Great Nascar Heat 2 Info!!

This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be available for the PS2 and Gamecube. Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a newly-designed statistics program. On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the total package. Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for some screenshots of the title.

I hope there's a PC version. I don't do consoles... -Larry "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > newly-designed statistics program. > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > total package. > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > some screenshots of the title.

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ptVL8.13598$[email hidden]... > I hope there's a PC version. I don't do consoles... > > -Larry I haven't seen a PC announcement yet. Dave P???? dave henrie

Uh oh, another PC snob... Consoles are basically equal to PC's now, with one nice benefit... the games work without a buttload of tweaking. It's kinda nice not waiting for patch after patch after patch to get a version of a game that works with my specific hardware. With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ptVL8.13598$[email hidden]...

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> I hope there's a PC version. I don't do consoles... > > -Larry > > "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > > newly-designed statistics program. > > > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > > total package. > > > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > > some screenshots of the title. > >

Dude, there's nothing 'snobbish' about it, nor do you have to sell me on a console. I just don't like them. Nothing bad about that :) -Larry "BooBoo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9E0M8.54241$[email hidden]... > Uh oh, another PC snob... > > Consoles are basically equal to PC's now, with one nice benefit... the > games work without a buttload of tweaking. It's kinda nice not waitingfor > patch after patch after patch to get a version of a game that works withmy

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> specific hardware. > > With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox. > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ptVL8.13598$[email hidden]... > > I hope there's a PC version. I don't do consoles... > > > > -Larry > > > > "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > > > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > > > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > > > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > > > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > > > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > > > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > > > > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > > > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > > > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > > > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > > > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > > > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > > > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > > > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > > > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > > > > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > > > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > > > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > > > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > > > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > > > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > > > newly-designed statistics program. > > > > > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > > > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > > > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > > > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > > > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > > > total package. > > > > > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > > > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > > > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > > > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > > > some screenshots of the title. > > > > > > >

"BooBoo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9E0M8.54241$[email hidden]... > Uh oh, another PC snob... > > Consoles are basically equal to PC's now, with one nice benefit... the > games work without a buttload of tweaking. It's kinda nice not waitingfor > patch after patch after patch to get a version of a game that works withmy > specific hardware. > > With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox. Now that systems like Xbox are including harddrives, it is only a matter of time before a title gets released that needs patching.. dave henrie

"BooBoo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9E0M8.54241$[email hidden]... > With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox. Then I have to buy wheel and pedals for two systems and the console games are usually more expensive. Spiderman Xbox/PS2 = $79.99 CAD, PC = $34.99 CAD. If I did buy a console system it would not be for racing sims anyway.And not being able to patch is a negative and not a positive, it means no user mods either.

Yeah, but how is its online functionality? I could care less about all this offline career mode crap. "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > newly-designed statistics program. > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > total package. > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > some screenshots of the title.

Don't come into a group about simulators saying things like 'pc snob'. As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as a sim for a console. "BooBoo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9E0M8.54241$[email hidden]... > Uh oh, another PC snob... > > Consoles are basically equal to PC's now, with one nice benefit... the > games work without a buttload of tweaking. It's kinda nice not waitingfor > patch after patch after patch to get a version of a game that works withmy

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> specific hardware. > > With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox. > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ptVL8.13598$[email hidden]... > > I hope there's a PC version. I don't do consoles... > > > > -Larry > > > > "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > > > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > > > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > > > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > > > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > > > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > > > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > > > > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > > > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > > > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > > > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > > > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > > > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > > > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > > > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > > > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > > > > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > > > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > > > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > > > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > > > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > > > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > > > newly-designed statistics program. > > > > > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > > > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > > > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > > > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > > > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > > > total package. > > > > > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > > > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > > > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > > > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > > > some screenshots of the title. > > > > > > >

