Re: NASCAR HEAT REVIEW AT CGO

Like most people, I agree. "Corey West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:IxGC5.16457$[email hidden]...

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> 3.5 stars? > > Nah... NH deservers 2 - 2.5 stars! I consider NH to be very similar to > Nascar 2000. Pretty graphics with 0 realism! > > "Alex Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5hGC5.26631$[email hidden]... > > Sorry about that the link messed up. Try again. > > > > http://www.cdmag.com > > > > >

http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re

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http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re

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Seems like a fair review. http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re view.html

Sorry about that the link messed up. Try again. http://www.cdmag.com http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re view.html "Alex Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:7bGC5.26629$[email hidden]... > Seems like a fair review. >http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re view.html > >

3.5 stars? Nah... NH deservers 2 - 2.5 stars! I consider NH to be very similar to Nascar 2000. Pretty graphics with 0 realism! "Alex Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5hGC5.26631$[email hidden]... > Sorry about that the link messed up. Try again. > > http://www.cdmag.com > >http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/029/199/nascar_heat_re

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On Wed, 04 Oct 2000 13:47:20 GMT, "Corey West" <[email hidden]> wrote: >3.5 stars? > >Nah... NH deservers 2 - 2.5 stars! I consider NH to be very similar to >Nascar 2000. Pretty graphics with 0 realism! Come on, Heat's physics are way above N2000's. Heat does have it's problems with gameplay (some of them allready have been solved with the first patch) but it's very cruel to say that Heat is very similar to N2000... Andre

"Aaron" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rfpmi$hs0jf$[email hidden]... > Like most people, I agree.Agree with what ? Most people who have the game , love it. Most people who don't. hate it. That's the stupidity of people. I love it.

I agree.... Heat is better than N3 in every catagory, with the only exception being Multiplayer. Physics are awesome, Graphics are sweet, it is just fun to play. It is common for people to complain about things they have no experience with. Heat is, IMO, GPL physics combined with state of the art graphics. To those who say they hate it, "Try it, you may just like it." (And by the way, the Demo don't count as trying it.) On Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:09:01 +0100, "jpGumby" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"Aaron" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:8rfpmi$hs0jf$[email hidden]... >> Like most people, I agree. >Agree with what ? Most people who have the game , love it. Most people who >don't. hate it. That's the stupidity of people. >I love it. >

Almost got that right Red...:) Heat IS better than N3 in MOST categories. Starting with N3's bigger fields, like you mentioned. But heat has some real problems with race strategy and ai misbehavior...You can't stop repairs while in the pits to stay on the lead lap. With old old N3 you can. You can't run a full length race without getting destroyed by the ai if you attempt to pit with them. etc. N3 is showing it's age, but for some things thats a good thing.... dave henrie "Red 86 Vet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I agree.... Heat is better than N3 in every catagory, with the only > exception being Multiplayer

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: -<+>- Almost got that right Red...:) -<+>- Heat IS better than N3 in MOST categories. Starting with N3's bigger -<+>-fields, like you mentioned. But heat has some real problems with race -<+>-strategy and ai misbehavior...You can't stop repairs while in the pits to -<+>-stay on the lead lap. With old old N3 you can. Hmmmm I was not aware you could stop mid-repair in N3! What is the magic keys to do that? Granted Heat has some issues with the AI (most noted under yellow flag conditions) but it is one heck of a game. Thanks, Mike Alexander ([email hidden]) Torch Red 1986 C4 "ITIS4FN" Pictures available at http://alexander.dyndns.org My 2nd Baby!!! (Note:remove the no_tickets. to send email)

I enjoy Heat too.. with N3 and N99 you can stop repairs....Just hit the F9 key which will show the pit work: like change all four tires, full tank of gas, fix damage. Then hit enter...the fix damage will change to leave damage and in a few seconds you can motor down pit road...rip a quick lap, duck back into the pits do some more work before your spotter yells about the pace car in turn 4...repeat as necessary.(another classic example of "professional" internet sentence run-on) dave henrie "

Cool.... I was never aware you could change this while in your pit box.... thanks! "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: -<+>- I enjoy Heat too.. -<+>-with N3 and N99 you can stop repairs....Just hit the F9 key which will show -<+>-the pit work: like change all four tires, full tank of gas, fix damage. -<+>-Then hit enter...the fix damage will change to leave damage and in a few -<+>-seconds you can motor down pit road...rip a quick lap, duck back into the -<+>-pits do some more work before your spotter yells about the pace car in turn -<+>-4...repeat as necessary.(another classic example of "professional" internet -<+>-sentence run-on) -<+>-dave henrie -<+>-" -<+>- Thanks, Mike Alexander ([email hidden]) Torch Red 1986 C4 "ITIS4FN" Pictures available at http://alexander.dyndns.org My 2nd Baby!!! (Note:remove the no_tickets. to send email)

I love NH, played it a good part of last weekend. Awesome game. "Red 86 Vet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Cool.... I was never aware you could change this while in your pit box....thanks! > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > -<+>- I enjoy Heat too.. > -<+>-with N3 and N99 you can stop repairs....Just hit the F9 key whichwill show > -<+>-the pit work: like change all four tires, full tank of gas, fixdamage. > -<+>-Then hit enter...the fix damage will change to leave damage and in afew > -<+>-seconds you can motor down pit road...rip a quick lap, duck back intothe > -<+>-pits do some more work before your spotter yells about the pace carin turn > -<+>-4...repeat as necessary.(another classic example of "professional"internet

