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NASCAR 09 (Sony PlayStation 3, 2008)

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Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Career Mode - Sign lucrative contracts, earn a reputation, and accumulate valuable performance points by dominating in three authentic racing series, including the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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EA's best-selling racing series continues with authentic cars, drivers, venues, and sponsors from the speed-driven sport's 2008 season. Featured locales range from speedways and super speedways to short tracks and road courses. A new career mode involves building your driver's reputation while competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Building reputation is accomplished by leading laps, passing cars, avoiding wrecks, qualifying, and more. Your reputation influences the behavior of the computer AI, the quality of potential sponsorship offers, and even the type of opponents you'll face online.

The Sprint Driver Challenge is a separate play mode featuring multiple race-specific scenarios to complete before engaging in head-to-head events against the sport's most recognizable stars. Cover star Jeff Gordon serves as your personal guide and mentor to the world of NASCAR, offering advice and tips to help improve your level of play. A more forgiving handling model is included to help those new to NASCAR stay on the track without spinning out. Veteran drivers can still choose a simulation-style control scheme for an added challenge, and an assortment of car customization options are available to improve each vehicle's performance on the demanding tracks. Online support is included for up to 14 players.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
EA SPORTS
UPC
0014633154603
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65673481

Product Key Features

Rating
E-Everyone
Genre
Racing
Video Game Series
Nascar Series [Electronic Arts]
Platform
Sony PlayStation 3
Game Name
NASCAR 09

Additional Product Features

Release Year
2008
Number of Players
1-14
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Control Elements
Gamepad/Joystick, Steering Wheel
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139973

