fbpx
Wikipedia

NASCAR Thunder 2002

May 10, 2023

Not to be confused with NASCAR Racing 2002 Season.

NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The theme song for the game on the six-generation systems is "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It is the fifth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title (the other games simply read "NASCAR", followed by the year). Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars. It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover and 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte on the disc.

NASCAR Thunder 2002
Xbox cover art featuring the car of Jeff Gordon
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Black Box Games (PSOne version)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesNASCAR Thunder
Engineenhanced NASCAR Thunder engine
Platform(s)Xbox, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 2, 2001
  • EU: October 17, 2001
PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 16, 2001[1]
  • EU: November 3, 2001
Xbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001
  • EU: November 29, 2001
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NASCAR Thunder 2002 was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2. Game modes consist of Create-a-car, Quick race, Season mode, Career mode, and practice. Before every race, the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race, get to know the track in practice, or 'race' other cars in Happy Hour. The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season (minus Dale Earnhardt due to his death, but the game has many tributes to him including a black No. 3 screen on start-up) and several then-Busch Series and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked.[citation needed]

The PlayStation version was separate from the PS2 and Xbox versions, included only 36 drivers, and included an instant-replay feature, fantasy tracks, only 18 drivers per race, and all of the alternate paint schemes were removed. It also has a different intro without the #3 shown before the EA Sports logo. A system of power-up/cheat cards and challenges, similar to Chase/Thunder plates and Lightning/Dodge Challenges in later editions, was a major game mode in this version. It also included the Daytona Beach track.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4] NextGen said that the Xbox version was "Graphically, a solid game, with great reflections, sun wash, damage modeling, persistent skid marks, and more."[22]

The game was a runner-up for the "Console Racing" award at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which went to Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.[27]

References

  1. ^ . web.archive.org. 2001-11-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ a b "NASCAR Thunder 2002 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "NASCAR Thunder 2002 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "NASCAR Thunder 2002 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  5. ^ EGM staff (December 2001). "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 149. Ziff Davis. p. 244.
  6. ^ Kato, Matthew (December 2001). . Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 93. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Kato, Matthew (December 2001). . Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 108. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Jake The Snake (September 13, 2001). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Air Hendrix (October 15, 2001). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (November 29, 2001). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Liu, Johnny (December 2001). "Nascar Thunder 2002 Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Liu, Johnny (December 2001). . GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Provo, Frank (January 24, 2002). "NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  14. ^ Provo, Frank (October 16, 2001). "NASCAR 2002 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (November 16, 2001). "NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  16. ^ Cauthen, John (December 5, 2001). . SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 26, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Bub, Andrew S. (November 30, 2001). . GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Ovaldog (November 11, 2001). . GameZone. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Bedigian, Louis (November 4, 2001). . GameZone. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  20. ^ Zdyrko, David (October 16, 2001). "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  21. ^ Boulding, Aaron (November 8, 2001). "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  22. ^ a b "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (Xbox)". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 28. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 52. Ziff Davis. January 2002. p. 146.
  24. ^ "NASCAR Thunder 2002 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 51. Ziff Davis. December 2001. p. 169.
  25. ^ "NASCAR Thunder 2002". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. January 2002.
  26. ^ Kent, Steve (April 2, 2002). . The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  27. ^ . Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

