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NASCAR Racing 3

Description

The NASCAR Racing series gained more features in this iteration. The game includes full Winston Cup and Busch Grand National cars, drivers, and tracks. Race length and opposition ability can be customized, as can full-course yellow presence and restart style. The action can be replayed from multiple angles and saved to disk.

Setup options include specialized elements such as grille tape and sway bars. Resolutions up to 1024×768 are supported with 3D acceleration. Smarter AI than before will keep you on your toes. The game includes a paint-kit to create your own paint jobs. An internet multiplayer system is built in. …

NASCAR Racing 4

Description

NASCAR Racing is back for 2001 better than ever! For the first time for NASCAR game, the Daytona track! Arcade racing mode for the novices, simulation mode for the experts, multiplayer mode for up to 32 players. Improved physics model, improved graphics engine with real-time shading. Improved radio chatter, ability to tell pit crew what to do before you pit… And much more.

The game was a huge step forward over its predecessor and addressed many requested features for the game. Namely was the introduction of full 24-bit color, as the previous games had only allowed 256, vastly improved car models and environments and, for the first time, the ability of the car to rotate in three dimensions (i.e. the ability of the car to get airborne and flip). The simulator also continued the increased efforts to reflect the aspects of driving a real car. …

Nuclear Strike

Description

After the Middle East, South America, the United States, and the former U.S.S.R, this fifth installment of the Strike takes the action to the heart of Asia, following the trail of Colonel LeMonde, who has terrorized South East Asia. LeMonde is armed with one prototype nuclear missile warhead, modified to catalyze a chain reaction that can completely destroy the ozone layer and thus irradiate the Earth. The hunt for LeMonde will take the player from Indocine (intended to suggest Indochina, the mainland of South East Asia), to the South China Sea to combat Napoleon Hwong, then to the heart of North Korea to uncover the nuclear schemes of Kym Zung-Lee (intended to suggest Kim Jong Il), and finally to Siberia for a final battle.

With the aid of fellow operatives, the player pilots the Super Apache, a fictional helicopter variant that is armed with Hellfire and Sidewinder missiles as well as Hydra cannons. Various other vehicles are also available during the course of the game, including tanks and jet fighters. …

Need for Speed – ProStreet

Description

Need For Speed: ProStreet is the 11th game in the NFS series. It doesn’t just include new and more detailed graphics, it includes a new type of gameplay. The game doesn’t have a Free Roam mode (as in Underground 2, Most Wanted or Carbon), but it has an Event Map, similar to Juiced’s Event Calendar.

The player’s main goal in this game is to become the “King of the street”. Nothing new. However, there are no more illegal races in the game – all of the available races are sponsored, and the action takes place on different racing tracks. No more traffic, no more in-town driving.

The game features 2 gameplay modes. Career (you start your “life” as a lowlife race driver and over time you will conquer everyone) and free play (where you can race unlocked cars and unlocked tracks). …

Need for Speed – Undercover

Description

Need for Speed: Undercover is the 12th installment of the series and puts the player in the shoes of an undercover cop who needs to infiltrate and destroy an international crime syndicate by getting to their leader – a man crazy behind the wheel and a very fast driver. So the player enters the city with the goal to earn enough reputation and respect in the syndicate to get to him.

Of course this is not done by just walking up to someone and asking nicely. Instead the player freely roams the big city in his cars and accepts missions at every corner. These range from simple races to Burnout-inspired “Destroy as much as possible” goals. A completely new mode is the Highway Battle in which the player needs to put 300 meters between him and his opponent with the main enemy being the incoming rush hour traffic. Other missions require the player to bring a specific car in the best possible condition to a garage. Since the player is undercover, the police are always watching him and make his life more and more difficult as the wanted level of the car increases. …

NHL 2002

Description

NHL 2002 is EA’s latest incarnation of their NHL series.

New features over previous years includes the “Breakaway Cam”, which causes the game to slow down, turn blue, and go into letterbox mode when you’re one on one with the goalie, and “EA GameStory”, which tracks your progress and rewards you for outstanding performance.

NHL 2002 is the first in the series to include NHL Cards, which is the equiviliant of Madden’s NFL Cards. By performing special moves, such as scoring within the first 30 seconds or winning 10 face-offs, you get points, which you can then use to buy cards.

NHL 2002 includes all the professional NHL teams, as well as the International teams, such as Team Canada and U.S.A. Every stadium is included, and so is every player.

NHL 2002 has many game modes, including Season, Quick Play, Shootout, and Exhibition. It also has a “Create-A-Skater” mode. …

NHL 2004

Description

The “best selling pro hockey franchise” is back with the 2004 edition, and it’s loaded with more.

Like Madden NFL 2004, NHL 2004 has a deep career mode, titled Dynasty Mode. You take on the role of GM for up to twenty seasons. As GM, you’ll have to negotiate contracts, conduct drafts, make trades, sign free agents, make sure your players are getting the training they need, and more. If you’re good enough, you may make it into the GM Hall of Fame.

Besides Dynasty mode, you’ve got the basic game modes; Season, Exhibition, and Playoffs.

The control for NHL 2004 has been refined, allowing for more precise movement than in the previous games. Precise passes, shots, and accurate skating are accomplished by simply tapping the button. …

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