Best Nascar Title for PS2?

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Hi all,

I'm thinking about checking into some of the NASCAR titles that are out there right now. Can anyone suggest the best one in terms of realism, gameplay, graphics, etc.?

And if so, why do you have that opinion about that game?

Thanks!
 
Always go with the EA games. THey're always pretty good. I don't have 06' yet but I do have 05',04' and 02' and they were all good games at their times.
 
I liked "Dirt To Daytona" but had to play it on my NTSC machine through all the adapters which put it on the small screen. Its good for UK players to have "06" on PAL so you have a proper PAL screen to play on.
 
The NASCAR Thunder 03 and 04 games were great. NASCAR Chase for the Cup was a cool concept because you rose through the ranks from modifieds to the NExtel Cup, and as for 06 Total Team Control, I don't know because I haven't played it.

Are there any PAL nascar games at all?
 
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is it just me, or is nascar the most boring race in the racing world?
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I used to think that too, but the more I look into it, there's more there than what intially meets the eye.

While it's very simple to think that all one does is turn left at the end of the straightaway, I'm discovering the little nuances, the strategy, etc.

I've since picked up EA's NASCAR 2006 on the PS2 and am using the DFP. The racing is actually quite thrilling. YMMV, perhaps, but I'm finding it quite entertaining.
 
slipstreaming is basicallt the only way to pass isnt it?

and isnt marcus ambrose doing nascar this year or next year or something?
 
I'm finding that slipstreaming is definitely huge in this type of racing. One probably wouldn't be successful without it. I'm also finding, however, that even if you don't have someone right in front of you, you can also catch up by taking better/quicker lines than the other fellow through the turns.

Since NASCAR drivers are grouped into teams, there also appears to be quite a bit of teamwork that occurs between them as well. Teammates will draft with eachother to go faster, block for teammates, etc. The margin of error when it comes to wrecking appears to be greater as well. When you're in a pack of cars taking a turn after a straightaway, you really have to concentrate and be aware of those around you. One wrong nudge or bump and it's off into the wall or grass you go.

Don't get me wrong--I absolutely LOVE road racing such as touring cars, GT, etc. and NASCAR is definitely a different type of racing, an aquired taste perhaps. But the more I try to discover what the appeal is, the more I begin to understand what the appeal is.

Not sure about Marcus Ambrose. Good question though.
 
The only NASCAR game I've ever played I just borrowed from my neighbor today. Nascar 06 Total Team Control... its pretty cool and fun to mess with the other drivers.
 
It'd be damned interesting to see Marcus Ambrose come to the U.S. of A. to race stockcars. I'd like to see him race at Infineon or Watkins Glen where his roadcourse skill would be a huge advantage over the majority of Nascar drivers who perfer ovals.
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Sorry not a fan & I've been to a couple NASCAR races. I haven't played an EA NASCAR PS game since 1998.
 

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