I bought Nascar 08 a little while ago and I think that it truly stands up to its standards. The graphics are high resolution and the game play is a lot better than what it was in previous games. I played other racing games but nothing, nothing could match this game. I think it is definitely a great game and you have to get this. The car selection screen is awsome. The cars are almost lifelike and when you take damage, you can actually see it and it affects the way you drive just like you were watching a real race. The road courses are semi-hard when just starting out (Boulder Raceway, Talladega Infeild, ect) but once you play it for awhile and get a hang of things, you will be able to win them with not many problems.
Overall I give it 8.5 out of 10 because its just that good and I can not wait until Nascar 09 arrives
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