''EA Sports NASCAR Team Racing'' is an

arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * ...

racing game Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more realistic rac ...

developed by

EA Tiburon EA Tiburon is an Electronic Arts video game development studio located in Orlando, Florida, United States founded in 1994. It was formerly known as Tiburon Entertainment, which was acquired by EA in 1998. EA had already purchased a minority eq ...

and released by

Global VR Global VR is company based in San Jose, California, that makes arcade games. The company once manufactured virtual reality stands as well. It has also developed electronic kiosks and offers development services for mobile platforms. History ...

. The game was released on Friday August 3, 2007 at the AAMA Gala. Up to four racers (10 with the version 1.1 update) race against each other and the CPU in one of the major

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

tracks (i.e.

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, etc.). Damage is visible but does not affect performance (until one crashes), and AI will frequently wreck. At the end of each race the racer receives a halo if they did not try to ram other racers and a pair of red horns if they did. The cabinet for the game supports motion feedback (but makes turning harder). The game features a selection of songs from the soundtrack of '' NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup''. This game is available in 3 cabinet versions a standard-32" LCD, deluxe-42" LCD, and motion platform-57" LCD cabinets.

Software updates

has made version 1.1 of the NASCAR Racing Software available in October 2007. This update allows up to 10 cabinets to be linked together as opposed to four with the 1.0 version of the software. This feature makes the game more like the ''

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'' arcade game. In early 2009 the version 1.5 track and team update was launched. Changes include the addition of

Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly known Atlanta International Raceway from 1960 to 1990) is a 1.54-mile entertainment facility in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series ...

and

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, updated teams and drivers and car sponsors as well as NASCAR's "

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", and removes the songs from ''NASCAR 2005'' in favor of a generic, non-licensed soundtrack.

''NASCAR Team Racing''

In 2010, Global VR released a sequel to ''EA Sports NASCAR Racing'' called ''NASCAR Team Racing''. In ''Team Racing'', the driver rosters have been updated, but drivers like

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and

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were excluded from the game. ''Team Racing'' also featured the introduction of

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and

Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is ...

, as well as the fantasy track Crag Canyon.

References

External links

Official global VR website
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