NASCAR Kart Racing

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Fun, Competitive Kart Racing For Everyone - Race as your favorite NASCAR driver and compete against friends and family with four-player split-screen action.
• Stay In The Zone - Fill your boost meter to trigger a speed burst or slingshot around the track with the help of your teammate in a race for the checkered flag.
• Power-Up To Make The Pass - Yellow-flag the competition, throw an oil slick, launch a rocket, and more as you work your way past the field.
• Set Your Sights On The Championship - The competition has taken control of all tracks - now it's up to you and a teammate to beat each duo and take 'em back.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001LX4BMS
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,139 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #46 in Video Games > Wii > Racing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

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The Story
Enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Players can also compete as one of 10 original animated characters. Each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the kart will perform on a course, so strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate. Teams that work together win championships!

Key Game Features:

• Fun, Competitive Kart Racing For Everyone - Race as your favorite NASCAR driver and compete against friends and family with four-player split-screen action.
• Stay "In The Zone" - Fill your boost meter to trigger a speed burst or slingshot around the track with the help of your teammate in a race for the checkered flag.
• Play 6 exciting new mini games
• Power-Up To Make The Pass - Yellow-flag the competition, throw an oil slick, launch a rocket, and more as you work your way past the field.
• Set Your Sights On The Championship - The competition has taken control of all tracks - now it's up to you and a teammate to beat each duo and take 'em back.

Gameplay
The courses in NASCAR Kart Racing feature a vast range of exhilarating terrain. Experience 24 entertaining race layouts that wrap through deserts, freeways, back roads, canyons, junkyards and more. Drivers will also push the pedal to the metal in areas surrounding four popular NASCAR tracks: Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Each track in NASCAR Kart Racing can be reversed to provide two unique racing experiences.

Your journey to become a champion in NASCAR Kart Racing begins by competing in 13 series against featured drivers from different racing backgrounds. Defeat the rivals of each series to unlock new courses, drivers, game modes and the next series. Beat all of the events at a track and you will receive a track sponsorship complete with billboards featuring your driver's face - an obvious statement to your family and friends that you are the top competitor. Race throughout the series to earn the championship title that affords stunning trophies and the glory of being recognized as the ultimate NASCAR driver!

Product Description

NASCAR Kart Racing Wii

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect pair for Nascar 09 season, February 15, 2009

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ice grizzly "Grrrrrr" (Dream Land) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NASCAR Kart Racing (Video Game)

In last few years, this is the only good kart game that is not developed by Nintendo. Perfect blend of Nascar and Kart racing. The game includes a wide set of teams and drivers. Developers have done justification for both Kart racing and Nascar. Just only one oval track, rest of them are kart styled ones. The game from out side may look like a poor mans Mario Kart, it is not. Similar to actual Nascar bump drafting, you can get a power boost by following another car closely.

You will get very good mileage too. There is 12 tracks, all bi-directional. All of them are well suited for multi-player modes. It includes a wide assortment of multi-player modes too. The controls are perfect, I am very amazed by the accuracy. You can use your wheel or just regular controller set to play the game. Graphics are in par with Mario Kart. This is better than all the other nascar games that EA has published, a welcome change.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Game Despite the Negative Reviews, April 20, 2009

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SnS "SnS" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NASCAR Kart Racing (Video Game)

Anyone who begins a review with something such as "I put it back in the box after only ten minutes" is a knee-jerk gaming dolt. We want a review, not a cheap opinion. Dr. B offers very little in his negative rating. I agree that there may be a few superficially high ratings here, but it is evident that he, and a few others, have not played the game very much. The graphics and controls are fine, though the graphics indeed suffer in 3-4 player mode. There are three difficulty levels, and a myriad of unlockable tracks and trophies. You will discover that if you attempt to unlock all of the tracks that there are several extremely difficult "challenges" that can require several hours or even days to surpass; thus you may need to seek some advice or "cheats" to complete a series. So what if there is a similarity with Mario Kart? The weapons, etc., are well suited to the Nascar theme. The cheap critics pan the game as similar to Mario Kart and the rip its most distinctive attribute as "stupid." As others have maintained, the team concept makes this game remarkably unique and enjoyable. My kids have played it since the day it was released and have not grown tired of it, or Mario Kart. In fact, one could make a good argument that both Nascar and Mario Kart are must-haves for the Wii.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Price, Good Fun, February 16, 2009

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Bucky51 - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NASCAR Kart Racing (Video Game)

I enjoyed this game a lot. It's a real solid racer. It borrows a lot from Mario Kart, but if you're going to mimic someone, then you should mimic the best. NASCAR Kart Racing has a lot of NASCAR personality. I played this game with my family all weekend and we had a really good time. The controls felt really good to me too. Good job EA.