NASCAR Thunder 2004

NASCAR THUNDER 2004

Reviewed by SHAWNMICHAELS2 on May 27, 2007  |  report this review

NASCAR THUNDER 2004 is one of the best NASCAR games ever made. The animation is one of a kind (literally). I love the animation. The range of choices is huge. This game has so many cars and paint schemes. This game has a load of Lightning challenges and thunder license challenges. there are so many thunder plates and so many tracks. The track animation is great. I love the way they set up Career mode. You work your way up in the Winston cup just like the real drivers. You start out as a Rookie just like in 2003. After one year even if you didn't win Rookie of the year you can't become Rookie of the year again. You have to make repairs, manage your money buy better upgrades, and buy your own team just like in the real world. Once you work your way up you will start winning championships. They worked on the winning simulation alot. Now the drivers actually have realistic faces. When you win and go into celebration mode, however your car looks before you exit is what it will look like in victory lane. The pit crews are now better animated and pretty realistic. You can make your own scdule in career mode, so you could race at Daytona all season long. There are a bunch of Fantasy tracks to race including Daytona Beach. You can use a new feature called share draft. You can also get allies and Rivals. When you make a rival for example Dale Earnhardt Jr. He will block you when you try to pass, and If you do get beside your rival he will slam into you and or try to spin you out. When you make an ally for example Jeff Gordon he will move out of the way to let you pass. He will also get behind you to share a draft. I would suggest this game to everyone. I give this game five stars.