![]() If you haven’t caught on to my point, most of the tracks are very very similar, and this brings about the boredom swiftly. There’s the oval-shaped Dover Speedway, the elongated oval track of Martinsville, and the sort of oval-shaped Richmond layout. The nature of the sport does the game no favours in terms of its track list, despite thinking 29 is a pretty good amount. Challenges are ideal for a quick blast here and there, especially to get a taste of different tracks in NASCAR Heat 2. They aren’t particularly difficult, with holding off the pack or reclaiming the lead near the end of a race, but the reward for doing so is a neat video package that gives you tips on mastering a track from one of the professional drivers. ![]() It doesn’t help that the tracks feel very samey throughout a season, adding to the tedium – but I’ll come back to those.Ĭhallenges mode is the next port of call for budding drivers, and this is where scenarios are played out on each of the tracks included – 29 in total – with an objective set for you based upon a real life event in NASCAR history. A wise man once said ‘if you ain’t first, you’re last’ and even though it’s a poor use of the English language, it’s exactly how it feels at the culmination of a race in this game. I felt it dragged on a bit, and even with a low amount of laps it grew tiring because once you’re ahead that’s usually the way it stays, or you get battered around in the middle of the pack and spin out to end your chances. Aside from the races, there’s not a lot of substance to the off-track Career goings on the vehicles can’t be tweaked, the contract incentives are worthless and the short video messages from other drivers are very generic.Īs long as you are happy to just go through race after race, then the inclusion of the three aforementioned series’ will ensure this mode has longevity. There should be a choice to be able to turn these down, instead of making them a necessity. Whilst competing in the third tier, Hot Seat opportunities arise for the Xfinity Series and it’s really distracting mid-season to be driving around in stock cars in-between truck races. For those without a lot of time to spare, races can be limited to a very small percentage of the laps, meaning each track can be done in less than ten minutes. The new implemented stages feature as well as the season playoffs, ensuring the setup is as similar to the real life format as possible. Depending on the way you want to embrace the sport, the option is available to compete in full length races with an hour’s worth of real-time practice and qualifying sessions to boot. Nevertheless, I snapped up the contract to race in the Camping World Truck Series, featuring pick-up trucks instead of stock cars, and ploughed on through my first full season. Anyway, being able to sign for a top team within the series seemed cheap, given the fact I had been largely rubbish up to that point. The stars denote the speed of a team’s vehicles and that’s the only way to differentiate between how they perform on the track. ![]() What’s the problem? Well, I had a torrid time hitting the targets required of me, yet still ended up with a fair amount of contract offers, with one in particular from a five star team. These will get you noticed and set you up for a contract offer or two, which brings me to my first issue – receiving a contract from the Brad Keselowski Racing team. ![]() A goal is set for these one-off races and money is earned for succeeding ignore the money though, it’s literally a pointless currency with no use. With no team to drive for initially, Hot Seat races work as trials to see how good you are and these pop up sporadically throughout the inaugural season. All the customisation options are very basic, for both moulding your guy (or woman) and deciding upon the decals for your vehicles, but at least it’ll have a hint of your style. ![]() The Career mode takes your custom created character from being a nobody to becoming a trophy winning somebody. But the main reason the extra tiers are in the game is to bolster the Career mode. That’s great for those who want to race in their favourite driver’s vehicle, whether you’re a fan of Kyle Busch, Danica Patrick, or even John Nemechek, then you’re covered. NASCAR Heat 2 has brought together all three top tiers of the sport for use within the game, so the majority of the official teams and drivers participating in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series are present. ![]()
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