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Genre Racing video game | 66% Metacritic Initial release date 13 September 2016 Publisher 704Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Monster games, Racing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The start of my nascar career nascar heat evolution career part 1
NASCAR Heat Evolution is a racing video game developed by Monster Games and published by Dusenberry Martin Racing. The game was released in North America on September 13, 2016 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. It is the follow-up to the 2015 release of NASCAR '15 Victory Edition and the first developed by Monster Games since NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona was released in 2002.
Contents
- The start of my nascar career nascar heat evolution career part 1
- Is nascar heat evolution the nascar sim you ve waited for
- Gameplay
- Development
- Reviews
- References
Is nascar heat evolution the nascar sim you ve waited for
Gameplay
The game features all 23 tracks from the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, as well as the drivers from the several teams like Childress, Ganassi, Gibbs, Hendrick, Petty, Penske, Roush and Stewart-Haas. A November 2016 update added the drivers of the 2016 NASCAR Next class, such as Todd Gilliland, Ty Majeski, Harrison Burton and others, though those drivers are only availible in quick race mode. NASCAR Heat Evolution also includes a dynamic AI and Speed Rating system that matches the players skill level. Four different modes are built in the game, including a quick race mode, career mode, Chase for the Sprint Cup mode, and a challenge mode. In the challenge mode, players attempt to match or exceed current NASCAR records.
Development
In 2015, Dusenberry Martin Racing, then known as DMi Games, acquired the NASCAR license from Eutechnyx in a deal lasting through 2020. The company's President Ed Martin formerly worked for Papyrus Design Group, Hasbro Interactive, EA Sports and Eutechnyx, who developed the NASCAR Racing, NASCAR Heat, EA Sports NASCAR and NASCAR The Game series, respectively. CEO Tom Dusenberry was the founder and president of Hasbro Interactive.
On May 20, DMR officially announced the game at Charlotte Motor Speedway, partnering with Monster Games, who had developed NASCAR Heat and NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona. Monster President and Evolution lead developer Richard Garcia was a former member of the Heat design team. Drivers Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Matt Tifft, and Ben Kennedy were hired by DMR to help develop the game. The game is the first NASCAR game to be released on eighth generation consoles, with releases for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
To determine the cover driver, the highest-placing Toyota driver in the Sprint All-Star Race was selected; the eligible drivers were Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Martin Truex Jr. Edwards won the cover driver competition with a fourth-place finish.
A sequel to the game, to be released fall 2017, was announced on March 21, 2017. The move came as DMi rebranded as 704Games.
Reviews
The game was generally panned by critics, who lamented the game's inability to keep users interested and the lack of improvement in online lobbies. Forbes gave the game a 5.8 out of 10, citing a "worthless" career mode. FanSided gave the game a four out of 10, saying that it "came in dead last".