real Winston Cup tracks. Five modes let you compete in single races, season championships, beat-the-heat, head-to-head, and race-the-pro. Realistic car damage, dents, scratches, sparks, and collisions heighten the race drama, as do special effects such as lens flare, waving flags, and rotating signs. Take on all-new racing scenarios that capture the split-second decisions and timing required of NASCAR drivers. Race at normal level for fun arcade-style racing, or take on the expert simulation mode and experience the physics of driving a 750-horsepower Winston Cup car. Realistic graphics and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound capabilities heighten the pulse-pounding competition.
 


Life's too short to spend it going in circles.
"NASCAR Heat" gives you the chance to feel what it's like to be your favorite NASCAR driver. That is...you feel everything except the thrill and danger of the actual experience. That pretty much leaves you with the tedious experience of driving around an oval racetrack for an obscene number of laps. Yay!It was a nice try on Atari's part to include a full racing field. The attempt at realism ultimately doesn't work out though because that many cars causes a slowdown in the framerate. The controls are flighty enough as it is but the stuttering in the framerate makes it a chore to keep your car on its intended path.The only remotely fun element of "NASCAR Heat" is trying to cause big pile-ups. If you agree, then you probably have already played "Burnout 2" and that blows this game away. Perhaps NASCAR fanatics enjoy racing around and around and around for 100 or 200 or even 500(!!) laps. Maybe there's fun to be had to repeat that task on a total of 19 tracks. Personally, I found this game to be lacking in excitement and I consider it to be both a waste of time and money.

 
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