''NASCAR 08'' is the eleventh installment of the EA Sports NASCAR series. It was developed by

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and released for

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, PlayStation 3 and

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. This was the earliest that EA has released a NASCAR game at the time, until ''

NASCAR 09 ''NASCAR 09'' is the twelfth simulation installment in the EA Sports NASCAR series and the sequel to 2007 game '' NASCAR 08''. It is developed by EA Tiburon and released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and mobile phones in North Amer ...

'', which featured a June release. It also marks the first time the original Xbox has been excluded from the NASCAR lineup since ''

NASCAR 2001 ''NASCAR 2001'' is a racing simulator video game developed and published by EA Sports. The game was released on October 30, 2000 for the Sony PlayStation, and became the first from EA Sports NASCAR series to be released for the Sony PlaySta ...

''.

Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. He is ...

is on the cover marking his third appearance on the cover of an EA Sports NASCAR game. The cover in the

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features Juan Pablo Montoya (as

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returns to

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cover athlete since F1 Career Challenge). NASCAR's new

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as well as the current car are present in the game, although the Car of Tomorrow is generic (no separate manufacturers). ESPN's NASCAR coverage is also integrated into the game.

Reception

Critical reception of the

and PlayStation 3 version of the game has been mixed. Play magazine gave the game 38%.

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gave the

version a 6.0 rating and a 6.0 for the PlayStation 3 version.NASCAR 08 PlayStation 3 at GameSpot
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review: Critical reception of the

version was better when compared to the previous years ''

NASCAR 07 ''NASCAR 07'' is the tenth installment of the EA Sports' NASCAR video game series. It was developed by EA Tiburon and released on September 29, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable and on November 14, 2006, for the Xbox. This was ...

'', but was still mixed. The closing comments of the Strategy Informer review:

References

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