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NASCAR 09
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre(s)	Auto racing, Sim racing, Arcade
Mode(s)	Single-player Online

NASCAR 09 is the twelfth installment of the EA Sports NASCAR series, developed by EA Tiburon, released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on June 11 2008. On 12 March, 2008, EA announced Jeff Gordon as the cover athlete for NASCAR 09. Through the career mode, "Sprint for the Cup," Gordon will lead a mentoring program, a new feature offered in NASCAR 09.

In October 2007, Electronic Arts moved the PlayStation 2 game development to a new studio in North Carolina to be able to get better information with the NASCAR teams in an attempt to improve the game. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will still be made at the old studio.

Features

Jeff Gordon mentors you in the new "Sprint for the Cup" career mode that has completely revamped 3D menu interface. With Jeff's help, you sign contracts, sign sponsors, build your reputation, and earn performance points by winning in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. If you reach the Sprint Cup, you will have Sprint Cup challenges, such as 1 on 1 and wheel on wheel battles against the biggest NASCAR stars. Another feature in NASCAR 09 is "Own The Track". This lets you compete against your friends or other gamers. The car customization for NASCAR 09 will allow the player to create custom paint schemes on the computer and upload them to the game from an online connection to their EA Locker. It has been confirmed that players will be able to use custom paint schemes in online races. There will be no split-screen racing in the game except for the PS2 version. Due to the development team using certain resources to work on key features in the game no car manufactures will be present.

Also, new to NASCAR 09 is the Paint Booth Customization Feature , similar to Papyrus' NASCAR games. For the first time in the franchise's history, a car customization template is available online which creates endless possibilities for personalization. Players will be able to see their friends custom designed car skins when racing against them online. The online connectivity of Paint Booth allows players to download a car template from EASports.com and import it into editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, giving users a multitude of design options. They can then upload those images into the game and show off their dream machine on the track.

A demo was released on May 29 on Xbox Live and June 5 on the Playstation Network.

Best Buy released the game one day prior to its official launch date on June 10, 2008 with a special edition cover featuring Elliot Sadler, who receives sponsorship from Best Buy. Sadler previously appeared on the cover of NASCAR 07.

Drivers

Sprint Cup Drivers-

Soundtrack

The NASCAR 09 soundtrack was announced on May, 21, 2008. The soundtrack features a mix of rock, country, metal, and punk music.

References

1. "IGN: NASCAR 09". Retrieved 2008-03-08.
2. ^ John Gaudiosi (2007-10-24). "Electronic Arts Shifts NASCAR 09 to New North Carolina Studio". Retrieved 2008-02-26.
3. "EA Announces Jeff Gordon as NASCAR 09 Cover Athlete" (HTML). Electronic Arts. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
4. Barnwell, Bill (2008-03-12). "NASCAR 09 First Look: Is the new version a competitive racing sim?" (HTML). IGN. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
5. "Jeff Gordon Is The Face Of NASCAR 09". 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
6. Update from the NASCAR Dev Team
7. EA Announces All-New Paint Booth Customization Feature]
8. BestBuy.com: Exclusive Elliott Sadler cover
9. TeamXbox.com: EA Announces NASCAR 09’S Soundtrack

External links

• NASCAR 09 Official Website

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