NASCAR The Game: 2011 is the first game relating to NASCAR from Eutechnyx. One of the features is a career mode, which lets players compete at all the tracks on the 2010 or 2011 schedule and compete for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. The game also features ferocious damage caused by accidents on the track. It also features cars from the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Some types of accidents include catapulting cars into the air and barrel-rolling over others leaving fragments of the car, commonly called debris, scattered across the track. This feature allows all areas of the car to display damage build up realistically, in relation to the impacts during the race.[4] It also has enhanced AI to compare with the characteristics of actual drivers.[5] The player is able to tune and adjust their car's handling, and change the paint color, decals, number and sponsor logos. The controls and HUD are completely customizable as well. There is also a scrolling ticker across the top of the screen during a race with updates that include the amount of time behind leader, the time behind the car in front of player, and the time in front of the car behind player.[4]
Other features on the game include pit stops and spotters. The pit stop feature displays the pit crew changing the tires and fueling the car. Pit stops average 14 seconds. Each animation was actually photographed from real Sprint Cup Series teams. The spotter feature informs the player of the drivers in the race that assists them, such as bump drafting, blocking, and slingshot. The spotter also alerts the player of any hazards happening ahead, as well as behind. Furthermore, the spotter has calculated suggestions on pit strategy, such as fuel level, tire wear, the number of laps remaining, and the player's position in the race and in the point standings.[4] The game has an interactive celebration mode where players can do burnouts and victory lap, as well. The player then goes to an animation involving an out-of-car celebration, Carl Edwards and can result in a backflip off of the car. If he or she is in career mode, they will go to victory lane and pop the ceremonious bottle and pour it all on their team.[6] In the game, players can earn NASCAR experience points to unlock rewards. Some rewards include career sponsorships and special races throughout career mode. These special races are called "invitational events". These allow to unlock special custom paint schemes after completing each challenge in each event.[7]
NASCAR 2011 was delayed few times in 2011 until March 29. Developers cited the need to include additional features, test for bugs, and tweak the gameplay as their reasoning for the problems that affected the original release date.[13] The Wii version of the game was released in May 24. Like in the EA Sports NASCAR games, there are no available alcoholic sponsors until NASCAR '15 Victory Edition.
The game overall has received mixed reviews. GameSpot gave the game a 6.0/10, citing that "when the game finds its groove, it delivers a good sense of enjoyable tension that rewards smart, controlled driving. Unfortunately, the more deeply you dig, the deeper the hole NASCAR 2011 digs itself into".[28] The reviewer, Kevin VanOrd, criticized the faulty online play and the erratic caution flags. Game Industry News reviewer Todd Hargosh gave the game 3 out of 5 "gems", stating that the game overall was a "freshman effort[29]" for Eutechnyx. IGN gave a similar review, rating it 6.0/10.[30] The Wii version reviews, however, were mostly negative. IGN gave the game a 4.5/10, stating that "even if you bleed NASCAR, NASCAR The Game 2011 simply doesn't deliver. While it offers up some fun, the lack of control finesse, poor graphics, and missing customization make it one to pass up".
