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NASCAR Thunder 2003

June 04, 2023

Not to be confused with NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

NASCAR Thunder 2003 is the sixth edition of the EA Sports' NASCAR racing simulator series. Developed by EA Sports and Budcat Creations and published by Electronic Arts, it was released for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox on September 19, 2002, and for Microsoft Windows on October 16.[1] The product features Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the cover. It was the first time the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award recipient was featured on the cover, although he did not win the award for the first time until the following year. Dale Earnhardt appeared in the game as a driver as a result of entering his name as a Create-A-Car driver's name; he did not appear in the previous game due to his death. He appeared as a legend in subsequent games.

NASCAR Thunder 2003
Developer(s)EA Sports
Budcat Creations
Image Space (Windows)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
EngineEAGL
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, GameCube, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation
ReleaseGameCube, PlayStation, Xbox, PlayStation 2
  • NA: September 19, 2002
  • EU: October 6, 2002
  • EU: October 12, 2002 (PS2)
Windows
  • NA: October 16, 2002
  • EU: November 15, 2002
Genre(s)Sim racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer, online multiplayer

Gameplay

Being a racing simulation, NASCAR Thunder 2003 places the player in control of a stock car in a NASCAR race. Players battle AI drivers for race position for a preset number of laps. As the race progresses, players are forced to make a pit stop to refuel, replace tires and repair damage.

For multiplayer support, NASCAR Thunder 2003 becomes split-screen and eliminates much of the field. Normally featuring the NASCAR number of 43 drivers in a race, it is limited to 18 or fewer with more than one human driver. As an option, the AI drivers can be disabled, allowing the players to just race each other.

There are two modes available for players. Quick Race simply allows up to four players to participate on any track and race with a specified number of settings. After the race ends, the game returns to the main menu. Career Mode is the most involving mode of the game. Returning from NASCAR Thunder 2002, it places the player in control of a custom NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver, who must manage pit crew, sponsorship and research and development for 20 seasons.

Although Season Mode, like Career Mode, allows the player to play through 20 seasons, it is essentially the Quick Race mode with season standings. Unlike career mode, which starts the player with inferior equipment and pit crew, they are equal to the AI's from the start. Players have a choice to play as either existing or custom drivers, and the settings are completely customizable, unlike the limited options in Career Mode. To achieve multiplayer compatibility, it not only decreases the number of AI drivers in a race while also randomizing them, meaning only a handful of drivers end up participating in the entire season. However, like in Quick Race, they can be disabled for a 2–4 player competition.

Thunder License is the time attack mode of the game; basically a tutorial and time trial of how to race across the included tracks. Lightning Challenges are playable re-enactments of Winston Cup races from 1999, 2000, 2001, and the 1st part of 2002. These challenges are played on all three difficulty levels. The drivers tell the players about what happened to them in the race. The player then has the chance to re-enact or alter history according to the particular scenario's requirement.

Release

A month after the console versions' release, a PC version of NASCAR Thunder 2003 was made available, becoming the second PC game in the series. Despite its later release, it removes all special modes (and the entire Thunder Plate system) except for Season mode. A new testing mode is added, and 16-player multiplayer over the Internet or LAN is supported. It generally received lower scores from reviewers than the console version did.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms except the PC version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4][5]

The GameCube version was a runner-up for the "Best Driving Game for GameCube" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, which went to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona.[35] The game was also a runner-up for the "Console Racing" award at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which went to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.[36]

