Updated: Dec 13, 2018 1:44 am
Posted: Sep 24, 1997 1:00 am
We are simply speechless. NASCAR 98 has to be one of the greatest racing games we have ever seen for the PlayStation. This game has a good portion of the cars and drivers, most of the tracks, and all the options of the NASCAR circuit.
With EA Sports having a NASCAR license, the game features 24 of the best NASCAR drivers and their cars, including Bill Elliot and his crazy McDonalds car. We'd sure like to pull up to the drive-through in that baby. The game also includes 17 tracks, with nine of them being road tracks and the other eight being oval-courses. You can race up to 300 laps on all 17 of the tracks, which is a whole lot of driving!
Graphically, NASCAR is great. With a smooth frame rate and very little draw-in, NASCAR 98 looks and moves almost flawlessly. Even with a crowded track the games moves butter smooth.
EA Sports, always a stickler to detail, has stayed true to its style. The track has the oil spew-produced 'line,' the crude black line that goes around the whole track. Most of the cars have their correct advertisers as well, which makes for a colorful driving experience.
The handling is very true to the track, even when you're packed in with tons of cars (which happens quite a bit due to the short nature of the oval tracks). The tendency to ram the cars back is tough to resist, but be careful or you'll end up against the wall.
If you're a fan of the NASCAR circuit, or just enjoy realistic racing, NASCAR 98 shouldn't be missed.
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NASCAR '98 offers 10 real tracks (and 16 overall) and 24 drivers, helping put you right in the middle of all the action. On top of the healthy selection of tracks and drivers, you also get all the real sponsors, so you'll feel like you're watching a race on television rather than playing on your Sega Saturn. Even further enhancing the TV-style presentation are the multiple camera angles that perfectly mimic those you see on ESPN. The soundtrack of the game features pounding beats that will get your blood flowing and your adrenaline pumping as you race around the track at speeds in excess of 200 mph.
