NASCAR Heat 2
NASCAR Heat 2 | |
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Racing | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
NASCAR Heat 2 is a
NASCAR Heat 2 was also the working title of NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona, as logos for it appear in some menus of the 2002 game.
Gameplay
Career mode gives players the ability to start in the
On April 30, 2021, the online servers for NASCAR Heat 2 and NASCAR Heat 3 were shut down.[3]
Drivers
NASCAR Heat 2 features drivers from all three of NASCAR's national series in the game (42 MENCS drivers, 43 NXS drivers, and 32 NCWTS drivers). However, there are some notable omissions, including
The highest-placing Toyota driver in the Sprint All-Star Race was selected as the cover driver; Last Year: Carl Edwards won the cover driver competition with a fourth-place finish. He retired from NASCAR on January 9, 2017, and handed his ride to Daniel Suárez. That year the eligible drivers were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Martin Truex Jr. Busch won the cover driver competition with a win in the NASCAR All-Star finishing 2nd in Stage 2 in that event and winning the event.
Soundtrack
Song | Artist |
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"Chemical Weapon" | Steve Everett |
"Hurricane Woman" | Wild Adriatic |
"Little Gift" | Umphrey's McGee |
"Not Quite Done Yet" | Sir Cadian Rhythm |
"Hurricane" | Angela Perley and the Howlin' Moons |
"You Can't Hurt Me" | Thomas Wynn and The Believers |
"Some Nerve" | Wild Adriatic |
"Push" | Red Sun Rising |
"Check It Out" | Oh The Larceny |
"This Is Who We Are" | Written In Kings |
"Weather" | Fire Fences |
"Scout" | Inner Image |
"I Wanna Fly" | The Bihlman Bros. |
"Gettin' Home" | Simplified |
"Bone Crunching" | Patrick Robert Murdoch |
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PS4) 66/100[7] (XONE) 59/100[8] |
Publication | Score |
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Game Informer | 7/10[9] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5[11] |
Polygon | 7.5/10[10] |
Accolades
The game was nominated for "Game, Franchise Racing" at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[12][13]
References
- ^ Good, Owen S. (May 15, 2017). "NASCAR Heat returns to consoles with a sequel this fall". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Staff (May 20, 2017). "Kyle Busch is cover athlete for NASCAR Heat 2". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Sunsetting NASCAR Heat 2 and NASCAR Heat 3 Online Servers". 704Games. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series". NASCAR Heat. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "NASCAR Xfinity Series". NASCAR Heat. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series". NASCAR Heat. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (12 September 2017). "NASCAR Heat 2 Review - Falling Back In The Pack". Game Informer. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ S Good, Owen (12 September 2017). "NASCAR Heat 2 review". Polygon. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Wells, Cory (18 September 2017). "Review: NASCAR Heat 2". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Nominee List for 2017". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "Horizon wins 7; Mario GOTY". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.