This game only supports 16 players and I’ve only managed two full grids in the past few weeks. I think back to 2003 and a game that supported 42 online racers, and we were able to fill a full grid with no problem. NASCAR: The Game 2013 also has an online racing mode, but even three months after release it seems unusually hard to find a good race despite a somewhat active online community. This has always been a cool feature in other sports games and I’m glad to see it come to racing. Highlights will definitely appeal to hardcore NASCAR fans as it picks noteworthy moments from the past several seasons and has you reliving them or even better, rewriting them by changing the outcome. Interestingly enough, one of my favorite diversions in NASCAR: The Game 2013 were the Inside Line Highlights Challenges. Once you are comfortable with the game you can then jump into the Career mode for the ultimate NASCAR simulation. You can test your choices in Single Player modes like Race Now, Track Testing, or Single Season.
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Even running at the same 1080p resolution as the consoles, the extra level of detail and sharpness on the PC far surpasses console capabilities.īefore you get behind the wheel you’ll want to tweak the non-technical settings stuff like transmission, steering and brake assists, and several others to create the perfect balance of sim vs casual.
With my new system I was able to max all the settings like draw distance, motion blur, textures, mirrors, and FXAA, and the resulting game graphics were borderline photorealistic in some instances.
After that you can start tweaking the settings to match your hardware. I’m guessing the first setting you’ll want to change is screen mode as the game defaults to windowed mode. My NASCAR is your main hub where you can view online race results, screen caps, and adjust any game settings.
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Visit the Race Shop to add new Pin Packs and Decals to your collection or tweak your settings in the Pro Driver Setups. There is a competent Virtual Shop with a Paint Booth that allows editing of existing car designs or you can create your own or even import other designs from assets created outside the game in Windows. NASCAR: The Game 2013 supports Steam Big Picture mode, which means you can use a gamepad, but purists will want to use a wheel for the racing – save the controller for navigating the interface.
You can jump into a quick race, compete in a season, or check out the career mode where you create your own driver and team and try to compete with the big boys. NASCAR: The Game 2013 is officially licensed, which translates to 43 drivers, 22 teams, and 22 tracks many of which can be raced at night for a whole new experience. The more realistic the better, which I know can scare off casual racers, but it’s the job of the designer to add in whatever modes and assists are necessary to cater to that crowd. I enjoy racing real cars in real life, so when it comes to video games I tend to slant to the simulation side of the racing genre. I’ve had some incredible PC gaming experiences over the past few months, mostly replaying many of my console favorites on the PC and enjoying their improved graphics and framerate, but NASCAR: The Game 2013 is one of the first new racing games I’ve played on the PC and somehow, in the back of my mind, the memories of playing NASCAR 2003 are better than this new game. My PC was eventually replaced with a MacBook for work, so I have been completely removed from the PC gaming scene for quite some time, but earlier this year I decided to buy a dedicated gaming PC and see what I had been missing. I sort of got whisked away into the whole console scene for gaming since I mostly play sports and racing games and that is where the community was heading. It’s been more than ten years since I’ve reviewed a NASCAR game on the PC.