NASCAR Thunder 2004

 PlayStation 2
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

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  • Summary: From 200 MPH super-speedways to hairpin turns on 11 fantasy tracks, tuning your car and finding the line is no longer enough. Now you?re running to the edge against 42 other unique NASCAR® personalities every race, drivers who remember your every move and won?t think twice about paying youFrom 200 MPH super-speedways to hairpin turns on 11 fantasy tracks, tuning your car and finding the line is no longer enough. Now you?re running to the edge against 42 other unique NASCAR® personalities every race, drivers who remember your every move and won?t think twice about paying you back. Out-smart and out-drive them as you battle three-wide from green to checkers. Online or on your own, racing just became a contact sport. Grudges & Alliances: Emotion comes to a racing game for the first time as CPU drivers remember your every move and aren't afraid to pay you back. Pick up & Play controls help new fans navigate over 60 events including all real world NASCAR races, plus 12 winding road courses. NASCAR Thunder 2004 goes online with peer-to-peer racing on the PlayStation®2 and 16 player races on PC. The most extensive Career Mode in a NASCAR video game just got deeper and easier to navigate! The deepest NASCAR game ever created with over 70 drivers and 175 authentic cars and the first game with a full pack of 43 Cup Series cars. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameNow
    100
    Gone are the days when bouncing off another car to make a turn was acceptable. In Thunder 2004, you can still pull crap like that, but don't be surprised if your victim stuffs you into the wall on the next lap. [Oct 2003, p.63]
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  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    In Thunder 2004, you take the track with 42 of the most vindictive drivers ever to hold a wheel. [Oct 2003, p.118]
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  3. GamePro
    90
    If you're the kind of hardcore NASCAR fans that will revel in the challenge of Career mode, you'll have an absolute blast with Thunder, particularly now that Tiburon has included a ton of in-game help and redesigned the interface to be massively more usable.
  4. GameSpot
    88
    The "Madden" or "Tony Hawk" of stock car racing games. It's as close as you can get to the real thing.
  5. Deeko
    85
    Does an excellent job of representing the sport that it is supposed to replicate – the trouble doesn’t really lie in EA – it stems from a sport that is shallow - painfully repetitive to watch and even more so when you’re playing.
  6. GameSpy
    85
    The meat of the game is in the career mode, which is incredibly deep, but takes a real time commitment to get the most out of.
  7. Maxim Online
    60
    Fanatics will tweak tire pressure, suspension, and build dynasties, alliances, and sponsorships; rookies can learn the nuances of drafting, passing, and holding position on dozens of real-world tracks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. BenjamimW.
    Sep 11, 2003
    10
    I'm a huge nascar fan of Jeff Gordon and I'm fisten to get my race car and nascar thunder games help me out alot cause it teaches I'm a huge nascar fan of Jeff Gordon and I'm fisten to get my race car and nascar thunder games help me out alot cause it teaches me about the cars and i have everyone so far so they can just keep on making them i love these games.… Expand
  2. jewseph
    Sep 1, 2005
    10
    I give it no hands down a f*$%ing 10.
  4. JacobB.
    Sep 14, 2003
    10
    This game is totaly awsome i cant wait to get im gona be playin for hours.
  5. JonathanE.
    Sep 24, 2003
    10
    Finally some real racin not a bunch of cars goin in one line around a track. BUMP N' RUN.
  6. LoganH.
    Jan 17, 2004
    10
    I love the game but i wish you could go in to the garage area or drive down the pits.
  7. herman_5395
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    Probably one of the best simcade racers out there still. Great career mode, fun but easy to understand physics, and other various featuresProbably one of the best simcade racers out there still. Great career mode, fun but easy to understand physics, and other various features makes this great. The only reason why this isn't a 10 is due to a handful of bugs that are sometimes unavoidable (ex: have a caution come out while pitting on a 10% race on a plate track, and see how the AI like it).… Expand
  8. Whyrad
    Sep 25, 2003
    1
    Should have went to Papyrus for nascar game rights. not even close to real like Papyrus was with there last nascar game. Not close to Nascar Should have went to Papyrus for nascar game rights. not even close to real like Papyrus was with there last nascar game. Not close to Nascar Heat either.… Expand

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#16 Best PS2 Game of 2003
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#36 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003