anybody played Nascar 2011 the game?

• j_crazy

  

  I'm going to buy it tonight.
  
  or at least played it?
• thavoice

  I was gonna buy it but decided that it was a bit chilly this AM at just lit 40 bucks to keep myself warm.
  
  I think I made the right decision...it was well worth it
• coyotes22

  

  I heard it was addictive, but, not all that different from past nascar games.
• j_crazy

  

  the amazon reviews are pretty brutal.
• coyotes22

  

  The commercials look like there are new aspects to the game.
  
  I do not have a PS3 or 360, so I have not played it yet.
• j_crazy

  

  anyone know if it's 2 player or strictly online multiplayer?
• j_crazy

  

  it does have local 2 player games. I picked it up at lunch.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Get ready to wear out the left side of your joystick/dpad!
• tcarrier32

  

  turn left!
• Heretic

  

  The game site I write for did get a promo copy for review. I thought about asking for it, since I haven't played a racing game since Gran Turismo 3, but decided against it. The fun I had with GT3 was learning and mastering* all the different road courses and with a NASCAR game, I wouldn't have much of that.
  
  *With a couple of them, "mastering" is a very generous way of putting it. Like the one street course in that game that tended to only get used during advanced racing series. Guh...
• j_crazy

  

  what are the reviews like on your site heretic? (it's blocked at work so i can't go look until i get home at which time i'll be playing).
• Heretic

  

  Of this game? None up so far. I don't know if the owner got anyone willing to review it, as sports games tend to not get people fired up there like other kinds do.
  
  Overall? THE BEST FUCKING EVER!
• slide22

  Bought it yesterday, graphics are amazing, racing is eh. All of the tracks/cars look beautiful, way better than the EA games. The driving is too arcade like for me; in a racing game I expect the car to be a challenge to drive; understeer, oversteer and the such. If you just want to pick up and go race then it is a great game. But if you're looking for a hardcore sim game, it may not be your cup of tea. I'm prolly going to trade it in or sell it and get F1 2010. Anyone near Athens wanna buy it ?
• powdajohn

  NASCAR 2011 is everywhere with both bad and good reviews so was reluctant. Thanks for being honest but nah! I'm not playing this game.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  coyotes22;728843 wrote:I heard it was addictive, but, not all that different from past nascar games.

  
  Oh you mean holding down the gas button and moving the joy stick left?
• j_crazy

  

  I can't wait for the first patch to come out. the game is borderline unplayable online. the career/single player modes go from laughably easy (rookie) to hard (racer) to OMFG this game is impossible (veteran, or something like that).
  
  like slide said, the visuals are amazing, the sound is alright, the gameplay is a trainwreck. supposedly there is a huge patch coming to fix a lot of the glaring issues. but still haven't seen that. once i download it and play some more i'll give you a review because if it fixes half of the problems this game is totally worth it.
• j_crazy

  

  some definitions to maybe clear up that last post:
  
  laughably easy: i can lap the field in about 40 laps at daytona.
  hard: i do good to finish in the top 5
  OMFG this game is impossible: i lose the draft in turn 2 and put around in last place hoping a wreck takes out half the field.
• coyotes22

  

  j_crazy;734256 wrote:some definitions to maybe clear up that last post:
  
  laughably easy: i can lap the field in about 40 laps at daytona.
  hard: i do good to finish in the top 5
  OMFG this game is impossible: i lose the draft in turn 2 and put around in last place hoping a wreck takes out half the field.

  
  I LOL'd.