EA announces Jeff Gordon as NASCAR 09 cover athlete
Quote selected text Published March 12th, 2008 in NASCAR News
Electronic Arts today announced Jeff Gordon, legendary NASCAR driver of car No 24, will be featured as the cover athlete for EA SPORTS™ NASCAR 09. NASCAR 09 is scheduled to ship in North America on June 10 and will offer an authentic, exhilarating stock car driving experience for racing fans of all ages.
One of NASCAR’s most celebrated and successful drivers for more than a decade, Gordon is ranked 6th all time in Cup Series wins with 81 and is a four time Sprint Cup Series champion. Gordon is a member and partial owner of Hendrick Motorsports.
“It’s exciting being on the cover of NASCAR 09,” says Gordon. “The game is as real as it gets and it’s been great being involved with it on this level. I look forward to helping gamers in NASCAR 09.”
Gordon’s prestigious reputation aligns with the new NASCAR 09 career mode, “Sprint for the Cup.” Gordon will bring the game to you as a guide and a mentor to help you build your reputation to become the next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. With a completely rebuilt handling model, the game will be more accessible to newcomers while continuing to offer options that will challenge even the most experienced virtual driver. NASCAR 09 is an authentic NASCAR experience that will appeal to every type of NASCAR enthusiast.
Developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon, NASCAR 09 will be available for the PLAYSTATION®3 and PLAYSTATION 2 computer entertainment systems and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system.
EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL®, NBA LIVE, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.
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i dont care who is on the cover…Nascar 2008 SUCKED MAJOR BALLS…and EA will do the same thing with this…so i will not be purchasing it…even if there were 3 naked women on the cover…dont make the game better
EA really stiffed Papyrus and Sierra. Makers of the only real NASCAR sim.
Still won’t buy it. NASCAR games suck, b/c EA does a horrible job.
EA has chocked severally in the past. i will be very hesitant to buy this. if you asked alot of gamers NASCAR, they would tell you how badly the last 3 games have been! all i gotta say is, don’t be surprised when your sells keep going down because of EA. not only the game is bad, the servers to! i refuse to buy EA games a majority of the time. their online server fails alot. it is not very dependable!
There is something about a person being on the cover every few years that seems to take away from the special aspect of being a cover athlete.
Rumor was that Dale Jr was going to be on the cover, but after he endorsed ARCA Sim Racing and iRacing, EA decided to not put him on the cover.
Since JPM was on the European cover last year, I have a feeling that Dario will be on that one this year.
You must have played the XBOX 360 version. TONS better than the others. This is coming from someone who plays NR2003. The damage is way off but the racing is getting a lot better.
PS2 version of last years game was the best gameplay wise IMO. I tried the PS3 version but didn’t like it, it was too twitchy
the old papyrus games are so much better than the EA games will ever be, it doesn’t
matter how “realistic” EA thinks they are making the games, they still suck.
the PS2 versions of Nascar games, have been pretty good so far
The Papyrus games weren’t that real either.
Fisha are you the one on the EA boards?
Trent wrote:
yup
Still say NR2003 from Papyrus is the best NASCAR game ever made so far. It’s a game that makes me feel like I’m actually racing.
I used to be all over the those boards last year. You know your stuff so I’ll listen to you lol! The next gen games were a little “twitchy” but once you get the feel it really is a decent engine for console racing.
The controls were impossible with a joypad thingy…
but if you invested in the wheel it was much better…atleast on the XBOX 360 version
I know for this year they are redoing the steering/handling a bit. now the car will no longer track to the left with the default setups, so while that may be a little more un-realistic, it’ll make it easier for the people who use the controllers to drive.
the best NASCAR games went out the door YEARS ago, ending with NR2003. EA has the worst NASCAR games ever. the only one I like is NASCAR thunder 2003 b/c you have to do R&D and develop your engins and chassis and actually work to a comptetitive level. Papyrus and Serria will always have the supreme NASCAR games no matter how much EA says the games are improved
Will they make a non butt pirate version for us straight NASCAR fans?
