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''NASCAR Thunder 2002'' was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2. Game modes consist of Create-a-car, Quick race, Season mode, Career mode, and practice. Before every race, the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race, get to know the track in practice, or 'race' other cars in Happy Hour. The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season (minus ] due to his ], but the game has many tributes to him including a black No. 3 screen on start-up) and several then-] and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} ''NASCAR Thunder 2002'' was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2. Game modes consist of Create-a-car, Quick race, Season mode, Career mode, and practice. Before every race, the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race, get to know the track in practice, or 'race' other cars in Happy Hour. The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season (minus ] due to his ], but the game has many tributes to him including a black No. 3 screen on start-up) and several then-] and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

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2001 video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports Not to be confused with NASCAR Racing 2002 Season. 2001 video game
NASCAR Thunder 2002
Xbox cover art featuring the car of Jeff Gordon
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesNASCAR Thunder
Engineenhanced NASCAR Thunder engine
Platform(s)Xbox, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 2, 2001
PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 15, 2001
Xbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NASCAR Thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports that came out for the Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The theme song for the game is "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It is the fifth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title (the other games simply read "NASCAR", followed by the year). Notably, it is the first NASCAR game to feature alternate paint schemes on the cars. It featured the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon on its cover and 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte on the disc.

NASCAR Thunder 2002 was the first NASCAR game released for the Xbox and the second released for the PlayStation 2. Game modes consist of Create-a-car, Quick race, Season mode, Career mode, and practice. Before every race, the player has the option to qualify for a position at the start of the race, get to know the track in practice, or 'race' other cars in Happy Hour. The game has 35 drivers from the 2001 Winston Cup season (minus Dale Earnhardt due to his death, but the game has many tributes to him including a black No. 3 screen on start-up) and several then-Busch Series and fantasy drivers that can be unlocked.

The PlayStation version was separate from the PS2 and Xbox versions, included only 36 drivers, and included an instant-replay feature, fantasy tracks, only 18 drivers per race, and all of the alternate paint schemes were removed. A system of power-up/cheat cards and challenges, similar to Chase/Thunder plates and Lightning/Dodge Challenges in later editions, was a major game mode in this version.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
PSPS2Xbox
Metacritic69/10085/10082/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
PSPS2Xbox
Electronic Gaming MonthlyN/A8.17/10N/A
Game InformerN/A8.5/109/10
GamePro
GameRevolutionN/ABB
GameSpot5.8/108.2/108/10
GameSpyN/A(average)87%
GameZone9/109/10N/A
IGNN/A8.3/108.5/10
Next GenerationN/AN/A
Official U.S. PlayStation MagazineN/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)N/AN/A6.9/10
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/AN/A

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. NextGen said that the Xbox version was "Graphically, a solid game, with great reflections, sun wash, damage modeling, persistent skid marks, and more."

References

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