NASCAR 2000

For the 2000 NASCAR season bearing the same name, see 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

NASCAR 2000 is a racing simulator video game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA Sports.

NASCAR 2000
North American PlayStation cover art featuring the cars of Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, and Mark Martin
Developer(s)	Stormfront Studios Software Creations (GBC)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	NASCAR
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
Release	Nintendo 64 NA: September 13, 1999[1] PlayStation EU: September 24, 1999 NA: September 27, 1999[2] Windows NA: March 23, 2000[3] Game Boy Color NA: July 24, 2000[4] EU: August 18, 2000[5]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Publication history

The game was released in 1999 for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation and in 2000 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. The game is based on the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with Adam Petty's 1999 Busch Series car and several legends such as Richard Petty and Alan Kulwicki also included. The game, along with NASCAR 98, is regarded as one of the best of EA Sports NASCAR series of video games. It was the last game for PC until NASCAR Thunder 2003. This game was the fourth title of the series.

The Windows version of the game includes manufacturer branding on the cars.

The soundtrack to the game features instrumental versions of songs from the Blues Traveler album Save His Soul.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GBC	N64	PC	PS
GameRankings	59%[6]	58%[7]	70%[8]	72%[9]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GBC	N64	PC	PS
AllGame	[10]	[11]	[12]	[13]
CNET Gamecenter	8/10[14]	N/A	7/10[15]	7/10[16]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	N/A	N/A	[17]	N/A
Computer Gaming World	N/A	N/A	[18]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[19]
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/10[20]
GameFan	N/A	42%[21]	N/A	78%[22][lower-alpha 1]
GameSpot	7.6/10[23]	7.4/10[24]	7/10[25]	7.5/10[26]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	85%[27]	N/A
IGN	7/10[28]	6.5/10[29]	7.2/10[30]	7/10[31]
Next Generation	N/A	N/A	N/A	[32]
Nintendo Power	5.5/10[33]	6.8/10[34]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	N/A	[35]
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	N/A	70%[36]	N/A

Reception

The PlayStation and PC versions received above-average reviews, while the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color versions received below-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[6][7][8][9] However, Doug Trueman of NextGen said that the PlayStation version "would have been a terrific title several years ago, but now it looks and sounds incredibly dated."^[32]

Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the PC version nine out of ten, calling it "an adrenaline rush."^[37] However, Ash of GamePro said that the Nintendo 64 version "has a lot going for it, but it just couldn't close out the race."^{[38][lower-alpha 2]}

Notes

1. In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it a score of 68, and the other 87.
2. GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and overall fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.

References

1. IGN staff (September 13, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 Turns Left into Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
2. GameSpot staff (September 27, 1999). "PlayStation NASCAR 2000 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 6, 2000. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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External links

• NASCAR 2000 at MobyGames
• NASCAR 2000 (Game Boy Color) at MobyGames