References
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External links
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March 01, 2023
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NASCAR 2011 redirects here For the 2011 NASCAR season see 2011 in NASCAR NASCAR The Game 2011 also known as NASCAR 2011 The Game is a 2011 racing video game developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision It is the first edition of the NASCAR The Game racing simulator series Developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision it was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 29 2011 then for Wii on May 24 1 It is the first NASCAR game since the contract between EA Sports and NASCAR expired not including Gran Turismo 5 and the first by Activision Blizzard since NASCAR Racing 2003 Season from Sierra a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games and now Activision Blizzard NASCAR The Game 2011Game box art featuring the cars of Jimmie Johnson and Mark MartinDeveloper s Eutechnyx PS3 Avalanche Software Wii X360 Publisher s ActivisionDesigner s Gareth Wright 3 SeriesNASCAR NASCAR The GamePlatform s PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 WiiReleasePlayStation 3 Xbox 360NA April 28 2011 June 11 2011AU April 30 2011 June 13 2011EU May 15 2011 July 5 2011JP May 26 2011 July 15 2011RU June 1 2011 July 22 2011 1 WiiNA August 1 2011AU August 3 2011EU August 22 2011JP September 5 2011 2 Genre s Auto racing Sim racingMode s Single player online multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Features 2 Commentary 3 Soundtrack 4 Development 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksGameplay EditFeatures Edit NASCAR The Game 2011 is the first game relating to NASCAR from Eutechnyx One of the features is a career mode which lets players compete at all the tracks on the 2010 or 2011 schedule and compete for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship The game also features ferocious damage caused by accidents on the track It also features cars from the 2010 and 2011 seasons Some types of accidents include catapulting cars into the air and barrel rolling over others leaving fragments of the car commonly called debris scattered across the track This feature allows all areas of the car to display damage build up realistically in relation to the impacts during the race 4 It also has enhanced AI to compare with the characteristics of actual drivers 5 The player is able to tune and adjust their car s handling and change the paint color decals number and sponsor logos The controls and HUD are completely customizable as well There is also a scrolling ticker across the top of the screen during a race with updates that include the amount of time behind leader the time behind the car in front of player and the time in front of the car behind player 4 Other features on the game include pit stops and spotters The pit stop feature displays the pit crew changing the tires and fueling the car Pit stops average 14 seconds Each animation was actually photographed from real Sprint Cup Series teams The spotter feature informs the player of the drivers in the race that assists them such as bump drafting blocking and slingshot The spotter also alerts the player of any hazards happening ahead as well as behind Furthermore the spotter has calculated suggestions on pit strategy such as fuel level tire wear the number of laps remaining and the player s position in the race and in the point standings 4 The game has an interactive celebration mode where players can do burnouts and victory lap as well The player then goes to an animation involving an out of car celebration Carl Edwards and can result in a backflip off of the car If he or she is in career mode they will go to victory lane and pop the ceremonious bottle and pour it all on their team 6 In the game players can earn NASCAR experience points to unlock rewards Some rewards include career sponsorships and special races throughout career mode These special races are called invitational events These allow to unlock special custom paint schemes after completing each challenge in each event 7 Commentary EditThe game features commentary from the announcers of the Performance Racing Network including play by play man Doug Rice and color Commentator Mark Garrow The in race spotter is voiced by Michael Waltrip Racing s Ty Norris Soundtrack EditSong Artist La Grange ZZ Top Show me Stereomud Mama taught me better Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Anthem for the Underdog 12 Stones The Wild Life Slaughter band Better think again Submersed Meteors Rivers Monroe GO Lisa Palleschi