NASCAR 08 for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

This is my first review, but after playing this game I had to express my opinion.

First off the graphics and sounds were great!

Secondly, I liked the different on screen details that let you see the status of your car (i.e. tire damage, body damage, etc.). I felt it was very well done and kept you informed on your car's status.

Thirdly, I personally enjoyed how the game put you directly in "The Chase" and makes you complete certain mini-taks before you can compete in a race, but I can understand how some would not like this since it doesn't give you an option to go straight to racing.

Gameplay: The gameplay is completely impossible and unfair. You cannot keep the car straight for anything on the turns. On the straght-aways it is near impossible to keep straight as well. This would be okay if the track wasn't so unforgiving, meaning that if you go too low into the yellow you are done for and go out of control. If you go to high you are sucked into the wall and go out of control. If you bump another car you go out of control. If you try and avoid the car you go too high or too low and I mentioned what happens when those occur.

I belive this game just exemplifies what's wrong with sports video game programmers. They seem to make games only for hardcore gamers (people who have nothing else to do). Meaning you have to spend so many hours just learning how to play the NEW installment of a game to get any good at it. By the time a normal person, who has a job, family, better yet a LIFE learns it the NEW-NEW installment comes out and the genious video game programmers have totally "REVAMPED" the gameplay. I have a life, so I can't spend a whole week straight in my mother's basement learning how to master some new gameplay.

This is happening in the Madden, NBA Live, NCAA Football dynasty/franchise modes where you have to do way too much to get through a season let alone a career. To an extent, companies not named EA seem to get it a bit.