''NASCAR 08'' is the eleventh installment of the

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. It was developed by

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and released for PlayStation 2,

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and

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

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'', which featured a June release. It also marks the first time the original

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has been excluded from the NASCAR lineup since ''

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''.

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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

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(as Montoya returns to

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cover athlete since

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'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

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

version.NASCAR 08 PlayStation 3 at GameSpot
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review: Critical reception of the PlayStation 2 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 wa ...

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

References

External links

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