References

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Not to be confused with NASCAR Racing 2003 Season This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NASCAR Thunder 2003 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message NASCAR Thunder 2003 is the sixth edition of the EA Sports NASCAR racing simulator series Developed by EA Sports and Budcat Creations and published by Electronic Arts it was released for PlayStation PlayStation 2 GameCube and Xbox on September 19 2002 and for Microsoft Windows on October 16 1 The product features Dale Earnhardt Jr on the cover It was the first time the NASCAR s Most Popular Driver Award recipient was featured on the cover although he did not win the award for the first time until the following year Dale Earnhardt appeared in the game as a driver as a result of entering his name as a Create A Car driver s name he did not appear in the previous game due to his death He appeared as a legend in subsequent games NASCAR Thunder 2003PlayStation 2 cover art with Dale Earnhardt Jr Developer s EA SportsBudcat CreationsImage Space Windows Publisher s Electronic ArtsEngineEAGLPlatform s PlayStation 2 GameCube Windows Xbox PlayStationReleaseGameCube PlayStation Xbox PlayStation 2NA September 19 2002EU October 6 2002EU October 12 2002 PS2 WindowsNA October 16 2002EU November 15 2002Genre s Sim racingMode s Single player multiplayer online multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Release 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditBeing a racing simulation NASCAR Thunder 2003 places the player in control of a stock car in a NASCAR race Players battle AI drivers for race position for a preset number of laps As the race progresses players are forced to make a pit stop to refuel replace tires and repair damage For multiplayer support NASCAR Thunder 2003 becomes split screen and eliminates much of the field Normally featuring the NASCAR number of 43 drivers in a race it is limited to 18 or fewer with more than one human driver As an option the AI drivers can be disabled allowing the players to just race each other There are two modes available for players Quick Race simply allows up to four players to participate on any track and race with a specified number of settings After the race ends the game returns to the main menu Career Mode is the most involving mode of the game Returning from NASCAR Thunder 2002 it places the player in control of a custom NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who must manage pit crew sponsorship and research and development for 20 seasons Although Season Mode like Career Mode allows the player to play through 20 seasons it is essentially the Quick Race mode with season standings Unlike career mode which starts the player with inferior equipment and pit crew they are equal to the AI s from the start Players have a choice to play as either existing or custom drivers and the settings are completely customizable unlike the limited options in Career Mode To achieve multiplayer compatibility it not only decreases the number of AI drivers in a race while also randomizing them meaning only a handful of drivers end up participating in the entire season However like in Quick Race they can be disabled for a 2 4 player competition Thunder License is the time attack mode of the game basically a tutorial and time trial of how to race across the included tracks Lightning Challenges are playable re enactments of Winston Cup races from 1999 2000 2001 and the 1st part of 2002 These challenges are played on all three difficulty levels The drivers tell the players about what happened to them in the race The player then has the chance to re enact or alter history according to the particular scenario s requirement Release EditA month after the console versions release a PC version of NASCAR Thunder 2003 was made available becoming the second PC game in the series Despite its later release it removes all special modes and the entire Thunder Plate system except for Season mode A new testing mode is added and 16 player multiplayer over the Internet or LAN is supported It generally received lower scores from reviewers than the console version did Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGCPCPS2XboxMetacritic85 100 2 68 100 3 84 100 4 84 100 5 Review scoresPublicationScoreGCPCPS2XboxComputer Gaming WorldN A 6 N AN AElectronic Gaming Monthly9 10 7 N A9 10 8 9 10 9 Game Informer9 10 10 N A9 10 11 9 10 12 GamePro 13 N A 13 13 GameSpot8 1 10 14 5 1 10 15 7 9 10 16 8 1 10 17 GameSpy 18 19 20 21 GameZone9 3 10 22 9 10 23 9 1 10 24 8 5 10 25 IGN8 5 10 26 7 7 10 27 8 5 10 28 8 5 10 29 Nintendo Power4 2 5 30 N AN AN AOfficial U S PlayStation MagazineN AN A 31 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN AN A8 10 32 PC Gamer US N A77 33 N AN AThe Cincinnati Enquirer 34 34 34 34 The game received favorable reviews on all platforms except the PC version which received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 3 4 5 The GameCube version was a runner up for the Best Driving Game for GameCube award at GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2002 Awards which went to NASCAR Dirt to Daytona 35 The game was also a runner up for the Console Racing award at the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards which went to Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 36 References Edit NASCAR Thunder 2003 Ships News Nintendo World Report Archived from the original on 2023 03 04 Retrieved 2023 03 04 a b NASCAR Thunder 2003 for GameCube Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 25 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 a b NASCAR Thunder 2003 for PC Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on February 3 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 