Dirt to Daytona Monster Games have returned to the drawing board to explore newer aspects of the NASCAR experience.

User Rating: 9.3 | NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona PS2
By terryprior | Review Date:
The most important aspects of any NASCAR game are its ability to deliver an accurate and detailed re-creation of the world of NASCAR. This nefarious task includes getting the licenses of all the pro teams, drivers, their sponsors, and re-creating all of the tracks in the most accurate fashion. And most importantly, a developer must deliver driving, physics and control systems that feel right, that control well and which, in the end, enable players to grow in driving skill and ability. Monster Games has done all of these things after its own style and fashion, and all with an eye for detail. Leaning more toward simulation than arcade racer, Monster Games' title features hundreds of modifications and tuning aspects than most other NASCAR games, but it still walks a fine line in the driving department, giving players some videogame leeway during races.
The newest Truck, Modified, Dirt additions are an interesting tack, since they're derived from the lesser known NASCAR races yet they're still very much a part of the racing culture, not to mention they make for quite a good videogame progression scheme. While players can instantly get to grips with four races (Cup, Truck, Modified, Dirt) in Single Race, Career and Beat the Heat modes offer players the real meat and potatoes. Players create a character (including basics such as name, hometown, age) and get started in the roughest, earliest kinds of racing: NASCAR dirt racing. Using a standard stock car, the mode starts off with rookie drivers. They vie in races to earn sponsors and money so they can upgrade and thus improve their cars. Modeling its interface after the likes of World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars, From Dirt to Daytona sets up an office, desk, paperwork and a calendar for players to toggle through to handle their racing careers. The menu is set up well, and players essentially have unlimited time to fiddle with their cars and race, which follows a linear pattern.

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