The excitement of stock car racing comes from too many cars going way too fast , way too close to one another in much too small a space. Anyone who's been to the local Saturday night race track or has been lucky enough to attend an actual NASCAR event can tell you. The rush of the crowd, the SOUND of all those engines screaming is enough to make your hair stand on end. Anyone who says it's just a bunch of guys turning left has probably never been to an actual event. I believe that EA managed to get the frantic racing aspect of it reasonably right in this latest iteration of their exclusive video game franchise. Although the graphics vary somewhat from track to track, they're really not as bad as some would have you believe. A few are actually well done. Martinsville and Michigan come immediately to mind. The game play is pretty much in the arcade bag but you'll forget about it as you careen around Bristol looking for an opening and trying to keep your ride from coming completely apart.. I know it's no Papyrus( I'm an on line league administrator for NR2005) but NASCAR 08 for the 360 is fun on it's own merits. I for one am glad they seem to be moving away from distractions like "Total Team Control" and are focusing instead on the near panic of good ol' close up stock car racing.
This is my review of nascar 08. I am tired of reading false energized reviews about this game. This company also known as EA Sports has done what everybody does, they have spent all their money in marketing it. I have... Read Full Review
By XxLongJohnxX | Review Date: Aug 17, 2007 | X360
Well If being Nascar wasn't enough of a blow to this game, then you can take your pick of what you don't like about it. Is it the Playstation 2 quality graphics? Is it the god-awful controls? Is it the fact that drivi... Read Full Review
