NASCAR '15 Victory Edition

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NASCAR '15 Victory Edition is a single player and multiplayer racing game. It was developed by Eutechnyx and was released on May 22, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"NASCAR '15 Victory Edition" is the official game of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, featuring all 2015 paint schemes, enhanced online multiplayer, and a career mode. Race as your favorite driver or start from the bottom and work your way to the top in a thrilling and authentic NASCAR experience. The game offers a complete race weekend experience for fans of stock car racing.

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,046 reviews

graphics38 positive mentions

stability57 negative mentions

The game offers a nostalgic experience for NASCAR fans, with a good selection of tracks and drivers.
The paint booth feature allows for extensive customization of cars, which many players find enjoyable.
The driving mechanics are fun and provide a decent challenge, especially when racing against AI.

The AI is often criticized for being overly aggressive and unrealistic, leading to frustrating race experiences.
The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues, including crashes and graphical glitches.
Multiplayer functionality is lacking, with few players online and issues with lag and stability.

graphics
87 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
53%
3%
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising their vibrancy and realism, particularly in the customization options and overall visual fidelity. However, numerous users report significant issues, including graphical glitches, crashes when settings are maxed out, and problems with resolution changes after tabbing out. While some consider the graphics to be among the best in the NASCAR series, the frequent bugs and performance issues detract from the overall experience.
- “The graphics are impressive, and the customization options are extensive, allowing players to personalize their cars and races.”
- “Very realistic graphics and physics.”
- “The graphics hold up just fine and it's actually a fun game and low key one of the better NASCAR titles available.”
- “Graphical settings will revert back to dog poo just from tabbing out or opening the Steam overlay.”
- “Game has too many bugs; when I played the game for the first five minutes it worked fine, then afterwards the game kept skipping every frame rate and wouldn't stop. It was hard to control, and lowering the graphics didn't help. It's the only game that gives me issues; other games work great right now, making this one unplayable.”
- “Three times while playing with the car paint shop, I had to exit and reopen the game completely because of extreme graphics glitches.”
stability
58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
98%
The game's stability is widely criticized, with numerous reports of glitches, crashes, and performance issues, particularly on PC, making it a "buggy mess" for many players. While some users find it enjoyable despite these problems, others note that multiplayer experiences are especially prone to bugs. Consoles seem to handle the game better, but overall, players agree that significant stability issues detract from the experience.
- “The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches, providing a seamless experience.”
- “I appreciate how stable the game is; I can play for hours without any issues.”
- “The performance is impressive, maintaining a steady frame rate even during intense moments.”
- “This game is beyond buggy still.”
- “However, the game sometimes has buggy physics, crashes often, and you need to use dark magic to run it on Windows 10 to avoid glitchy graphics.”
- “This game is a broken buggy mess.”
gameplay
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
56%
8%
The gameplay of the game is generally well-received, praised for its classic feel combined with modern mechanics, solid physics, and immersive racing experience. However, it faces criticism for some bare-bones features, frustrating bugs in the PC port, and inconsistent AI behavior. Overall, while there are areas for improvement, many players find the gameplay enjoyable and superior to previous titles in the series.
- “The classic feel of the game combined with modern gameplay mechanics provides a unique and enjoyable experience.”
- “The core gameplay is great.”
- “For $20, I believe the game is worth it as the racing mechanics and feel really make you feel as if you are competing for a win at Daytona or any of the other tracks available in the game.”
- “Bare bones mechanics, race control makes zero sense, and the design tool is ridiculously bad.”
- “Next to some just bad gameplay is the consistency with the AI.”
- “One of the biggest drawbacks about the gameplay is not having AI in multiplayer!”
humor
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely derived from its numerous glitches and the often comical behavior of the AI, which can lead to both hilarious and frustrating moments. Players find joy in the absurdity of the AI's driving skills and the unexpected outcomes of races, making the overall experience entertaining. Many reviews highlight that while the game has its bugs, these contribute to its charm and humor, creating a fun atmosphere for players.
- “The online for this game is freaking hilarious.”
- “This game is so hilariously buggy and broken.”
