NASCAR 3 BETA Preview at GA-Sports

I have completed my next installment of the preview process of NASCAR Racing 3 at GA-Sports. This BETA Preview builds upon the ALPHA preview that I had done. I have also added a question and answer section where I attempted to answer the most popular questions I receive concerning N3. Im sorry I cannot respond to all emails and correspondences, but I have attempted to answer as many questions as I can in this preview. http://www.ga-sports.com/preview.cfm?preview_id=16 Thanks, Scott PA-Scott -- Scott B. Husted ICQ# 4395450

Q: In the screenshots, it appears the cars are leaning in the corners. Is that accurate? A: Yes. You definitely have a pronounced handling feel in N3 and when you follow a car around the track you can see it lean in the corners and as it makes harsh maneuvers. This is the closest to what I was after. "What the car felt like". In N2 there was very little body roll while in the car. This answer of your's suggest that that feeling has been improved drastically. Although, as you said, it's still not up to GPL's standards, it's at least a whole lot better then N2. This whole article you wrote sounds a whole lot like you did your home work and are giving us your truthful opinion. I will be at least downloading the Demo (if there is one) when it comes out. All the other posts about N3 and the feel of the car, in my opinion, sounded like the writer didn't even try the beta but just wrote something to satisfy the masses. This is also very true with other products, The writers, to me, write something suggesting they knew what they were talking about when they really never even see the thing. Two such writers are friends of the family, They say them selves that they never look at a product but just write something to make it sound good. Funny thing about it is that they get a whole lot of letters from readers telling them how much they trust their opinions. Mike

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> I have completed my next installment of the preview process of NASCAR > Racing 3 at GA-Sports. This BETA Preview builds upon the ALPHA preview > that I had done. > I have also added a question and answer section where I attempted to > answer the most popular questions I receive concerning N3. Im sorry I > cannot respond to all emails and correspondences, but I have attempted > to answer as many questions as I can in this preview. > http://www.ga-sports.com/preview.cfm?preview_id=16 > Thanks, > Scott > PA-Scott > -- > Scott B. Husted > ICQ# 4395450

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There is a well written preview at Operation Sports. http://www.operationsports.com/ReviewVault/reviews.asp?game=nascar3pc Here is a clip: "The first thing I noticed even while leaving the pits is that this thing "feels" like a stock car. The power of the engine is modeled much better in my estimation and turning is a definite improvement. Winston Cup cars are heavy. I never got a feeling of weight with NASCAR 2. With NASCAR 3 the difference is immediately noticeable. In the corners, the car seems to lean now. At least that's the feeling you get. At this point, I couldn't be any happier with the way the car feels. By the way, this is without force-feedback. I decided to try the game with the TSW2 wheel first. Also, keep in mind these are initial impressions. As I write this, I've driven exactly one 10% length race." The GA-Sports preview reads like it was written by following a Microsoft Word template, just filling in the details. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

No Trucks? No Fair. I was just starting to like them. And I will miss Flemington. Oh well I'm sure someone will make a patch, maybe not, I seem to be the only person who actually liked Flemington. The Mocker

how can i possibly trust a review from a site that has GPL rated with a "92" and need for arcade HS IV-THE REVENGE or some such at "96"??!! and SCGT at "95"! and something for the NFS 3 at 94.... that said, this particular reviewer seems to be very interested in doing a very fair and in-depth review....but i'm going to have to take any conclusions with a grain of salt based on these kinds of numbers

I am assuming you are referring to the score at Operation Sports. In our defense, and my defense in particular. Each game is scored by different reviewers. The same person usually doesn't get to write all of the reviews for one genere, such as racing. In my defense, those scores were before I joined Operation Sports ;-) You can rest assured that I will be very fair and complete in this preview and any other work I do. If you have read any of my work at all, you know I am a die hard sim racer. Just for the record, I would have rated GPL above the other 3 ;-) Jeff Downey Operation Sports www.operationsports.com * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

Believe it or not, different people have different tastes (yes, I know it's totally shocking). Do you think we rate NFS the same way that we would rate a NASCAR? No. Am I going to mark down NFS because it doesn't allow me to make a gear ratio adjustment? Well, if I was only writing for this newsgroup, sure I would. But I'm not writing only for this newsgroup. Doug reviewed GPL for us. While we were all amazed at the incredible detail of the game, the playing time was shortened for us because of the game's steep learning curve. And I know many game developers would love a 92 :). Now, in regards to Jeff... We hired Mr. Downey just for one major reason. Jeff knows racing. While I watch NASCAR, Jeff has been there and seemingly knows everything about it :). That combined with the fact that he's an excellent writer makes him a good fit for OS. Now, I would be shocked to find out that you would agree 100% with everything he says too. (Oh yeah, don't forget he's answering your NASCAR 3 questions : http://www.operationsports.com/ReviewVault/reviews.asp?game=nascar3pc) It's very unusual to see everyone agree especially in r.s.s Thanks for letting me explain. If you have any other questions, let me know on- or off-list and I'll try to go more in depth. -- Dan Clarke Managing Editor Operation Sports http://www.operationsports.com

Let's not get carried away, Dan. My racing is strictly the weekend variety. I've never been in Winston Cup...LOL Unless Robert Yates is reading. I'd be much faster than Irwin ;-p Jeff Downey Operation Sports * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

Flemington rules man! I'm right behind you! The track I'll miss more though is Louisville Motor Speedway. I love driving on my local short track. ;) Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

Jeff, I was indeed referring to that page....and i figured those #s all came from different people, so couldn't be directly compared. but i kinda wanted to....uhhh..."rattle your cage" a bit (to add a recently-famous quote).... the same person couldn't *possibly* have assigned all those numbers :) i just thought it was funny.... so my post was really more tongue-in-cheek; i shoulda made that more clear. from reading your whole preview (and plans for the future of it), i can tell you definately are a bona fide simracer. I'm really glad OS hired "one of us"... (but why couldn't it have been me :)?) We (well, I at least) definately appreciate that! have fun with the beta and keep us posted (as you have done a very good job of so far) -mark Sports. In our defense, and my defense in particular. Each game is scored by different reviewers. The same person usually doesn't get to write all of the reviews for one genere, such as racing. In my defense, those scores were before I joined Operation Sports ;-)

Ok Dan. When N3 comes out here is what we are gonna do. Beg, plead, and generally whine and pester the folks at sim***world to fix the old truck tracks. Then we start a racing series on Kali with only those tracks. (Flemington, Louisville, and South Boston). And we shall call it the..... (drum roll) The Series of Misfit Speedways. (everyone sing... Why am I such a misfit.... why am I such a half wit....) The Mocker

I thought that South Boston was a Busch Series track too? Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

Hey Mark, all you had to do was ask to join us :). That's what Jeff did! says... -- Dan Clarke Managing Editor Operation Sports http://www.operationsports.com