Customer Reviews

NASCAR 2007

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

First, one thing needs to be put out of the way before I start this review. NASCAR Racing 2003 by Papyrus for the PC is a vastly superior game, that's pretty much accepted in the sim racing world. However, comparing NR2003 to NASCAR 07 or other releases is like comparing apples to oranges. Platform games are, in nature, supposed to appeal to a wider audience than PC games, which is probably one of the reasons why EA's NASCAR releases are not as realistic as they can (and really should) be.
All that said, I bought this game because I had recently got an XBox and wanted at least one game I could play on it. I have not played NASCAR 06, I was somewhat scared away by reviews of it, but I do own NASCAR Chase For The Cup 2005 for the PS2. Needless to say, I was disappointed (but not surprised) to see little difference in how the cars in the game looked. Same old same old. Playing the game is much like putting on an old pair of shoes. Even with my limited experience using an XBox controller and the format which to accelerate and brake, I was able to get comfortable quickly with the game and be competitive in little time.
Some gripes about the game, I really hate the fact that you cannot use single or double digit numbers when making your own custom car/truck. You can only use numbers between 100 and 199. Absolutely rediculous. Secondly, I hate the phony field filling cars that are in all the divisions, I always have. I don't think that adding a bunch of lesser known drivers would do anything but help the game. It would be fun to try to take Morgan Shepard's car to the Nextel Cup title. Also, it is pretty disappointing that there are so few real teams and drivers in the Busch and especially the truck series. And the lack of alternate paint schemes for Cup drivers is pretty disappointing too.
Continuing with the gripes, I fail to understand why the trucks still all look like a Ford F150. Why can't EA get the rights to make the trucks have their own shapes like the Cup and Busch cars do? It can't be that expensive if it is at all. Also, the fake sponsors in the game are just stupid. I never use them when making my own cars. Only real life sponsors should be in the game, not a bunch of phony ones. To round out all these complaints, I noticed that Nazareth Speedway is in the game. Unfortunately that track is no longer in operation, so having it in the game makes no sense whatsoever. We do get the wonderful Old Spice road course though (rolling eyes) but we don't get tracks like the Nashville Superspeedway, Kentucky Speedway or the road course in Mexico. It also would have been nice if EA could have added the new version of Las Vegas Speedway (even if it wasn't 100% accurate) and a repaved version of Talladega Superspeedway.
All that said, I still play this game and I have fun with it, even with the faults and inaccuracies this game has. If you've enjoyed the other releases of the past, then you'll more than likely enjoy NASCAR 07 too.

The game Nascar 2007, is a really fun racing game. It has some awesome features like the blur when players go around the track at full throttle. It has most of the 2006 season cars featuring the new Ford Fusion, as well as the new Monte Carlo SS, then of course, the Dodge Charger. Players like the fact that it has the Nextel cup series, Nascar Busch Series, Nascar Craftsman Truck Series, and the Nascar Featherlite Modified Series.The truck series and modified series really lack features such as real trucks and modifieds. Probably the best track on the game is Talladega. Players do not want to start at the back of the pack.You will lose the draft off the other cars. Players will fall way behind while the other cars are at least a half track in front of the player's car. It is really fun when players are in the middle of the pack going three or four wide into a corner or coming to the finish line. Cars really move a lot when players are in a pack of cars. Nascar 2007 is availible on XBOX, Playstation 2, and PSP. Nascar 2007 gets 4 out of 5 stars.

Purchased for my Grandson, He's a big Nascar Fan. This was a great purchase,he really is enjoying playing it.

I LIKED IT ALOT. FEELS LIKE UR RIGHT THERE. DRIVING WITH THE BEST CAR DRIVER IN THE WORLD............... VERY COOL

This is one of few games my oldest child will let my youngest child play with him. They do get pretty competitive with each other. With this game they can at least get their frustration out on each other without hurting each other.

I found this incarnation of Nascar for the Xbox the best one in several years. The physics and steering on the cars (especially online) has been improved greatly to me on both a steering wheel and the standard controller. The overall graphics have improved some and the replays have gotten a little better at centering in on the crashes. They even put someone other than the 24, 48 or 20 on the box! Well worth the current selling price of $25 to own.

Hours of fun! I play the game daily! Can't put it down!

Fun and exciting for the whole family. My 5 year old and 36 year old play this together and have a blast. Thank you XBOX for making this available not just on XBOX 360.....

This is the game we've been waiting for. I own every x-box nascar game since 2002 and this one is the absolute best. This one is a "Must Have."

I hope this year the people of EA Sports add more Busch seires tracks to the game. Two of them are Nashville superspeedway and Kentucky Speedway. Please Ea sports guys put it in. I would also like to see the Nascar Autozone Elite Division to be in the game and the Busch North Seires. I would love to see inprovements like these as well as seeing all the pit crew on pit row besides my own. Hitting pit crew sould happen. Rain should come and red flags should come if their is a hudge crash. In options their should be a way to turn the game to complete control. You drive the car under caution, you drive and stop in pit road, and at Daytona and Talledga have a outbound line. EA Sports its in the game.