Look, I didn't come here to start some holy war about PC VS Non PC crap. I race N2002 online, I have GPL, DTRSC, F12002 etc....and I appreciate the sim portions of those games on the PC and the great things that a PC can do for the games. But I also appreciate these console games that come out that don't make me upgrade my video card or processor every six months. You have to get new consoles about every 4-5 years, which is a fair trade off. I'm not saying that Heat 2 can compare simwise to these games, I was just giving info on the game that I thought was interesting. You can say that PC is the only thing you care about. Thats fine. Your entitled to your opinion, as is everybody else, but there are some out there like me that also enjoy to play the console games. No framerate drops, and with this years version of Heat 2 the ability to start in dirt racing, go up to Modifieds, then to Trucks, then to Cup is a great feature for a game like this. I don't think its gonna be online capable, I'm not sure, but I truly enjoy sitting down with my dad when he comes over and playing seasons on the console games. We don't have to worry about framerate hits and all that crap. Just load it up and have fun. I didn't start the topic to say that console games are better than PC sims at all, because right now they can't beat PC sims with the online capabilities and the ability to customize the drivers and create cars and the like. But with the XBox, its online XBOX LIVE starting up this fall, and its CPU like capabilities, I wouldn't be suprised if next year the console racing games will have 43 car online play and create a car and the like using the power of the system. Its not gonna be as pretty as the high end PC's or anything, but dangit some people that are paying their way through college like me just can't afford constant upgrades to my computer and I appreciate the chance to pay $50 and be entertained by console racing. I'll always love PC sim racing as its always advancing, but my checkbook lately is always declining so I might have to stick to mostly console racing when the next genereation of PC racing sims come out and I can't afford to upgrade my _______ to play them. DD

In article <9E0M8.54241$[email hidden]>, "BooBoo" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Uh oh, another PC snob... > >Consoles are basically equal to PC's now, with one nice benefit... the >games work without a buttload of tweaking. It's kinda nice not waiting for >patch after patch after patch to get a version of a game that works with my >specific hardware. > >With a $199 price tag, everyone should own a PS2 or XBox.

I'll take one, if you're buying... Maybe some of us just don't want(or can't afford) to shell out the bucks for another gaming platforn. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Thanks to those of you who made a donation for breast cancer research. The walkathon is over, but donations are still being accepted. Details on my webpage. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Is there multiplayer with cautions...............didn't think so. Too bad because that would make a big difference. I heard NASCAR is giving out yellow flag licenses now. (-: -- Michael K. Grandy NonStop East LLC Ph(518)692-2252 Cel(518)424-5868 "DownNDirty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > This is info I just seen today swiped from Total Racing Sims. Credit > to them :) This should make my Nascar console racing much more > enjoyable this season. Already heard about all the improvements they > are making for Thunder 2003 with the TV style replays during cautions > and the new damage model and better physics but this news about Heat > makes me drool. It was on their website that the game will be > available for the PS2 and Gamecube. > > Incorporated into the game is a brand new Career Mode. Finally we get > a new type of mode not found in any other version. Listen to > this...there are four seperate careers to compete in. The first is the > NASCAR Weekly Race Series which is where every rookie must start. > After getting through this series it is then on to the NASCAR > Featherlight Modified series for a little open-wheeled > wheelin'-and-dealin'. Think you are good? Try your hand at the NASCAR > Craftsman Truck series next. Finally your road ends when you make it > to the ulitmate championship season in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. > > Throughout their career, the driver's will experience things that many > of the professionals go through each day. Losing a race can mean a lot > more than just a few spots in the points standings. It can also mean > less money from the sponsors. Your management skills will be put to > the test as you have to build and maintain a working race team. Don't > worry, you will have some help. Keep track of your progress with a > newly-designed statistics program. > > On top of the new career mode there will be the Season, Single Race, > Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race > the different tracks), and Head-to-Head modes. With the addition of > new dirt tracks, the official count is at 31 courses. Monster Games > Inc., the developer, also created a new damage system to round off the > total package. > > Now I am a little more excited about this product. The new career mode > really sounds fascinating and makes me really want to test my skills > in a variety of new modes. Now we have to earn our way to the big > leagues which should add hours of enjoyment! Visit our Indepth for > some screenshots of the title.