Underrated racing title...

User Rating: 9 | Andretti Racing PS
Before the influx of NASCAR and F-1 games released for consoles, Andretti Racing (erroneously called "Mario Andretti Racing" on the official review on this website) was the first racing game released by EA Sports in that generation of systems. For its time, very few racing games actually met the standards set by this title.

This game incorporates both stock car (NASCAR) and open wheel (Indy cars) racing series, which allows for a little bit of variety in the career mode. Like current titles, you are initially given a somewhat sub-par performing vehicle in either series, gradually making your way up to getting into familiar-to-the-casual-fan paint schemes and teams.

The graphics in Andretti Racing are quite nice. The driver's hands on the sterring wheel were a nice touch, and though hit detection was a little wonky at times, the damage seemed to look plausible. Even though there are very few real tracks to choose from, the developers did a nice job of incorporating convincing environments with the technology they would ultimately be working with - a young Sony Playstation system.

While there are a few issues with the A.I. at some points, Andretti Racing manages to pull off one of the most fun arcade racers ever based on a real racing series. Any fan of EA's NASCAR or Formula 1 racing franchises would do well to check this game out if they get the opportunity to do so.