NASCAR Challenge (Game Boy Color)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Doug Trueman
• Reviewed on: 03/09/2000
• Updated on: 04/28/2000
• Released on: 11/30/1999
• Originally published on GameSpot: NASCAR Challenge (Game Boy Color) Review

NASCAR Challenge is a dull racing game that doesn't have much going for it. Aside from the list of licensed drivers, there is very little to make you want to play this title. There are only three tracks to choose from, one car, one musical score that is played relentlessly unless disabled, and a screen that is so monotonous it could be used in hypnotherapy. The cartridge comes with its own rumble pak attached, but the only time you'll be feeling it shake is if you touch another car... which, actually, can be quite often.

The main problem with this game is that the track is just too narrow. There is almost no room to pass other cars, and the slightest collision will leave you spinning out like a top as the rest of the competition sails by. Delicate tapping of the gas pedal can give you room to maneuver around your opponents, but for some reason your car suffers from extreme deceleration when moving at anything less than top speed, so if you brake to avoid rear-ending a car in front of you that car will suddenly be miles ahead of you down the track.

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