NASCAR Thunder 2003

by NASCAR

Product Features

• Detailed stock car racing sim
• 800-hp, 200-mph action
• Includes massive pileups and metal-twisting damage
• Customize sponsorships and car setup
• Enhanced career mode

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FWU3
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 18, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,948 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: GameCube

Amazon.com Product Description

Experience authentic stock car racing drama in NASCAR Thunder 2003. The 800-horsepower, 200 mph action on the track is true to the spirit of the sport and the passion of the fans, as players experience massive pileups, metal-twisting damage, and an all-new game engine. From sponsorships to car setup to all-out racing action, you will build a legacy and become a legend in the deepest career mode ever. If you can survive door-to-door, three-wide racing season after season, you're ready for NASCAR Thunder 2003.

Product Description

ASCAR Thunder 2003 surrounds you with the emotion, sound, fury, and risks of the high-speed, high-drama career of a NASCAR star. Feel the adrenaline rush, intensity, and passion of being a NASCAR driver on a quest to become a NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Take on various real-life scenarios, complete with dramatic pileups, walls of smoke, and constant door -to-door, three-wide racing, to test your nerve and improve your racing skills. Build a racing legacy over the course of 20 drama-filled seasons. A totally new gaming engine delivers better game play through improved physics, AI and control. While new graphics rendering technology allows spectacular car and track highlights, enhanced smoke and damage, and even more dynamic racing venues.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Racing Game Ever!!, June 1, 2003

By 

Kyle Singerman (Hartford) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Video Game)

Nascar thunder is defienitely the best game I have ever played. THere are so many race options to choose from. YOu can race multilpayer or start a season.
WHen I started this game it got frustrating because I couldn't make any of the turns. After a week or two of playing, you get used to it.
SOme of the cool features for this game are create-a-car, lightning challenge, and thunder plates. IT was fun to pick the paint shceme that suited me best and putting my favorite sponser on my car. THe game has sponsers that range from Outback Steakhouse to Goodyear. THe lighntning challenge puts you in a scenario where you usually have to copy a feat a racer accomplished. THis can range from staying out of a wreck, holding off others with old tires, and taking the lead from someone. A weird thing in the challenges is that most of the time you are supposed to beat Earnhardt Jr. for the win. When you win one of these challenges you get a thunder plate. THis can range from a bush series regular, a legend driver, or paint schemes.
THis game is really addictive. When I got it, I played for a week straight even though I was awful. THe tracks are drawn to look lifelike and you can even choose to race a racer's alternate car.
THere are alot of optoins you can choose to make the game different. YOu can change the difficulty, put on auto repair, change the AI's aggressiveness and others.
Career mode can be really frustrating. YOur car is really the worst by far on the circiut. WHen all of the cars are going 180 at Talladega you are goin 160. Go figure. To fix this problem, you can go to R and D to improve different parts of your car. RIght now I am doing engine power.
One thing that I found fun to do for 2 players is turn the cautions off. After this when you are racing you go backwards and start huge wrecks. It is a great feeling to watch 8 cars catch on fire at one time. One goal while doing this is to get out all of the other cars so you are the only two cars left. YOu have acchieved victorory when you do this.
TIP: To open different courses, you must win the other race on that track on MEdium of Difficult. ONe easy way to do this is with two players put on auto repair, turn off cautions, and drive backwards to wreck everyone. Afer everyone is gone, you finish the race and get the track.
THis is an awesome game and I reccomend you buy it

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars YEE-HAW!!, March 10, 2003

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Karen (Sibley Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Video Game)

This is the most exciting, clean game for a kid, not to mention for the parents too! My 8 year old can't get enough of this game. He doesn't even play his other games anymore. The graphics are excellent. I actually find myself leaning while going around the corners like I was actually in the car. I would highly recommend this game to everybody. I only wish it had Dale Earnhardt to choose from.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy NASCAR HEAT: Dirt to Daytona instead, January 4, 2004

By 

Troy (Lancaster, PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Video Game)

Don't buy Thunder. It's not a bad game, just that you can better spend your money on NASCAR HEAT: Dirt to Daytona. Thunder only offers stock car racing whereas Heat offers *4* games in 1: Dirt/Go-Kart(modifieds)/Truck/Car and therefore Heat offers a lot more variety and fun. Buy NASCAR HEAT: Dirt to Daytona instead.

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