Black Flagged for Rough Driving
posted by RavenDMC (WILLIAMSON, WV) May 5, 2008
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As much as I want to love each and every NASCAR game that comes out, it seems that each and every year for the past several, EA has brought out the red flag.
Although there is much to enjoy with the features in this game, even the diehard NASCAR fans will be put off by the twitch controls. My understanding is controls are slightly better with M$'s wheel, but I haven't tried that myself, and you should'nt be forced to buy a $130 controller to play a game anyway.
Achievements are done very well, although the poor car control will make them a bit harder to get than they should be, but several easy ones somewhat make up for this. Keep in mind though that 500+ of the games 1,000 achievement points require lots of driving. One requiring a total of 5,000 miles clocked around the tracks.
Graphically, the game isn't anything special. Tracks, although better looking than last gen, still seem a bit bland trackside for some reason. The cars though, do look much better, even if the damage effects are poorly and overly done.
Gameplay is what you would expect from a NASCAR game, although the bad controls hamper the enjoyment and for some reason, AI cars don't bump draft, they slam into you, taking away a vital aspect of the sport for fans.
If you're a fan of NASCAR, I'd recommend renting this instead of purchasing this year. Hopefully next year EA drops the green flag and the cars will be drivable.
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