So since the Daytona 500 was cancelled, I wanted to play some Nascar video games to fill the void. The last game I have is EA’s Nascar 08 for PS2, which was made in 2007. So all the drivers are with old teams, the graphics are kind of bad, and the gameplay is lacking.
Then I looked up game play and reviews for the game that came out last year, and they apparently missed the mark on the game. So that is frustrating to hear, and I wont waste money on it.
So the following is what I would do to make me happy.
- Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck series
- Complete driver field. 43+ cars in each series.
- Complex career mode where you build up your reputation and sign with a team and go through the ranks
- A team editing mode, so if a driver changes teams, you can put the driver on the team
- A create a team mode. Not just a car, a whole racing team. So with that, a pool of free agent drivers, and create a driver. Then, you can insert drivers into events to be your competition. That way, you can create teams like Stewart-Hass.
- Have players rated with a number system. So on a scale to 99, have drivers rated on ability. Kyle Busch, and Jimmie Johnson would be about 96s, with different ratings for ratings like finishing, aggression, teamwork, passing, and luck
- Realistic crashing. This just happened, a car got turned into the wall and flew up into the air without much damage. The car should have a completely smashed front.
- With that, if it happened to you, based on damage, you should be able to fix the car, or scrap it.
- Commentators option that commentate the race
- A season, chase, and tournament mode. Tournament mode, you select 32 drivers, including yourself, then 5 tracks. Then you race each race(full field), and try to beat the driver you are matched up against.
- Every race you will earn skill points, for your career mode driver, or that will unlock unlockable features
- The above feature will unlock paint schemes, and Legends mode. Bring back Earnhardt, Petty, Allison, Waltrip. Bring back Riverside, the Daytona Beach track. The paint schemes would be ones in the driver’s history. I’m talking Rainbow Warrior, and the red DEI car with 88.
I’m just spit balling, but I think that with features like that, I could play it. You can create teams and players in every other game, so that would be cool to see in this. Instead of just updating games, someone needs to completely redo the system.
Sorry, being a nerd, but I had to share.
