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NASCAR Racing 2003 Season

The latest release from this series since 1999. 23 real-life tracks (including the new versions of New Hampshire International Speedway and Infineon Raceway) are included. The game has been reworked with an…

100 13 February 2003

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is a racing developed by Papyrus Design Group, released 13 February 2003 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is a racing game developed by Papyrus Design Group and released in 2003. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, or NR2003 for short, is a computer racing simulator released in February 2003 by Papyrus Design Group for Windows and Mac OS X. The game was the last to be released by the company before EA Sports bought the NASCAR license exclusively from 2004 to 2009. The game included all of the 2003 NASCAR season tracks and many of the drivers, including Dave Blaney, who was absent in NASCAR Thunder 2004. In May 2003, Papyrus published a free DLC for the game, containing three fictional tracks.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 42 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NASCAR series

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is the 26th of 52 entries we hold in the NASCAR series. The next entry was NASCAR Thunder 2004 in 2003. Its critic score of 100 is 28 points above the series average of 72. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season holds a critic score of 100 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 31 points above the year average.

What it launched against

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season launched on 13 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Unreal 2: The Awakening and Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Unreal 2: The Awakening, Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season — frequently asked questions

When did NASCAR Racing 2003 Season come out?
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was released on 13 February 2003 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does NASCAR Racing 2003 Season have multiplayer?
Yes. NASCAR Racing 2003 Season supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 42 players online.

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