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NASCAR Thunder 2004

NASCAR Thunder 2004 is a racing simulator by EA Sports, released in 2003 and available in separate versions for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. It features the 2002 champion Tony Stewart on the cover…

16 September 2003

NASCAR Thunder 2004 is a racing developed by Budcat Creations, released 16 September 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What NASCAR Thunder 2004 is

NASCAR Thunder 2004 is a racing game developed by Budcat Creations and released in 2003. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

NASCAR Thunder 2004 is a racing simulator by EA Sports, released in 2003 and available in separate versions for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. It features the 2002 champion Tony Stewart on the cover with a scowling look to represent the new Grudges and Alliances feature. It was the only game as of 2002 to feature the previous Winston (Sprint) Cup Champion on the cover. The game had the most extensive soundtrack of the series up from four songs from the previous game. The game also has a career mode, season mode, Lightning Challenge mode, SpeedZone, as well as a tutorial mode featuring Richard Petty. The game is an EA Sports Bio game, and is compatible with other EA Sports Bio…
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the NASCAR series

NASCAR Thunder 2004 is the 27th of 52 entries we hold in the NASCAR series. It arrived 7 months after NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. The next entry was NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup in 2004.

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What it launched against

NASCAR Thunder 2004 launched on 16 September 2003, within three weeks of Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Age of Mythology: The Titans.

Released around the same time: Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Age of Mythology: The Titans.

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When did NASCAR Thunder 2004 come out?
NASCAR Thunder 2004 was released on 16 September 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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