Nascar Heat 5

"NASCAR Heat 5 doesn&s;t offer up anything new, but what it does offer is a solid, enjoyable racing experience, and it does that very well."

"Gameplay was a strength of NASCAR Heat 4, and that has been augmented for NH5. The play is so much fun, it helps to compensate for some of the presentation issues, and what I’d describe as a lack of creativity …"

"Like going around in fun circles."

"Moving all development in-house for 704Games may be beneficial down the road, but for NASCAR Heat 5, it enabled minimal changes."

"I understand that the change in developers would cause 704 Games from touching too much, fearing too big a change could break it. It also gives them time to focus on next year’s product, as they become more familiar with …"

"NASCAR Heat 5 is a step backward for the series, but still delivers some tense and rewarding racing."

"The evolution of the NASCAR saga has taken a step forward with this Heat 5."

"NASCAR Heat 5 feels like the definitive edition of Heat 4, along with yearly team, roster, and track updates."

"Overall, the experience for NASCAR Heat 5 was fun and enjoyable with a hint of repetitively."

"NASCAR Heat 5 is a modest improvement over NASCAR Heat 4 in terms of performance. And unlike last year, I did not encounter any bugs. Beyond that, though, I honestly cannot tell the difference between the two games."

"Yes, the framerate is stupidly janky, killing whatever sensation of speed the game was trying to offer to players. Still, I had way more fun with this game than I could have ever expected. It aims to please a specific …"

"NASCAR Heat 5 is the next iteration of the annual release, but fans will be disappointed to find out that not much has changed from last year even if the experience holds up."

"Hardcore fans are the only ones that will want to suit up for this iteration."

"NASCAR Heat 5 improves on the previous and successful episode adding new features and modes coupled with very well balanced difficulty modes. It&s;s still got lot to improve in the presentation area and in the multiplayer modes too similar to …"

"NASCAR Heat 5 is a good addition t this officialy lincensed franchise, until it breaks your heart and your savefile during the career mode."

"Despite a lot of the same, NASCAR Heat 5’s improvements to gameplay make it a fun swan song on the Unity engine."

"Just enough newness to make it worth playing, and it remains the most complete, enjoyable package for NASCAR fans."

"If you skipped last year’s NASCAR Heat 4 and are looking to pick up a new NASCAR game, NASCAR Heat 5 is the one to grab, no doubt. It is indeed the best NASCAR game to date. There’s such a …"

"NASCAR aficionados will likely love getting more action where they can, especially with the cancellation of events due to the pandemic at this time, but those that like a more varied racer might want to look elsewhere. If you want …"

"Including all of the NASCAR license must be a mammoth task, and while Heat 5 is an improvement over its forbearers, the overall feeling of the game is that of a vacuous slog. With no obvious USP other than the …"