External links



May 10, 2023
nascar, thunder, 2002, confused, with, nascar, racing, 2002, season, racing, simulator, video, game, developed, tiburon, published, sports, that, came, sony, playstation, sony, playstation, xbox, theme, song, game, generation, systems, sweet, home, alabama, ly. Not to be confused with NASCAR Racing 2002 Season NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the Sony PlayStation Sony PlayStation 2 and Xbox The theme song for the game on the six generation systems is Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd It is the fifth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series of video games and is the first of the series to have a new title the other games simply read NASCAR followed by the year Notably it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover and 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte on the disc NASCAR Thunder 2002Xbox cover art featuring the car of Jeff GordonDeveloper s EA Tiburon Black Box Games PSOne version Publisher s Electronic ArtsSeriesNASCAR ThunderEngineenhanced NASCAR Thunder enginePlatform s Xbox PlayStation PlayStation 2ReleasePlayStationNA October 2 2001EU October 17 2001PlayStation 2NA October 16 2001 1 EU November 3 2001XboxNA November 15 2001EU November 29 2001Genre s RacingMode s Single player MultiplayerNASCAR Thunder 2002 was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2 Game modes consist of Create a car Quick race Season mode Career mode and practice Before every race the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race get to know the track in practice or race other cars in Happy Hour The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season minus Dale Earnhardt due to his death but the game has many tributes to him including a black No 3 screen on start up and several then Busch Series and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked citation needed The PlayStation version was separate from the PS2 and Xbox versions included only 36 drivers and included an instant replay feature fantasy tracks only 18 drivers per race and all of the alternate paint schemes were removed It also has a different intro without the 3 shown before the EA Sports logo A system of power up cheat cards and challenges similar to Chase Thunder plates and Lightning Dodge Challenges in later editions was a major game mode in this version It also included the Daytona Beach track Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePSPS2XboxMetacritic69 100 2 85 100 3 82 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScorePSPS2XboxElectronic Gaming MonthlyN A8 17 10 5 N AGame InformerN A8 5 10 6 9 10 7 GamePro 8 9 10 GameRevolutionN AB 11 B 12 GameSpot5 8 10 13 8 2 10 14 8 10 15 GameSpyN A average 16 87 17 GameZone9 10 18 9 10 19 N AIGNN A8 3 10 20 8 5 10 21 Next GenerationN AN A 22 Official U S PlayStation Magazine 23 24 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN A6 9 10 25 The Cincinnati EnquirerN AN A 26 The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received favorable reviews while the PlayStation version received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 3 4 NextGen said that the Xbox version was Graphically a solid game with great reflections sun wash damage modeling persistent skid marks and more 22 The game was a runner up for the Console Racing award at the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards which went to Gran Turismo 3 A Spec 27 References Edit GameZone com PlayStation 2 News ASCAR Thunder 2002 Ships web archive org 2001 11 18 Retrieved 2023 03 28 a b NASCAR Thunder 2002 for PlayStation Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved August 23 2015 a b NASCAR Thunder 2002 for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved August 23 2015 a b NASCAR Thunder 2002 for Xbox Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved August 23 2015 EGM staff December 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS2 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 149 Ziff Davis p 244 Kato Matthew December 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS2 Game Informer No 104 FuncoLand p 93 Archived from the original on November 13 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Kato Matthew December 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Xbox Game Informer No 104 FuncoLand p 108 Archived from the original on November 13 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Jake The Snake September 13 2001 NASCAR Thunder Review for PlayStation on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on December 12 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Air Hendrix October 15 2001 NASCR Thunder 2002 Review for PS2 on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on December 22 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Four Eyed Dragon November 29 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review for Xbox on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on December 22 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Liu Johnny December 2001 Nascar Thunder 2002 Review PS2 GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on September 12 2015 Retrieved October 17 2021 Liu Johnny December 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Xbox Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on February 3 2004 Retrieved October 17 2021 Provo Frank January 24 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review PS GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved October 17 2021 Provo Frank October 16 2001 NASCAR 2002 Review PS2 GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved October 17 2021 Ahmed Shahed November 16 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review Xbox date mislabeled as May 17 2006 GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved October 17 2021 Cauthen John December 5 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS2 SportPlanet IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on February 26 2003 Retrieved October 17 2021 Bub Andrew S November 30 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Xbox GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on February 17 2005 Retrieved October 17 2021 Ovaldog November 11 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review PlayStation GameZone Archived from the original on August 13 2006 Retrieved October 17 2021 Bedigian Louis November 4 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Review PlayStation 2 GameZone Archived from the original on January 1 2007 Retrieved October 17 2021 Zdyrko David October 16 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS2 IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved October 17 2021 Boulding Aaron November 8 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Xbox IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved October 17 2021 a b NASCAR Thunder 2002 Xbox NextGen No 85 Imagine Media January 2002 p 28 Retrieved October 17 2021 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 52 Ziff Davis January 2002 p 146 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS2 Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 51 Ziff Davis December 2001 p 169 NASCAR Thunder 2002 Official Xbox Magazine Imagine Media January 2002 Kent Steve April 2 2002 Xbox titles zoom into overdrive The Cincinnati Enquirer Gannett Company Archived from the original on May 28 2008 Retrieved October 17 2021 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Winners Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Archived from the original on June 3 2004 Retrieved February 7 2022 External links EditNASCAR Thunder 2002 at MobyGames Previous game NASCAR 2001 EA Sports NASCAR Series Next game NASCAR Thunder 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NASCAR Thunder 2002 amp oldid 1146970307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.