NASCAR '14

NASCAR 14
Cover art featuring Tony Stewart
Developer(s)	Eutechnyx
Publisher(s)	Deep Silver
Series	NASCAR, NASCAR The Game
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release	February 18, 2014
Genre(s)	Sports, Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

NASCAR '14 is a NASCAR video game. It is the third edition of the NASCAR The Game racing simulator series, and is the sequel to NASCAR The Game: Inside Line. Developed by Eutechnyx and published by Deep Silver, the game was released on February 18, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Cover vote

For the second straight game, Eutechnyx held a "drive for the cover" campaign, allowing fans to vote for the NASCAR driver they would like to see on the cover of NASCAR '14.[1] Tony Stewart was chosen as the game's cover driver, succeeding Dale Earnhardt Jr.[2]

New features

New features for the game include online leagues, a server browser, DNFs, enhanced AI difficulty, the option to hire staff in career mode, and new car physics.[3][4]

Driver rosters and paint schemes for the 2014 season were updated, with DLC being released every month. The game also features all 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks.[3]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(X360) 65/100[6] (PS3) 67/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Game Informer	7/10[8]
GamesRadar+	[9]
Hardcore Gamer	3.5/5[5]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	55%
Push Square	[10]

The game has received mixed reviews. Jeremy Peeples of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 3.5/5, saying that "there’s a lot of fun to be had in the career mode tinkering with settings and getting things just right for a race, while the core racing action is quite exciting in any mode".[5] Game Informer thought the game felt like a stopgap and that the franchise felt stagnant without the addition of any new major improvements to this new iteration.[11] GamesRadar+ praised the deep career mode, polish, controls, and online leagues while criticizing vague career mode, easily wreckable cars, and the lack of a minor league career circuit.[12]

References

1. Suszek, Mike (October 22, 2013). "Deep Silver publishing NASCAR 14 in early 2014, starts cover vote contest". engadget.com. Engadget. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
2. Gluck, Jeff (December 3, 2013). "The driver on the cover of new NASCAR video game is..." USA Today. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. Robinson, Jon (February 4, 2014). ""NASCAR 14" Says Yes to Online Leagues, No to PS4 and Xbox One". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
4. Mazique, Brian (February 25, 2014). "NASCAR '14 Review: Impressions and Gameplay Videos for New Racing Game". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
5. Peeples, Jeremy (23 February 2014). "Review: NASCAR '14". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
6. "NASCAR '14 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
7. "NASCAR '14 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
8. Kato, Matthew (19 February 2014). "NASCAR '14 Review – Stuck in the Pits". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
9. Grisham, Richard (18 February 2014). "NASCAR '14 review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
10. Barker, Sammy (17 June 2014). "NASCAR '14 Review (PS3)". Push Square. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
11. Kato, Matthew. "NASCAR '14 Review - Stuck In The Pits". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
12. Richard Grisham (2014-02-18). "NASCAR '14 review". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

• "NASCAR '14 - Drive For The Cover: And the winner". NASCAR The Game. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
• Haulica, Radu (13 January 2014). "Nascar '14 Allows Racing Fans to Compete Starting February 18". Softpedia. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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