EA Sports NASCAR

EA Sports NASCAR, alternately known as NASCAR Thunder, is a series of NASCAR video games published by EA Sports. The series began with NASCAR 98 and NASCAR 99 in 1997 and 1998. EA Sports released NASCAR Thunder 2002 in 2001, and ever since then, Jeff Gordon (2002), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003), and Tony Stewart (2004) were on the cover. In 2004, they changed the name of the game to NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup and added the new features to make the game more up-to-date with the recent changes to NASCAR. Kevin Harvick was on the cover. The next year, they changed the name yet again to NASCAR 06: Total Team Control. Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson were on the cover. The new features were swapping cars with teammates and voice-recognition support for use with the crew chief. The following year, the game was titled NASCAR 07 and features Elliott Sadler on the cover. The new features include a new speed blur effect and an all-new momentum system, used to describe drivers' strong and weak racetrack types. In 2004, the feature was a "Grudges and Alliances" feature in which if the player hits a car, they could retaliate. The feature received a mixed reaction.

"NASCAR Thunder" redirects here. For the NASCAR exhibition race, see NASCAR Thunder 100. For the defunct retail chain, see NASCAR Thunder (retail chain).
EA Sports NASCAR
Genre(s)NASCAR, Auto racing, Sim racing
Developer(s)EA Sports, EA Tiburon, EA Mobile
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts, EA Sports
Platform(s)PlayStation, Saturn, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, J2ME
First releaseNASCAR 98
1997
Latest releaseNASCAR Kart Racing
2009

After NASCAR Kart Racing was released in 2009, EA discontinued the series due to budget cuts and the expiration of EA Sports' contract with NASCAR. Polyphony Digital has since bought the rights to develop official NASCAR cars and tracks in their simulation video game Gran Turismo 5, marking the end of the series under the EA Sports label.

Eutechnyx later acquired the license, starting the NASCAR The Game series with NASCAR The Game: 2011.[1][2][3][4]

Games
Game Season Platform(s)
NASCAR 98 1997 PlayStation, Sega Saturn
NASCAR 99 1998 PlayStation, Nintendo 64
NASCAR Revolution 1999 Windows
NASCAR Road Racing 1999 Windows
NASCAR 2000 1999 PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Windows
NASCAR Rumble 2000 PlayStation
NASCAR 2001 2000 PlayStation, PlayStation 2
NASCAR Thunder 2002 2001 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox
NASCAR Thunder 2003 2002 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows
NASCAR Thunder 2004 2003 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup 2004 PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
NASCAR SimRacing 2005 Windows
NASCAR 06: Total Team Control 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox
NASCAR 07 2006 PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, J2ME
EA Sports NASCAR Racing 2007 Arcade
NASCAR 08 2007 PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
NASCAR 09 2008 PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, J2ME
NASCAR Kart Racing 2009 Wii

References
  1. Martin, Ed (January 17, 2015). "An open letter to NASCAR fans from DMi". dmigames.com. DMi Games. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. HC2 Holdings, Inc. (January 15, 2015). "HC2's Subsidiary DMi, Inc. Acquires Exclusive NASCAR Gaming Rights With Multi-Year Agreement". marketwired.com. Herndon, Virginia: Marketwired. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. Davis, Ryan; Caravella, Vinny (July 19, 2012). "Nascar The Game: Inside Line Gameplay". youtube.com. Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. Sharkey, Mike (September 30, 2010). "News: Activision Dates, Details NASCAR The Game 2011". gamespy.com. GameSpy. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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