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5 out of 5 stars
by johns2349Aug 02, 2022
Top favorable review
Great Purchase Great Game Great Seller
First, the Seller shipped immediately and in good protective packaging. As for the game, it's what I expected and wanted. I quickly got accustomed to the annoying black flags during a Season - I now drive a bit more cautiously at times. Some tracks allow you to bang into other cars more than other tracks. The possibility off black flags no longer bother me. The graphics are great for a product from 2008. I owned earlier versions for PC. This 2009 obviously has better graphics and a great paint booth. I am using the PS3 joy stick. I wish I had a wheel especially for the turns at Daytona and Talladega keeping in the draft. I wish the accident damage was more realistic and it would be nice if the AI drivers actually crashed out of a race - they always come back. I have driven two full Seasons as Rookie and Veteran with game defaults. Too easy. Next I will step it up with my own settings. From reading other reviews, I did the Challenges first to strengthen the cars at each type of track (Road Course, Short, Speedway and Superspeedway). That's why the default settings are too easy for me. I am starting another full season, always starting with the trucks of course. Overall, I love this game.Read full review
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1 out of 5 stars
by jimbo2433May 11, 2017
Top critical review
Nascar 08
Game is useless without a wheel. No matter how much tuning you do there is no way to control your car without wrecking especially in traffic. Qualifying is OK but other than that don't waste your money. EA dropped the ball on this one.
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4 out of 5 stars
by darkdespairSep 06, 2011
better then 08
There's no question that with all of the new features, NASCAR 09 is an improvement over previous installments in the series. The gameplay hasn't received much attention, but better presentation, the ability to completely customize your ride, and other minor enhancements make this a game that should please most fans of the sport.After you set up your new driver information, it's off to the garage to explore the robust new customization options. You start by selecting and designing your own number, and then lay down a base color for the body of your car. Racing stripes, waves, flames, and sponsorship decals are just some of the graphics that you can use to pimp your ride, though many of the sponsors won't be available until you earn them.Upon completing the design of your car, you'll be asked to sign with a sponsor. Each sponsor has a set of expectations that must be met to improve your reputation and, ultimately, move up to bigger sponsorship opportunities. Unfortunately, though it may be cool to raise your reputation and gain bigger sponsors, it actually does very little for you other than boost your ego. The real key to improving your skills in NASCAR 09 is to complete as many of the 77 different Sprint Driver Challenges as possible.different camera options when driving. The in-car perspective delivers the most exciting driving experience; every turn seems to be magnified and demands your utmost attention. NASCAR 09 offers two different driving styles in the game to go along with the different viewing options: normal and pro. Normal is the easier of the two styles in that it lets you be a little less precise when taking turns. Conversely, the pro driving style requires a more experienced driver with steadier hands to be successful. To master the driving controls, it certainly takes some precision behind the wheel at first.NASCAR 09's graphics are adequate but the crashes could use some work. The problem is that you rarely get huge collisions that result in cars flipping end over end. Most crashes result in one driver bumping another and spinning out of control until the yellow flag comes out. It's more realistic that huge crashes don't happen that often, but it would no doubt add to the excitement of the game. The graphics aren't stellar, but they still look pretty good considering the number of cars onscreen at any given time. All of the tracks are the same from a year ago and look nice, but it's difficult to notice any major graphical flaws when you're consistently driving more than 170 mph. The sounds within NASCAR 09 are a great complement to the game. The noise from all the crowds and the engines sounds lifelike throughout the game. Additionally, the spotter does a solid job of helping you navigate through the field by consistently letting you know if there's an opposing driver running down low or up high. The music on the soundtrack has a nice mix of hard-rock tunes featuring such bands as POD and AFI to help set the mood on race day. The bottom line is that NASCAR 09 is a good racer but doesn't provide the same level of excitement as the real thing. Regardless, it's at least a small improvement over last year's game in nearly every way. If you're willing to spend the time adjusting some of the settings, you'll find NASCAR 09 to be a fun and challenging game.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by bkck2k3Jun 20, 2008
The Madden-ization of Racing
After not playing the series for a couple years, I've got mixed reaction to this game. The sport has definitely been Maddenized, and not in a good way. The complicated things they should have left simple. And quirks and bugs that showed up 3 years ago, make a valiant return, almost as if they'd never left. The pit crews haven't changed from the "everyone's the same" robots of yesteryear. You'd think with the power behind the PS3, they could come up with some original ideas for the pit crew. The Jeff Gordon clips are gimmicky and the audio/video aren't synchronized very well. The controls, both the Pro and Normal, don't do a very good job of immersing me into the game, as I spend more time wondering if the car is supposed to be handling like this or if it is just the hit-or-miss controls. Here's an odd thing to complain about, pausing isn't instant. During my first race, one of my kids started crying so I hit pause and ran to check on them. When I came back and unpaused, I found my truck had hit the wall because there was a delay between pressing the pause button and the game actually pausing. But enough about what I don't like. I like the career mode. The Rep Point system is an improvement over previous attempts. I like the HUD and the amount of information it displays. And of course the stable of drivers is large as is expected. Overall, the racing is a satisfying experience, it just takes a while to get there. For something as simple as pressing the accelerate button and turning left, the game just doesn't have that "pickup and play" feel to it.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by CbMbRgzRSWu@Del...Aug 09, 2009
Nascar series under-rated
Every year EA Sports releases a new NASCAR game, I always see mediocre and even poor reviews about it, all of which claim that the game is boring and/or featureless. The '09 game has received the worst of these complaints, and I really feel that these complaints don't merit a true example of the game itself. The first thing reviewers forget about this series is it's stock car racing, and if you don't enjoy stock car racing as a fan then you're not going to enjoy a stock car racing game, so quit whining. This year's NASCAR in my opinion is the greatest any NASCAR game has been, even for EA. People have in the past complained about the shift from a simulation style game to an arcade game, and I just don't see that. This year's game has a choice of either, both equally as useful depending on the player. Jeff Gordon teaches you about every feature in the game as you progress through it, and that's a great addition! Many people will dis that simply because it's Jeff Gordon. The features on it are relatively endless too, as you can race the truck series and the two main car series, sign team & sponsor contracts, race as either yourself (in custom cars) or as a real driver, break records, and track your career progress as you build a reputation around it. The two features that stick out most this year is the ability to race online with friends or in a public session for ratings (set up like Madden) and the fully custom paint shop for your cars. This is the first time they've allowed cars to be painted entirely by the user (sponsors included) on a computer and then transferred into the console. You can literally race any paint/sponsor scheme you can think of. The only downside I found to this game is the inability to race the different series (truck, Nationwide, etc) simultaneously. It only allows you to have contracts for one at a time, which is a step backwards for this game series (the '05 game allowed you to race up to four different schedules at a time and hire sub drivers as necessary when schedule conflicts arose). So, I give it a 4/5 because it's a great game with a few lost features but overall has many new ones replacing it. Great for stock car race fans!Read full review

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NASCAR 09 (Sony PlayStation 3, 2008)

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