- Publisher: Atari
- Release Date: Jun 18, 2001
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Until we see how well EA Sports’ "NASCAR Thunder 2002" turns out, NASCAR Heat is the stock-car game to beat.
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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.
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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.
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The finest NASCAR racer to hit any console--setting a new standard that EA will have to follow.
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It does have some issues, like the damage modeling, that keep it from being the ultimate hardcore simulation, but as a challenging arcade game this one certainly deserves a test drive.
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This is easily a title no fan of the sport will want to be without. And it may very well make you a fan in the meantime.
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EA Sports' "NASCAR Thunder 2002" might give it a run for its money when it's released, but for the time being, Heat is simply the best.
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The one category where this game stands above others is the physics and controls.
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NASCAR Heat is more than a grueling simulation, it’s a grease monkey’s wet dream come true.
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It will probably appeal more to the less hard-core racing fan and to those who can ignore the game's slim damage model.
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NASCAR fans will find this title exhilarating and well simulated, and will really sink their teeth into the advanced controls and tune-up options.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyThis is, hands down, the best game for oval-track racing fans. [Sept 2001, p.145]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Jan 25, 2023this 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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S.M.Nov 21, 2001The realism is awesome and challenging. For me that's what it's all about.
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ToddT.Aug 7, 2001This 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!!