They are making on with Jeff and Jimmie hugging. Does that help?
EA’s PS2 NASCAR games have been on a steady decline since the ‘03 and ‘04 versions. The way the cars handle has gotten better it seems, atleast from a sim aspect (when assists are off), but everything else is way too arcade. The computer controls too much during gameplay at times and the computer AI is the glitchiest excuse for thought I have ever seen.
MoFo, the servers have actually always worked really great for me. You might wanna do some Ping -t’s to see if you’re the one with the packet loss.
Does anyone play NASCAR Sim Racing on the PC?
Nascar games keep on getting better I think screw all you other people who think it suck it gives you way more experience with how nascar really is not like papyrus and sierra all you do is drive through the wall so I am looking forward to nascar 09
Trent wrote:
Haha real funny!….NOT GROW UP
it was hilarious. i’ll grow up if you get a sense of humor
Sal wrote:
are yo kidding?? thats funny as hell!
Brian wrote:
Drive through the wall? What are you talking about? If you’re talking about the online play you see on youtube videos and such where there is glitches with online races which makes it look as though they are driving through the wall I see where you are getting this, But that is just lag and has nothing to do with the awesome gameplay that Papyrus and Sierra have provided us NASCAR fans. EA has been making NASCAR games worse since 2004. 08 has terrible physics and for people who don’t know how to setup the car good luck because the default setup blows.
Racing games should not come with default setups. Figuring out the setup is half the fun, if you can run good with the default setups then that takes away a lot of the gameplay. IMO
The only thing EA gets right is the auto pit deal other than that game play sucks, but i have to admit i liked the paint balls on nascar 98 that was fun for like 10 minutes.
Brent wrote:
u must not get out much then.
George Thompson wrote:
Are you talking about how it drives through the pits for you?
If you are, in my opinion, I think we should be able to drive
our own cars through the pits. Make speeding a factor. I wouldn’t
even mind driving the car on the pace laps.
Fisha695 wrote:
I agree. But then EA would probably argue that it would take
away from the “gameplay” if they focused on the car specifically.
Either way, EA is a joke compared to NR2003.
GordonOwnz wrote:
I get out plenty, I just have a hatred for every driver that everyone thinks that they are the best thing on the track. ex.-24, 48, 88, 20, 18.
i like the game, graphics need improvement its ok none other the less ill give it 7/10
Is this honor the kiss of death like the Sports Illustrated cover?
gigolo george wrote:
For the most part the driver on the cover goes on to win the championship the following year. There are a few exceptions like Dale Jr and Kevin Harvick (in recent memory), but if that holds true again this year then Smoke is going to win the championship because he was on last years cover.
That probably explains why Hermie Sadler didn’t make it.(lol) Thanks for the info Fisha.
Brent wrote:
can u give me any reason why Gordon isnt the best thing on the track?? what current driver has more than 81 cup wins and 4 championships? u should really get out more.
GordonOwnz wrote:
Just because he is the best driver doesn’t mean he is not a metrosexual.
Entering and exiting the pits is fun and frustrating. NR 2003 has you do the whole deal. You have your pit guys waving your pit board at you and all. It is very fun I agree.
GordonOwnz wrote:
because NASCAR has turned into the biggest money investment…not the best driving…that wins. Put any vet. into a the 24 or 88 car and they’ll probably win
Trent wrote:
well since uve just admited hes the best driver that must mean this “metrosexual” is better than any driver you like. what kind of a person does that make them if they cant even beat a “metrosexual”? hahaha
Brent wrote:
a likely excuse for a sore loser.
The only people that deserve to be on the cover of the Official game of a sports league are the defending champions for every league that is in the game.
for NASCAR 09 that would mean
Jimmie Johnson
Carl Edwards (and the RCR 29)
Ron Hornaday
Trent wrote:
yea too bad all those drivers dont have 4 championships and 81 wins so therefore u havent proven anything..good try tho champ! According to that Gordon is extremely better..if you want to go by championships that is.