Get Up ShovelhookDevelopment EditThe game was officially announced on September 29 2010 by Activision and Eutechnyx 8 even though there were rumors of a new NASCAR game since the expiration of NASCAR s contract with EA Sports 9 The game s platforms are PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 and Wii 8 10 11 12 NASCAR 2011 was delayed few times in 2011 until March 29 Developers cited the need to include additional features test for bugs and tweak the gameplay as their reasoning for the problems that affected the original release date 13 The Wii version of the game was released in May 24 Like in the EA Sports NASCAR games there are no available alcoholic sponsors until NASCAR 15 Victory Edition Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings63 07 PS3 14 62 11 Xbox 360 15 40 20 Wii 16 Metacritic62 100 PS3 17 62 100 Xbox 360 18 42 100 Wii 19 Review scoresPublicationScoreEurogamer6 10 26 Game Informer7 10 25 GameSpot6 10 20 WII 4 10 21 GamesRadar 24 IGN6 10 22 WII 4 5 10 23 Nintendo World Report WII 4 5 10 27 The game overall has received mixed reviews GameSpot gave the game a 6 0 10 citing that when the game finds its groove it delivers a good sense of enjoyable tension that rewards smart controlled driving Unfortunately the more deeply you dig the deeper the hole NASCAR 2011 digs itself into 28 The reviewer Kevin VanOrd criticized the faulty online play and the erratic caution flags Game Industry News reviewer Todd Hargosh gave the game 3 out of 5 gems stating that the game overall was a freshman effort 29 for Eutechnyx IGN gave a similar review rating it 6 0 10 30 The Wii version reviews however were mostly negative IGN gave the game a 4 5 10 stating that even if you bleed NASCAR NASCAR The Game 2011 simply doesn t deliver While it offers up some fun the lack of control finesse poor graphics and missing customization make it one to pass up References Edit a b NASCAR 2011 The Game Release Information for PlayStation 3 GameFAQs Retrieved 2010 12 19 GameFly Latest Dev Diary NASCAR The Game 2011 Nascarthegame com Retrieved 2010 12 19 a b c Features NASCAR The Game 2011 Nascarthegame com Retrieved 2010 12 19 GameSpy Activision Dates Details NASCAR The Game 2011 Page 1 Ps3 gamespy com Retrieved 2010 12 20 NASCAR The Game 2011 Activision Archived from the original on 2011 02 07 Retrieved 2010 12 19 Activision and Eutechnyx Announce NASCAR The Game 2011 The Electrifying Racing Experience fans have been waiting for Eutechnyx Press and Marketing Portal Press eutechnyx com Retrieved 2010 12 19 a b NASCAR The Game 2011 Officially Announced NASCAR The Game 2011 Nascarthegame com Retrieved 2010 12 19 New NASCAR Video Game Possibly In The Works For 2011 Bleacher Report 2010 06 24 Retrieved 2010 12 19 NASCAR The Game 2011 Announced for Next Generation Consoles Dreamstation cc Retrieved 2010 12 19 Latest Screenshots NASCAR The Game 2011 Nascarthegame com Retrieved 2010 12 19 Games Resources and Information nascarthegame com Retrieved 2021 10 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Official delay game interview with Gregg Baker forums eutechnyx com Retrieved 2011 02 07 NASCAR 2011 The Game for Playstation 3 GameRankings Retrieved 2011 09 17 NASCAR 2011 The Game for Xbox 360 GameRankings Retrieved 2011 09 17 NASCAR 2011 The Game for Wii GameRankings Retrieved 2011 09 17 NASCAR 2011 The Game PlayStation 3 Metacritic Retrieved 2011 09 29 NASCAR 2011 The Game Xbox 360 Metacritic Retrieved 2011 09 29 NASCAR 2011 The Game Wii Metacritic Retrieved 2011 09 29 VanOrd Kevin 4 April 2011 NASCAR 2011 The Game Review GameSpot Retrieved 15 February 2022 VanOrd Kevin 25 May 2011 NASCAR 2011 The Game Review GameSpot Retrieved 15 February 2022 Eykemans Peter 7 April 2011 NASCAR The Game 2011 Review IGN Retrieved 15 February 2022 Eykemans Peter 24 May 2011 NASCAR The Game 2011 Review IGN Retrieved 15 February 2022 Eykemans Peter 7 April 2011 NASCAR The Game 2011 review GamesRadar Retrieved 15 February 2022 Kato Matthew 29 March 2011 NASCAR The Game 2011 Review Game Informer Retrieved 15 February 2022 Diniz Sanches Joao 19 April 2011 NASCAR The Game 2011 Eurogamer Retrieved 15 February 2022 Rosenberg Jared 30 August 2011 NASCAR 2011 The Game Nintendo World Report Retrieved 15 February 2022 NASCAR 2011 The Game Review Kevin VanOrd 2011 04 04 Retrieved 2011 04 20 Review NASCAR 2011 The Game Activision Game Industry News Archived from the original on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2011 04 21 NASCAR The Game 2011 Review IGN 2011 04 07 Retrieved 2011 04 20 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NASCAR The Game 2011 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