NASCAR Heat 2002

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Jun 18, 2001
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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: A blend of arcade and simulation games, 2002's edition of Heat features Championship Race, Beat-the-Heat, and Race-the-Pro modes utilizing 25 Winston Cup drivers (including Gordon, Wallace, Bobby Labonte) and 19 real-world NASCAR tracks.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. GamePro
    90
    Until we see how well EA Sports’ "NASCAR Thunder 2002" turns out, NASCAR Heat is the stock-car game to beat.
  2. Gamezilla!
    89
    No matter which mode you choose, hours of adrenaline-pumping, white-knuckle racing will be at your fingertips. The developers did a wonderful job of capturing the essence of NASCAR racing.
  3. Sports Gaming Network
    88
    If you can handle the twitchy racing style of the expert mode, the tuning options are numerous. The game features a good damage model, and the support of the Logitech force feedback wheel adds to the realism of the game.
  4. Maxim Online
    80
    NASCAR Heat is more than a grueling simulation, it’s a grease monkey’s wet dream come true.
  5. GamePen
    80
    The one category where this game stands above others is the physics and controls.
  6. GameSpot
    78
    It will probably appeal more to the less hard-core racing fan and to those who can ignore the game's slim damage model.
  7. Game Revolution
    67
    While it is to some degree better than "Nascar 2001," in many ways it is almost the same game (aside from the new foil cover). It features the same oval tracks, same types of cars and the same types of options.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. S.M.
    Nov 21, 2001
    9
    The realism is awesome and challenging. For me that's what it's all about.
  2. ToddT.
    Aug 7, 2001
    9
    This game is just great from the graphics to the intensity. It's like really racing in NASCAR. The best NASCAR game I have ever played!!
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    this one is practically NASCAR DIRT TO DAYTONA only the hud is different with inferior physics I was the first to comment after 21 years ^⁠_⁠^

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#37 Best PS2 Game of 2001