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NASCAR Heat 2

Released: 9/12/2017

NASCAR Heat 2 brings the most authentic and intense stock car and truck racing of all time. Test your driving skills across 29 NASCAR sanctioned ovals, road courses, and the infamous dirt track, Eldora Speedway. Race as the biggest names in motorsports with the largest roster of drivers in NASCAR video game history. Take the racing online against a full field of drivers in rolling seasons as you battle for the top spot on the leaderboards. Back by popular demand, battle it out with a friend in head-to-head, local split-screen multiplayer. 3 National NASCAR Series – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series are playable for the first time in nearly a decade. Add in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and players have over 100 drivers to choose from. New Tracks – 6 new tracks make racing more diverse. 3 road courses, 2 ovals, and 1 dirt track join the 23 updated Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series sanctioned tracks for a total of 29 tracks. New Split-Screen Multiplayer – Two players can race together in head-to-head, local split-screen multi-player. Deeper Career Mode – Work your way through all 3 NASCAR national series in your own custom car or takeover a stock car from the top NASCAR race teams! Expanded Online Gameplay – 40-player online races are back! New this year and for the first time ever, complete the field with AI. New leaderboards, rolling seasons, online cautions, and the new NASCAR stage format create a robust online experience.

NASCAR Heat 2 brings the most authentic and intense stock car and truck racing of all time. Test your driving skills across 29 NASCAR sanctioned ovals, road courses, and the infamous dirt track, Eldora Speedway. Race as the biggest names in motorsports with the largest roster of drivers in NASCAR video game history. Take the racing online against a full field of drivers in rolling seasons as you battle for the top spot on the leaderboards. Back by popular demand, battle it out with a friend in head-to-head, local split-screen multiplayer. 3 National NASCAR Series – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series are playable for the first time in nearly a decade. Add in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and players have over 100 drivers to choose from. New Tracks – 6 new tracks make racing more diverse. 3 road courses, 2 ovals, and 1 dirt track join the 23 updated Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series sanctioned tracks for a total of 29 tracks. New Split-Screen Multiplayer – Two players can race together in head-to-head, local split-screen multi-player. Deeper Career Mode – Work your way through all 3 NASCAR national series in your own custom car or takeover a stock car from the top NASCAR race teams! Expanded Online Gameplay – 40-player online races are back! New this year and for the first time ever, complete the field with AI. New leaderboards, rolling seasons, online cautions, and the new NASCAR stage format create a robust online experience.

NASCAR Heat 2 brings the most authentic and intense stock car and truck racing of all time. Test your driving skills across 29 NASCAR sanctioned ovals, road courses, and the infamous dirt track, Eldora Speedway. Race as the biggest names in motorsports with the largest roster of drivers in NASCAR video game history. Take the racing online against a full field of drivers in rolling seasons as you battle for the top spot on the leaderboards. Back by popular demand, battle it out with a friend in head-to-head, local split-screen multiplayer. 3 National NASCAR Series – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series are playable for the first time in nearly a decade. Add in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and players have over 100 drivers to choose from. New Tracks – 6 new tracks make racing more diverse. 3 road courses, 2 ovals, and 1 dirt track join the 23 updated Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series sanctioned tracks for a total of 29 tracks. New Split-Screen Multiplayer – Two players can race together in head-to-head, local split-screen multi-player. Deeper Career Mode – Work your way through all 3 NASCAR national series in your own custom car or takeover a stock car from the top NASCAR race teams! Expanded Online Gameplay – 40-player online races are back! New this year and for the first time ever, complete the field with AI. New leaderboards, rolling seasons, online cautions, and the new NASCAR stage format create a robust online experience.

Critics
64
Metacritic
55

Score Breakdown

63.5

Critic Average

20 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

55

Metacritic User Score

27 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+8.6
Combined Disparity
+8.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

18 launch window (90%)2 late (10%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Based on 20 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 63.5/100. Critics score this game 8.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 20)+
  1. A.K RahmingviaPC Invasion
    Sep 10, 2018·Late review
    50/100View review
    Metacritic 55/100 · -5.0 pts
  2. Steve Murrayviaet geekera
    Dec 8, 2017·Late review
    65/100View review
    Metacritic 55/100 · +10.0 pts
  3. Andrew OgleyviaTrueAchievements
    Oct 20, 2017·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 55/100 · +5.0 pts
  4. Gary BaileyviaGod is a Geek
    Oct 9, 2017·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 55/100 · +5.0 pts
  5. Jason StettnerviaGamerheadquarters
    Oct 8, 2017·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 55/100 · +15.0 pts