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About NASCAR Racing 3 - PC
Amazon.com NASCAR fans, start your engines! NASCAR 3, the successor to the extremely popular NASCAR 1999, improves the series with better physics, seriously improved graphics, and more realistic tracks than ever before. We really like the improvements that have been made to the game's special effects, available for those of us with 3-D accelerator cards. The smoke and dust effects are particularly convincing compared to those of the previous version. Audio is also much improved, and gamers with 3-D audio cards can enjoy some eerily realistic surround sound effects. It's possible to tell where another car is in relation to you simply by listening closely. Novices can turn down many of the simulation's realism options and basically transform the simulation into an arcade game, but seasoned racers are still free to roll up their sleeves and modify virtually every aspect of their cars. From the amount of duct tape to put on the grille, to infinitesimally small changes in the stagger of the tires, if you can do it in real life you can probably do it in the game. Races take place on a variety of familiar tracks. Darlington, Talladega, the Milwaukee Mile, Sears Point, Watkins Glen, and 23 other familiar ovals and road courses are rendered in superb detail. The excellent manual outlines the history of each venue and provides tips for car setups so beginners can get started right away. If people have ever told you that NASCAR racing is boring because all you have to do is turn left, put them behind the wheel of NASCAR 3 so they can see firsthand what it's really all about. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: Believable physics model Crisp 3-D accelerated graphics Convincing 3-D sound effects Many tracks and lots of tweaking options for nearly infinite replayability Cons: Physics model wasn't completely overhauled as was expected Graphics are clean but not incredibly detailed Product description Created by the award-winning team at Papyrus, NASCAR Legends pits you against the renowned drivers of the 1970 NASCAR season. Experience history NASCAR action at speeds up to 200mph on the very tracks that made these men and their cars legends. Review A lot of people are calling NASCAR 3 the best NASCAR simulation ever, but considering that Papyrus' series of NASCAR games has never had much in the way of competition, that seemingly grandiose praise doesn't do this incredible simulation justice. So let me set the record straight: Besides being the best NASCAR sim ever, it could very well be the best racing simulation ever. This game's got it all: action that's hotter than fried chicken just hauled out of a Frydaddy, animations cooler than a bottle of brew pulled from a tub of ice, and bump-and-grind racing that's tastier than a paper bag full of greasy pork rinds. If my editors would let me, I'd confine my review to six simple words: Buy it, and buy it now. It's not often I see a game where just about everything has been done to perfection, but this is one of them, so I'll start by mentioning the scarce few (and minor) gripes I had. Fans of the NASCAR Racing series have been clamoring for better support for Internet play, and Papyrus has obliged by incorporating a feature that lets you seamlessly connect to a WON.net server from within the game. That's great, because it means you don't have to load a memory-hungry web browser to play - especially important since this game will gladly use every resource at its disposal. The problem, though, is that ever-present issue of latency, and it's one that's exacerbated by the fact that the numbers here (numbers as in ping times) don't stack up with what you're seeing onscreen. Join a game where your ping time is allegedly 130 milliseconds with a dial-up connection, and you'll joyously jump into the fray only to find that cars appear and disappear, causing drivers to slam into each other through no fault of their own. The point is moot if you host a game, but if you do so, be sure to feel pity for the guys who are
