NASCAR Unleashed

NASCAR Unleashed
Developer(s) Firebrand Games
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)
  • NA November 1, 2011
Genre(s) Auto racing
Distribution Blu-ray disc, CD-ROM, Wii Optical Disk, Nintendo Game Card

NASCAR Unleashed is a racing video game developed by Firebrand Games and published by Activision. It was released on November 1, 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS.

Features

NASCAR Unleashed is an arcade racing game, allowing players to play as 15 different drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing series, and race around six locations including Chicagoland Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and a fictional city. Each location has multiple layouts, which accounts for 12 different track layouts.

Drivers

15 real life NASCAR drivers are featured in the game, followed by 3 fictional drivers. Each driver has one paint scheme available when one starts the game, and the more one progresses through the championships, the more bonus paint schemes one will unlock.

List of drivers featured in the game are as follows:

Number Driver Main Scheme Bonus #1 Bonus #2
16 Greg Biffle 3M N/A N/A
33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Cheerios American Ethanol
31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar N/A N/A
18 Kyle Busch M&M's Interstate Batteries N/A
88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Mountain Dew National Guard (special scheme) N/A
99 Carl Edwards Aflac N/A N/A
24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Drive to End Hunger Pepsi Max
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express FedEx Freight FedEx Office
29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Rheem N/A
48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Kobalt Tools N/A
17 Matt Kenseth Wiley X N/A N/A
20 Joey Logano Home Depot N/A N/A
5 Mark Martin Godaddy.com Farmers Insurance Quaker State
39 Ryan Newman US Army Tornados Haas Automation
14 Tony Stewart Office Depot Mobil 1 N/A
53 Fictional car #1 Activision N/A N/A
53 Fictional car #2 Firebrand Games N/A N/A
53 Fictional car #3 Octane N/A N/A

Reception

The game received mixed reviews. Operation Sports have the game a 4.5/10, praising the spin on the tracks, but criticized the lack of online multiplayer and repitiveness.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.operationsports.com/reviews/633/nascar-unleashed/

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