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The experience of NASCAR Thunder 2003 can be summed up in four words...replayability, challenge, realism, and FUN!
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyBlows the doors off anything that came before it. [Nov 2002, p.283]
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Truly the best NASCAR package for console racing fans. Regardless of your console, NASCAR gamers need look no further.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineThunder 2003 takes last year's game and blows the doors off it. [Nov 2002, p.184]
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Game InformerOff the track, the game is a revelation. [Oct 2002, p.82]
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The most remarkable new feature, though, is the cavernous Career mode.
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A deep and gameplay-packed treat for fans of racing whether they are looking for casual play or a more serious racing sim.
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The balance between pleasing hardcore gamers while pleasing Joe Gamer is astounding.
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The user-friendly controls and interface along with an absolutely splendid presentation really helped draw me in.
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The most important aspect of playing this game is the technique – just driving in the correct lines is dreadfully difficult not to mention maintaining a straight line is dicey at best.
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netjakThe create a driver mode is well executed, and is yet another way in which you can expand the replay value. The best NASCAR game available on the PS2, and one of the best racing games overall.
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From the first few notes of Steppenwolf's “Magic Carpet Ride” to the victory lap at the end of the season, NASCAR Thunder 2003 proves to be the most enjoyable NASCAR racing game yet on any console.
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PSM MagazineIt still manages to finish as the best stock car racer you're likely to find on a home console. [Dec 2002, p.46]
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Even someone like me, a NASCAR illiterate, has to profess amazement at how much fun running around in circles trying to beat 43 other drivers can be.
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It does pretty much everything a yearly sports update needs to do to be a success: It improves on features that previously were lacking, and it brings some new additions into the mix as well.
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Play MagazinePacked with nuances that, for aspiring fans and drivers must really float their Skoal. Drafting, line selection, pitting...this is a great simulation covering 20 seasons. Not for me. [Oct 2002, p.84]
Awards & Rankings
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#83 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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May 25, 2023
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May 25, 2023My personal favorite NASCAR game, amazing gameplay and career that can be enjoyed by all NASCAR fans.
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Aug 24, 2013