NASCAR '14

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NASCAR 14
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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
ReleaseFebruary 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.

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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 on a monthly basis. The game also features all 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks. [3]

Reception

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". [9] 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]

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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. 1 2 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. ↑ "NASCAR '14 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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  7. ↑ Kato, Matthew (19 February 2014). "NASCAR '14 Review – Stuck in the Pits". Game Informer . Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Grisham, Richard (18 February 2014). "NASCAR '14 review". GamesRadar . Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 Peeples, Jeremy (23 February 2014). "Review: NASCAR '14". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Barker, Sammy (17 June 2014). "NASCAR '14 Review (PS3)". Push Square . Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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  12. ↑ Richard Grisham (2014-02-18). "NASCAR '14 review". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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