Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Vivendi Universal
EAN: 0020626718684
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Vivendi Universal
Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Release Date: February 04, 2003
Studio: Vivendi Universal

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Editorial Review:

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Amazon.com Review:
NASCAR Racing Season 2003 brings the intensity, grit, and roaring sound of NASCAR to the PC. This 2003 incarnation of Sierra's 10-year old series is once again built by Papyrus, the first name in racing simulation fidelity. It doesn't disappoint.

NASCAR Racing Season 2003 features 23 venues including all the real-world tracks in the Winston Cup series, every major driver, and all the licensing NASCAR is famous for. There's advertising everywhere, from M&Ms to Cingular Wireless and AOL, but that only makes the game look more realistic.

True to the NASCAR Racing legacy, this isn't an arcade racing game. You can crank the realism settings up and expect to race in all the qualifying rounds to determine your place in the opening pack for the race itself. You can set the physics to perfectly model the real world, where you have to fight your car every step of the way. Set the AI to maximum and you'll have to battle for every inch of track space. You can even tweak the tire pressure and brakes, and set how your pit crew behaves. It's a race fan and grease monkey's dream come true. Less hardcore fans have the option of dialing down the realism settings. You can add a green line to the track showing the ideal route, let the computer help you with traction, steering, and braking, and even set unlimited fuel and unbreakable cars. Admirably, Papyrus puts you in charge of your NASCAR experience.

The graphics are decent, better than last season but behind the curve when compared with other games. Cars look good up close, and the sense of speed is extremely realistic. The sun glints in your windshield and the smoke effects are impressive. But farther way, even at the highest detail settings, there are problems with shimmering and jagged lines around cars and objects. The audio is perfect, from the pit crew giving advice to the roar of the engines; it's all very convincing.

NASCAR may look like a crowd of cars all turning left but in reality it's split second timing, daring, and skill. It's not easy riding an oval for 20-200 laps at high speed with little margin for error, or passing a crowd of 10 two-ton vehicles all hurtling along in excess of 170MPH. This game perfectly shows just how hard NASCAR racing can be. One word of caution before you get the green light: the keyboard or a game pad will let you play reasonably well, but you'll never take the checkered flag without a good force feedback steering wheel. --Bob Andrews

Pros:

• Fun NASCAR racing for both beginners and experts
• The best racing simulation on the market

Cons:

• Some long distance graphics flaws
• Confusing menus and interface

Rating: - Nascar Racing Season 2003
Nascar Racing Season 2003 is a ton of fun but it can be quite difficult to get used to driving the cars in simulation mode. Fortunately, there is an arcade mode and features such as traction and stability control which make it easier to learn driving.

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Rating: - Still great after all these years
This game is still the top Nascar racing game out there to date. With all the mods you can add to this game, there is no end to the fun. You can add mods to have the new COT cars, Craftman Truck Series cars, Late Modles, Hobby Stocks, you name it. The graphics are top notch. The sound is fantastic, and you can mod that as well. It is well worth whatever you would pay for it and more.

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Rating: - sad to see it end...
i started playing the nascar game way back in 1993-94 (guessing) and each year the "wow" factor seemed to double if not more. but all things must reach a peak and it looks like this is both the last and best of the series, with a few plus and minus factors. but i was just wondering about a few things i noticed while playing:

one thing that has always bothered me is why i always get 1/2 of a car - the view is either outside the vehicle or only the drivers side interior. why can't ... Read More

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Rating: - OK but
Stop paying 100 bucks for this thing and go find a torrent. These prices are rip offs.

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Rating: - NASCAR Season 3
They just don't make them better. Step on the excellerater and listen to the roar of the engine. Chills run down your back. A person's fantasy is when you step on the gas, this car will take you where you want to go. You are given a great car or you can choose one. Either way your car is good enough to win all races. As soon as you get use to the tracks, set the AL at 90%or more and off you go to the greatest competion you have ever had in a fantasy game. Graphics are great except father down ... Read More

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