- “Everyones problems are good things in my eyes, because it makes this game hilarious.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
37%
19%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the main menu tracks while others find them excessively loud or clichéd, particularly criticizing the country soundtrack as pandering to stereotypes. Although the soundtrack is described as good by some, it is noted to be minimal and not representative of the in-game experience, leading many to prefer turning it off entirely. Overall, while there are positive aspects, the music often detracts from the immersive racing experience.
- “The soundtrack is actually good, although very little.”
- “The main menu music is personally good for me.”
- “I like the music and the assists and the controls; overall, the game is just good.”
- “The menu music can sometimes be abnormally loud.”
- “The music was terrible, pandering to the stereotypical NASCAR fan, who may have enjoyed it.”
- “This somehow seems insufficient to remove the way-too-cliché country soundtrack: I want it burned.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
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25%
The game's PC optimization has received significant criticism, with users reporting numerous glitches, performance issues, and unresponsive controls, leading some to seek refunds. While some players appreciate the gameplay and improved framerate, the overall experience is marred by AI problems and a lack of effective performance adjustments, making it difficult to enjoy the game fully.
- “I do think, however, that this one has slightly better framerate optimization and refined physics.”
- “Racing games need to run smoothly in order for it to be a good experience.”
- “But it sucks for a game as you kinda don't really feel you can change much on the performance, not anything that matters as the difficulty is the decider on whether or not you get in first or last...”
- “It's a good game, but the PC optimization is very bad.”
- “Tons of glitches and performance-related issues.”
- “A very unoptimized PC port that refuses to listen to player mapping inputs, tough steering controls no matter what dead zone I use (even after calibrating multiple times), an AI that drives like an idiot, and DLC that somehow manages to add even more bugs than already present.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive experience, enhanced by solid graphics and engaging elements like the race engineer's commentary and the garage menu. Reviewers note that these features effectively convey a sense of life both on and off the track, contributing to a faithful recreation of the racing environment.
- “The overall experience and atmosphere are very nice, way better than Heat.”
- “The graphics are not too bad in my opinion, and the game has some cool elements that add a lot to the atmosphere, like the race engineer's lines, the garage menu, and how the game tries to show there is some kind of life on and off the track.”
- “Faithfully recreates the atmosphere, environments, and cars.”
- “The graphics are not too bad in my opinion, but the game lacks a truly immersive atmosphere despite some cool elements like the race engineer's line and the garage menu.”
- “All of which adds to the atmosphere, but it still feels lacking overall.”
- “While it faithfully recreates the environments and cars, the atmosphere feels flat and uninspired.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express a deep emotional connection to the game, recalling nostalgic memories of their childhood and the thrill of racing, which evokes both tears of joy and laughter. The blend of personal significance and humorous elements, like the dogecoin car, enhances the overall emotional experience.
- “Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake.”
- “These were the NASCAR games I played growing up as a kid, and they made me feel at home and like a true NASCAR racer.”
- “I cried with laughter when I saw the Dogecoin car.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability in racing games is often limited, with many players feeling that once they complete the career mode, there isn't much incentive to return unless they increase the difficulty level, which could provide a fresh challenge.
- “Replayability: there is not much to say for racing games here.”
- “I'm not sure how much replay value it will have after I beat career mode - unless I up the difficulty quite a bit - which could be fun.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The reviews do not provide relevant information about the monetization aspect of the game, focusing instead on a specific task related to a Toyota advertisement. Therefore, no summary can be derived regarding monetization.

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5h Median play time

104h Average play time

2-257h Spent by most gamers

*Based on 5 analyzed playthroughs

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NASCAR '15 Victory Edition is a racing game.

NASCAR '15 Victory Edition is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

On average players spend around 104 hours playing NASCAR '15 Victory Edition.

NASCAR '15 Victory Edition was released on May 22, 2015.

NASCAR '15 Victory Edition was developed by Eutechnyx.

NASCAR '15 Victory Edition has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

NASCAR '15 Victory Edition is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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