NASCAR Heat 2002
PS2 cover art featuring the cars of Ricky Rudd, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Rusty Wallace, and Ward Burton
Developer(s)Monster Games
Crawfish Interactive (GBA)
Publisher(s)Infogrames
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox[1]
ReleasePlayStation 2
Xbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001[4]
  • EU: November 27, 2001
Game Boy Advance
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NASCAR Heat 2002, sometimes mislabeled as NASCAR Heat,[6][7][8][9][10] is a NASCAR video game produced by Infogrames for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance consoles. It is the successor to the NASCAR Heat game, and the predecessor to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona. NASCAR Heat 2002 can have 24 racers (PS2) and 43 (Xbox, including fictional cars) released on June 18, 2001 on the PS2, and has 19 official NASCAR tracks. The Xbox version was released on November 15, 2001 and the Game Boy Advance version was released on May 6, 2002.

Development

The game was supported by GameSpy Arcade for online multiplayer.[11]

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Game Boy Advance version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[12][13][14] Jim Preston of NextGen's September 2001 issue said that the PS2 version "lacks the complete details to be the best, but it's still an accurate and fun way to drive fast and to the left."[9] Three issues later, however, he said that the Xbox version "won't convert non-NASCAR nuts, but casual and hardcore stock fans would be wise to pick it up."[27]

Jake The Snake of GamePro's September 2001 issue called the PlayStation 2 version "the stock-car game to beat."[31][lower-alpha 2] Four issues later, Four-Eyed Dragon said of the Xbox version, "If you want a worthy adversary to EA's NASCAR series, Heat is it."[32][lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Xbox version each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the Xbox version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.

References

  1. ↑ "Infogrames' NASCAR Heat 2002 for Xbox Blurs the Line Between Game and Reality". PR Newswire. Cision. November 13, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  2. ↑ "DESIGNED BY NASCAR® DRIVERS AND RACED BY THEIR FANS, INFOGRAMES' NASCAR HEAT™ 2002 BURNS UP THE TRACK ON YOUR PLAYSTATION 2". Infogrames. June 22, 2001. Archived from the original on August 1, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Judson, Peter (June 22, 2001). "Nascar [sic] Heat 2002 PS2 Hit Stores Today". Neoseeker. Neo Era Media Inc. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Infogrames Announces Launch Titles". XboxAddict.com. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Villoria, Gerald (May 7, 2002). "NASCAR Heat GBA ships". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 8, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "NASCAR Heat [sic] (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 111. FuncoLand. July 2002. p. 93.
  7. 1 2 McNamara, Andy (August 2001). "NASCAR Heat [sic] (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. 1 2 McNamara, Andy (December 2001). "NASCAR Heat [sic] (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 108. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 Preston, Jim (September 2001). "NASCAR Heat [sic] (PS2)". NextGen. No. 81. Imagine Media. p. 83. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Sewart, Greg (August 2001). "NASCAR Heat [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 47. Ziff Davis. p. 105. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "GameSpy Launches World's First Internet-Based Matchmaking Service for the Xbox". PR Newswire. Cision. November 27, 2001. Archived from the original on December 14, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  12. 1 2 "NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (GBA)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ Sewart, Greg (September 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 146. Ziff Davis. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ Sewart, Greg; Dudlak, Jonathan; Hager, Dean (December 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 149. Ziff Davis. p. 254. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  17. ↑ Suciu, Peter (August 6, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on June 22, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  18. ↑ Chris G (July 3, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  19. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (July 3, 2002). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  20. ↑ Rivers, Trevor (July 9, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  21. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (November 16, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  22. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (May 20, 2002). "NASCAR Heat Advance [sic] Review - Game Boy Advance". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  23. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (December 11, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  24. ↑ Harris, Craig (June 28, 2002). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  25. ↑ Zdyrko, David (June 28, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  26. ↑ IGN staff (December 5, 2001). "NASCAR Heat [2002] (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  27. 1 2 Preston, Jim (December 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox)". NextGen. No. 84. Imagine Media. p. 96. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  28. ↑ "NASCAR Heat 2002". Nintendo Power. Vol. 158. Nintendo of America. July 2002. p. 152.
  29. ↑ "NASCAR Heat 2002". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. December 2001.
  30. ↑ Boyce, Ryan (June 27, 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  31. ↑ Jake The Snake (September 2001). "NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 156. IDG. p. 102. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  32. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (January 2002). "NASCAR Heat 2002 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 160. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2021.


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