NASCAR Thunder 2003
- August 15, 2002 00:00 AM PST
If you�re a fan of always turning left, NASCAR Thunder 2003 is getting ready to roar onto a track near you with a slew of impressive upgrades.
EA Sports� NASCAR series flourished when Madden developer Tiburon took over the reins last year, and the preview versions of NASCAR Thunder 2003 look primed to deliver another quantum leap forward. Naturally, the graphics are being souped up�in particular, the tracks will sport tons more detail and pre-race pageantry�but it�s the slew of new features that will make the eyes of stock-car fans bulge.An impressive, in-depth Career mode will enable you to build and own multiple cars, recruit team members ranging from crew chief to fabricator to jackman, and even do R&D to improve your cars� performances. You�ll have to manage sponsors and cash to pay the bills, while novel ideas like quick yellow flags will manage to be both fun and authentic. For the less hardcore, modes that let you play through a season, get instruction on each track from your favorite driver, or tackle a series of mini-game�style classic NASCAR moments will provide plenty of options. If you�re a NASCAR fan of any degree, Thunder 2003 looks like it�s shaping up to be driver of the year.