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> -<+>-sentence run-on) > -<+>-dave henrie > -<+>-" > -<+>- > > Thanks, > > Mike Alexander ([email hidden]) > Torch Red 1986 C4 "ITIS4FN" > Pictures available at http://alexander.dyndns.org > My 2nd Baby!!! > > (Note:remove the no_tickets. to send email)

It doesn't work right :( Most of the time if you tell it to not fix damage, you just sit there with nothing happening for the same amount of time it would take to fix the damage anyway. Might as well have the dents hammered out :) This bug has been around since Nascar Racing 2. -Larry Red 86 Vet wrote:

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> Cool.... I was never aware you could change this while in your pit box.... thanks! > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > -<+>- I enjoy Heat too.. > -<+>-with N3 and N99 you can stop repairs....Just hit the F9 key which will show > -<+>-the pit work: like change all four tires, full tank of gas, fix damage. > -<+>-Then hit enter...the fix damage will change to leave damage and in a few > -<+>-seconds you can motor down pit road...rip a quick lap, duck back into the > -<+>-pits do some more work before your spotter yells about the pace car in turn > -<+>-4...repeat as necessary.(another classic example of "professional" internet > -<+>-sentence run-on) > -<+>-dave henrie > -<+>-" > -<+>- > > Thanks, > > Mike Alexander ([email hidden]) > Torch Red 1986 C4 "ITIS4FN" > Pictures available at http://alexander.dyndns.org > My 2nd Baby!!! > > (Note:remove the no_tickets. to send email)

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>I agree.... Heat is better than N3 in every catagory, with the only >exception being Multiplayer. Physics are awesome, Graphics are sweet, >it is just fun to play. It is common for people to complain about >things they have no experience with. Heat is, IMO, GPL physics >combined with state of the art graphics. To those who say they hate >it, "Try it, you may just like it." (And by the way, the Demo don't >count as trying it.)

But if they've tried the demo(which is supposed to be representative) and don't like it, why on earth would they buy the retail? And if demos aren't a good representation, WTF are they *there* for? I'm not knocking either program, but I disagree with your logic... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +49.67 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 21 Oct 2000 04:03:05 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) thus spoke: >But if they've tried the demo(which is supposed to be representative) and don't >like it, why on earth would they buy the retail? And if demos aren't a good >representation, WTF are they *there* for? I'm not knocking either program, but >I disagree with your logic... A demo can be representative of a shipping product or it can be viewed as just a taster of what is to come. European Air War had a lousy demo, but the game that shipped recieved accolades. Sometimes developers put out demos of betas so that they can get some feedback from us. Nothing wrong with the Nascar Heat demo anyway. It's a damn good demo and it's a damn good game. Needs some tweaking still (damage etc.), but it's a fine sim otherwise. -- Nos

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>>But if they've tried the demo(which is supposed to be representative) and >don't >>like it, why on earth would they buy the retail? And if demos aren't a good >>representation, WTF are they *there* for? I'm not knocking either program, >but >>I disagree with your logic... > >A demo can be representative of a shipping product or it can be viewed >as just a taster of what is to come. European Air War had a lousy >demo, but the game that shipped recieved accolades. Sometimes >developers put out demos of betas so that they can get some feedback >from us.

So the demo isn't always a help in making a purchase decision, which I've said before. The Toca2 demo sucked(to me). I finally bought the program when it got down to about $10. The retail version didn't suck so bad...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +49.67 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

For Your (and to all of those who wonder) Information in response to an earlier reply in this thread: Why did I buy a game that I hate. Because, the physics I feel are about as real as any game maker has gotten real world physics to date. HOWEVER, I think that the rest of the game is a joke. So, for the past few months, all I do is race around the tracks in practice mode for enjoyment. Racing mode is just plain too arcadish and buggy for any real use. Plus, I don't want to get frustrated by trying a season, and have it go to all hell by the damn bugs. Also, my friends at the local pc gaming store also love racing games, and they all feel the same way about NH, but basically do the same as I do. Play it to get a feel for how a real race car should handle, in hope that it will help our N4 experience. If N4 turns out to suck too, then I guess we're screwed. "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden](New > Nos) writes: > > >>But if they've tried the demo(which is supposed to be representative)and > >don't > >>like it, why on earth would they buy the retail? And if demos aren't agood > >>representation, WTF are they *there* for? I'm not knocking eitherprogram,

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> >but > >>I disagree with your logic... > > > >A demo can be representative of a shipping product or it can be viewed > >as just a taster of what is to come. European Air War had a lousy > >demo, but the game that shipped recieved accolades. Sometimes > >developers put out demos of betas so that they can get some feedback > >from us. > > So the demo isn't always a help in making a purchase decision, which I've

said > before. The Toca2 demo sucked(to me). I finally bought the program whenit

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> got down to about $10. The retail version didn't suck so bad...<g> > > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +49.67 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.