Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

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  • SacKings1999
    Rookie
    • Sep 2009
    • 159

    #1

    Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

    Hi all,

    I'm more of a basketball / football guy, but my dad watches Nascar so I'm looking to find an older year of the game so we can play.

    Is there an older year of the game that stood out above other years? For example, in basketball, NBA 2k7 is an old game that bball heads still talk about today.

    Or is there a year of Nascar to avoid like the plague? Another basketball example would be Live 07, hehe.

    Just looking for some tips and pointers, since I know very, very little about this genre.

    Thanks!
  • BurghFan
    #BurghProud
    • Jul 2009
    • 10050

    #2
    Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

    For PS2 I would say 2005, 07, or 08. 06 Had major glitches and 09 was a virtual clone of 08 but was rather poorly done so there are a few bugs. If you are into the career stuff where you have to do more with managing your team (I'm not into that) then people say NASCAR Thunder 04 is really good. Unfortunately none of the games are particularly good when it comes to realistic physics and racing. Depending on how much of a NASCAR fan you are, this will become obvious fairly quickly.
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    • RunN1st
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      • Oct 2002
      • 2906

      #3
      Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

      For 360 I would go '09. As it was already stated, you won't find anything ground breaking on consoles. If you have modest gaming PC, check out the NR2003 post above. You can get yourself a free copy and download a ton of decent mods.
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      • SilentYetViolent
        Survival Hurts.....
        • Jul 2010
        • 362

        #4
        Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

        To me it's NASCAR Thunder 2004, NASCAR 07, and NASCAR Dirt To Daytona for PS2. For PC the best option is NASCAR 2003 Racing Season.

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        • woody2goody
          MVP
          • Mar 2009
          • 2097

          #5
          Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

          Don't buy NASCAR 08 on the PS3 - rubber band AI killed that game. I actually tried to finish last without crashing and it was almost impossible. Go with 09 on PS3.

          07 was fun on the PS2 though
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          • lnin0
            MVP
            • Aug 2003
            • 1507

            #6
            Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

            On consoles I really love 09 (X360). It has an admirable physics engine and while it won't take top prize for best console sim it does put together one of the most cohesive race packages on a console. I feel many of the top praised console 'sims' are nothing but shallow arcade racers at heart when you strip away the fancy physics. There is no depth or season - just a bunch of arcade ladders. NASCAR 09 really makes you feel invested in a season and race day. I think the upcoming F1 game will be the game that surpasses N09 in that respect but you won't find that in the bargain bin.

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            • Skittles6547
              Rookie
              • Sep 2010
              • 151

              #7
              Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

              Ive got an easy answer for u on this one. Nascar 09 is the way to go if u want a nascar game. I loved like Nascar Thunder 2003, 2004 but they r hard to find now. The best non-console is Nascar Racing 2003, they have mods on their and everything is up to date to right now. Their are alot of people still on Nascar 09 for console, but if console is not sure style go with nascar racing 2003. PS id kill for a copy of Nascar Racing 2003!!!

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              • BIG CAROLINA
                MVP
                • Aug 2007
                • 1762

                #8
                Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

                Originally posted by Skittles6547
                Ive got an easy answer for u on this one. Nascar 09 is the way to go if u want a nascar game. I loved like Nascar Thunder 2003, 2004 but they r hard to find now. The best non-console is Nascar Racing 2003, they have mods on their and everything is up to date to right now. Their are alot of people still on Nascar 09 for console, but if console is not sure style go with nascar racing 2003. PS id kill for a copy of Nascar Racing 2003!!!
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                • RunN1st
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                  • Oct 2002
                  • 2906

                  #9
                  Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

                  There's no place like home, Dorothy! LOL is that guy serious!

                  Ok, Skittles to show you some love... Check at this link and don't kill anyone! http://www.operationsports.com/forum...er-racing.html
                  Last edited by RunN1st; 09-13-2010, 02:15 AM.
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                  • Tidefan6869
                    Rookie
                    • Jul 2010
                    • 29

                    #10
                    Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

                    There was one of the Nascar Thunder games that I though EA had the career mode near perfect, I just can't remember what year it was. You had to hire a crew chief, chassis builder, engine builder, and build a shop based on your budget. The better their ratings the better your cars you had them build turned out. Also a car or motor they spent more time on was better than one turned out quick. The just messed it up with rediculous sponsor requirements. One of the sponsors wanted an avg qualifying position of 1st. That's ok, if you didn't want a challenge. To me, everything after that game was downhill. I want to say the game was around 03 to 05?

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                    • RunN1st
                      MVP
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 2906

                      #11
                      Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

                      Originally posted by Tidefan6869
                      There was one of the Nascar Thunder games that I though EA had the career mode near perfect, I just can't remember what year it was. You had to hire a crew chief, chassis builder, engine builder, and build a shop based on your budget. The better their ratings the better your cars you had them build turned out. Also a car or motor they spent more time on was better than one turned out quick. The just messed it up with rediculous sponsor requirements. One of the sponsors wanted an avg qualifying position of 1st. That's ok, if you didn't want a challenge. To me, everything after that game was downhill. I want to say the game was around 03 to 05?
                      That was NASCAR Thunder 2003 on XBOX but now compatible with the 360.
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                      • Solidice
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                        • Jul 2006
                        • 9944

                        #12
                        Re: Best Year of Nascar? - For a Bargain Hunter

                        Originally posted by RunN1st
                        That was NASCAR Thunder 2003 on XBOX but now compatible with the 360.

                        I think '04 was like '03, and had an enjoyable career mode. I think '05 was the year they did a "reboot" on the series, and to me, it was for the worst.
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