a b NASCAR Thunder 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 23 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 a b NASCAR Thunder 2003 for Xbox Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 26 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 Smolka Rob February 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PDF Computer Gaming World No 223 Ziff Davis p 92 Archived PDF from the original on July 5 2020 Retrieved January 23 2019 EGM staff November 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 GC Electronic Gaming Monthly No 160 Ziff Davis p 306 Sewart Greg November 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PS2 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 160 Ziff Davis p 283 Archived from the original on April 15 2004 Retrieved January 23 2019 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Xbox Electronic Gaming Monthly No 160 Ziff Davis November 2002 p 300 Kato Matthew October 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 GC Game Informer No 114 FuncoLand p 87 Archived from the original on November 13 2004 Retrieved January 22 2019 Kato Matthew October 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PS2 Game Informer No 114 FuncoLand p 82 Archived from the original on November 17 2004 Retrieved January 22 2019 McNamara Andy November 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Xbox Game Informer No 115 FuncoLand p 144 Archived from the original on November 17 2004 Retrieved January 22 2019 a b c Air Hendrix September 24 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 GC PS2 Xbox GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on February 9 2005 Retrieved January 23 2019 Shoemaker Brad October 10 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Review GC GameSpot Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 27 2005 Retrieved February 4 2022 Shoemaker Brad October 28 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Review PC GameSpot Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 18 2005 Retrieved February 4 2022 Shoemaker Brad October 10 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Review PS2 GameSpot Red Ventures Archived from the original on January 4 2005 Retrieved February 4 2022 Shoemaker Brad October 10 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Review Xbox GameSpot Red Ventures Archived from the original on December 12 2004 Retrieved February 4 2022 Satterfield Shane October 17 2002 GameSpy NASCAR Thunder 2003 GCN GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 27 2021 Retrieved January 23 2019 Osborne Scott April 9 2003 GameSpy NASCAR Thunder 2003 PC GameSpy CBS Interactive Archived from the original on January 16 2021 Retrieved January 23 2019 Murphy Kevin October 17 2002 GameSpy NASCAR Thunder 2003 PS2 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 19 2021 Retrieved January 23 2019 Steinberg Steve October 27 2002 GameSpy NASCAR Thunder 2003 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 26 2021 Retrieved January 23 2019 Lafferty Michael October 4 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 GC Review GameZone Archived from the original on December 28 2008 Retrieved January 23 2019 Ovaldog November 2 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PC Review GameZone Archived from the original on November 4 2008 Retrieved January 23 2019 The Wiz October 2 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 5 2008 Retrieved January 23 2019 Valentino Nick October 1 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 XB Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Retrieved January 23 2019 Dunham Jeremy September 20 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 GCN IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 23 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 Magruder Randy November 12 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PC IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 23 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 Dunham Jeremy September 19 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 PS2 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 23 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 Dunham Jeremy September 20 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Review Xbox IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 23 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Nintendo Power Vol 162 Nintendo of America November 2002 p 222 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Official U S PlayStation Magazine Ziff Davis November 2002 p 184 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Official Xbox Magazine Future US November 2002 p 120 NSACAR Thunder 2003 PC Gamer Vol 10 no 1 Future US January 2003 p 92 a b c d Garton Matt September 24 2002 NASCAR Thunder drives circles a round competition The Cincinnati Enquirer Gannett Company Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved January 22 2019 GameSpot staff December 23 2002 GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2002 Best Driving Game for GameCube Nominees GameSpot CNET Archived from the original on February 6 2003 Retrieved February 4 2022 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Winners Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Archived from the original on June 3 2004 Retrieved February 4 2022 External links EditOfficial EA Sports website for NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2003 at MobyGames Previous game NASCAR Thunder 2002 EA Sports NASCAR Series Next game NASCAR Thunder 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NASCAR Thunder 2003 amp oldid 1154820675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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