NASCAR 2001 is a racing simulator video game developed and published by EA Sports. The game was released on October 30, 2000 for the Sony PlayStation,[1] and became the first from EA Sports NASCAR series to be released for the Sony PlayStation 2 on November 6. NASCAR 2001 was the fourth game in the EA Sports NASCAR series, and is the first in the series to include manufacturer representation (although the Windows version of NASCAR 2000 and NASCAR Arcade, released by Sega under EA Sports' license, also featured manufacturer branding) and Daytona International Speedway.

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NASCAR 2001
North American PlayStation 2 cover art featuring the cars of Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton
Developer(s)	EA Sports (PS2) Black Box Games (PS1)[1]
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	PlayStation PlayStation 2
Release	PlayStation[1] NA: October 30, 2000 EU: December 20, 2000 PlayStation 2 NA: November 6, 2000 EU: January 21, 2001
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player multiplayer

The game features tributes to Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. (who otherwise are also playable drivers), who died during the season the game was based.

Reception

David Chen reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "ultimately as enjoyable as driving in circles, NASCAR 2001 is neither pretty nor fun".[2]

Reviews

• Absolute Playstation (Nov, 2000)[3]
• The Adrenaline Vault (Dec 19, 2000)[4]
• Game Informer Magazine (Dec, 2000)[4]
• IGN (Oct 12, 2000)[5]
• GameZone (Mar 02, 2001)[6]
• GameSpot (Sep 28, 2000)[7]
• Game Vortex (Dec 07, 2002)[8]
• IGN (Nov 07, 2000)[9]
• Gamer's Pulse (Dec 27, 2000)[10]
• GameSpot (Nov 17, 2000)[11]
• PlanetPS2 (Jan 15, 2001)[12]

References

External links

• NASCAR 2001 at MobyGames

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