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

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 (Retro)	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 has received mixed reviews. Operation Sports rated it 4.5/10, praising the spin on the tracks, but criticized the lack of online multiplayer and repitiveness.^[1] Nintendolife gave the 3DS version 3/10 stars, acknowledging the sense of speed and frame rate along with the music, but criticizing the AI along with the controls on narrow tracks, describing the game as "a steaming pile of shovelware aimed directly at unsuspecting NASCAR fans." ^[2] PlayStation: The Official Magazine gave the game a 60/100 score, stating that "It may not be a game for racing purists, but it you're looking to introduce stock car racing to a child, look no further." ^[3] Game Informer gave the game a ratiing of 70/100, saying that "NASCAR Unleashed may be just another kart racer, but it's also not as foreign of a concept to the sport as you may think. Its drafting, rivalries, and car contact are certainly key aspects of the sport represented here – just not enough."^[4]

References

External links

NASCAR video games

1980s	Richard Petty's Talladega

1990s	Days of Thunder Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge NASCAR Racing Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing NASCAR Racing 2 3D Ultra Pinball: NASCAR NASCAR 98 NASCAR 99 NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition Trivial Pursuit: NASCAR NASCAR Revolution NASCAR Craftsman Truck Racing NASCAR Racing 3 NASCAR 2000 NASCAR Revolution SE NASCAR Legends NASCAR Challenge

2000s	NASCAR Rumble NASCAR 2001 NASCAR Heat NASCAR Racers NASCAR Arcade NASCAR Racing 4 NASCAR Thunder 2002 NASCAR Heat 2002 NASCAR Racing 2002 Season NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona NASCAR Racing 2003 Season NASCAR Thunder 2004 NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup NASCAR SimRacing NASCAR 06: Total Team Control NASCAR 07 NASCAR 08 EA Sports NASCAR Racing NASCAR 09 Days of Thunder 2 NASCAR Kart Racing

2010s	iRacing.com Car Town Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 6 Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition NASCAR The Game: 2011 NASCAR Unleashed NASCAR The Game: Inside Line NASCAR '14 NASCAR '15

Series	Papyrus NASCAR Series EA Sports NASCAR series NASCAR The Game series

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