Nascar 09 - Lags far behind its competitors (NASCAR 09 (PS3))

Name: bluestar19

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Product:	NASCAR 09 (PS3)
Date:	08.07.08 (40 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Strong customisation feature

Disadvantages: Doesn't have great car damage like Burnout

Nascar 09 is a racing game that does not quite live up to expectations it has many holes in it and hours of great exhilarating game play seems hard to come by.

Advantages

One of the strength's of this game is the customisation features it has. It has an array of different designs that can be applied and if you prefer something different you can even upload your own images.

The legend mode is the most exciting and requires some skill in driving, I feel that the best of this game can be squeezed out in this mode.

Disadvantages

Giving the driver in front of you a little bump will cause you to get black flagged and unlike Forza Motorsport 2 where the penalty is adding a few second you have to go in the pit lane and endure an exterior shot of your car trawling through the pit lane.

One of the main elements of Nascar racing is its crashes, this game however fails to deliver on that front. It doesn't match the carnage that burnout creates for example and therefore the game quickly becomes quite drab as you keep going round and round in an oval.

The AI doesn't seem to create any excitement either. They hardly crash and maintain an almost perfect oval line. I thought that perhaps the online racers would alleviate that problem but that could only happen if I could get online! Waiting in the lobby takes an incredibly long amount of time, with games like Halo 3 and GTA IV waiting is minimal but I guess those games are popular.

I like racing games but this game features on the bottom of my list. The next game in the series is going to require some work in many deparments before it can compete with the likes of Forza Motorsport 2 and Burnout.

Summary: I would not advise you to buy this game unless you are a fan of Nascar racing