We were sold exciting races with guarantees of three and four-wide sweeps that would have us on the edge of our seats. Monster Games' main selling point for Nascar Heat Evolution, besides the fact that real racers were working on the game alongside them, was the realistic and competitive AI. When there are 39 other cars on the track, forget about it. During turns the frame rate will dip down rather jarringly, but it's nothing I wouldn't mind getting used to if I were having fun. Sometimes during a qualifying lap, when you're the only car on the track, things will roll along at 60 FPS on a straightaway. Beyond that point things get a lot less detailed, and there's another noticeable breaking point about 35 yards ahead of your vehicle where fence details constantly pop in, and beyond which the road becomes a gray blur.įrame rate is also all over the place, and it makes the game feel like an awful mess.
Right in front of your hood you'll notice the point at which the road begins to render in a finer, more granular detail. While driving, you'll notice two fixed and distinct detail horizons that precede your car no matter which of the three views you're using. There are a number of graphical shortcomings and distractions that continually put me off, and sometimes they even affected the gameplay.
I'm sure it looks much more impressive in motion." It doesn't. I kept seeing screenshots and thinking to myself, "Well, every game can't be Driveclub and look amazing in photo mode. Perhaps Evolution's biggest failure is its presentation. I can't say that I blame them - this game is not worth $60. A discouraging majority of the reviews so far on Steam are from disgruntled sim racing fans who claimed that they had seen everything they needed to see within the first 20 minutes of playing, and they're requesting refunds.
I found it extremely difficult to put serious time into this review because the game simply is not fun to play. In fact they were dashed rather rudely, and I feel like we've been duped by Monster and DMR. As such, I was looking forward to no less than what I was promised: a true, next-gen return for Nascar Heat with modern trappings and expertly tuned gameplay made possible by no less than five Sprint Cup drivers working personally on the game with developers. The marketing for this game was incredibly ambitious and optimistic. Monster Games and Dusenberry Martin Racing made some big promises with Nascar Heat Evolution.
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