{{short description|2001 video game}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox video game | title = NASCAR Heat 2002 | image = NASCAR Heat 2002 Coverart.png | caption = PS2 cover art featuring the cars of [[Ricky Rudd]], [[Dale Jarrett]], [[Jeff Burton]], [[Rusty Wallace]], and [[Ward Burton]] | developer = [[Monster Games]]<br>[[Crawfish Interactive]] <small>([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]])</small> | publisher = [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Infogrames]] | series = | engine = | released = '''PlayStation 2'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|June 22, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press_room.asp|title=DESIGNED BY NASCAR® DRIVERS AND RACED BY THEIR FANS, INFOGRAMES' NASCAR HEAT™ 2002 BURNS UP THE TRACK ON YOUR PLAYSTATION 2|website=[[Atari SA|Infogrames]]|date=June 22, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010801170641/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press_room.asp|archivedate=August 1, 2001|accessdate=April 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Judson|first=Peter|date=June 22, 2001|url=https://www.neoseeker.com/news/1124-nascar-heat-2002-ps2-hit-stores-today/|title=Nascar [sic] Heat 2002 PS2 Hit Stores Today|website=Neoseeker|publisher=Neo Era Media Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412035501/https://www.neoseeker.com/news/1124-nascar-heat-2002-ps2-hit-stores-today/|archivedate=April 12, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>}}'''Xbox'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|November 15, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xboxaddict.com/news/1416/Infogrames-Announces-Launch-Titles.html|title=Infogrames Announces Launch Titles|website=XboxAddict.com|date=October 30, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602213247/https://xboxaddict.com/news/1416/Infogrames-Announces-Launch-Titles.html|archivedate=June 2, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>}}'''Game Boy Advance'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|May 7, 2002<ref>{{cite web|last=Villoria|first=Gerald|date=May 7, 2002|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nascar-heat-gba-ships/1100-2864509/|title=NASCAR Heat GBA ships|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108023809/http://www.gamespot.com/gba/driving/nascarheat2002/news_2864509.html|archivedate=January 8, 2005|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>}} | genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] | platforms = [[Game Boy Advance]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011113/netu005_1.html|title=Infogrames' NASCAR Heat 2002 for Xbox Blurs the Line Between Game and Reality|website=[[PR Newswire]]|publisher=[[Cision]]|via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]]|date=November 13, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011115155942/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011113/netu005_1.html|archivedate=November 15, 2001|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}</ref> }}
'''''NASCAR Heat 2002''''', sometimes mislabeled as '''''NASCAR Heat''''',<ref name=GIGBA/><ref name=GIPS2/><ref name=GIXB/><ref name=NGenPS2/><ref name=OPM/> is a [[NASCAR]] [[video game]] produced by [[Atari SA|Infogrames]] for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Game Boy Advance]] consoles. It is the successor to the 2000 game ''[[NASCAR Heat]]'', and the predecessor to ''[[NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona]]''. ''NASCAR Heat 2002'' can have up to 24 (PS2) or 43 (Xbox, including fictional cars) racers on one of 19 official NASCAR tracks, and the game was released in June 2001 for [[PlayStation 2]]. A port for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] was released in November 2001. Developed by Crawfish Interactive, a distinct version for [[Game Boy Advance]] was released in May 2002.
==Development== The game was supported by [[GameSpy Arcade]] for online multiplayer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011127/latu093_1.html|title=GameSpy Launches World's First Internet-Based Matchmaking Service for the Xbox|website=PR Newswire|publisher=Cision|via=Yahoo.com|date=November 27, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011214032414/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011127/latu093_1.html|archivedate=December 14, 2001|accessdate=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | align = left | GBA = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | MC_GBA = 52/100<ref name=MCGBA>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nascar-heat-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (GBA)|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174740/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/nascar-heat-2002|archivedate=October 29, 2021|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | MC_PS2 = 81/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nascar-heat-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (PS2)|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108092420/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/nascar-heat-2002|archivedate=November 8, 2021|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | MC_XBOX = 78/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nascar-heat-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 critic reviews (Xbox)|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030041307/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/nascar-heat-2002|archivedate=October 30, 2021|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | EGM_PS2 = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sewart|first=Greg|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/EGM_US_146.pdf|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=146|date=September 2001|page=145|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120180121/https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/EGM_US_146.pdf|archivedate=November 20, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | EGM_XBOX = 6.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sewart|first1=Greg|last2=Dudlak|first2=Jonathan|last3=Hager|first3=Dean|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c6/EGM_US_149.pdf|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=149|date=December 2001|page=254|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204170658/https://retrocdn.net/File:EGM_US_149.pdf|archivedate=February 4, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|Two critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the Xbox version each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7/10.}} | EPD_PS2 = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Suciu|first=Peter|date=August 6, 2001|url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=6472&full=1|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)|website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]]|publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020622190113/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=6472&full=1|archivedate=June 22, 2002|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | GI_GBA = 7.5/10<ref name=GIGBA>{{cite magazine|title=NASCAR Heat [sic] (GBA)|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[FuncoLand]]|issue=111|date=July 2002|page=93}}</ref> | GI_PS2 = 8.5/10<ref name=GIPS2>{{cite magazine|last=McNamara|first=Andy|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200108/R03.0808.1742.58213.htm|title=NASCAR Heat [sic] (PS2)|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=100|date=August 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825024233/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200108/R03.0808.1742.58213.htm|archive-date=August 25, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | GI_XBOX = 8.25/10<ref name=GIXB>{{cite magazine|last=McNamara|first=Andy|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0805.1036.26521.htm|title=NASCAR Heat [sic] (Xbox)|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=104|date=December 2001|page=108|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113163252/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0805.1036.26521.htm|archive-date=November 13, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | GameRev_PS2 = B−<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris G|date=July 3, 2001|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35890-nascar-heat-2002-review|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (PS2)|website=[[GameRevolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911161532/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nascar-heat-2002|archivedate=September 11, 2015|url-status=live|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | GSpot_GBA = 4/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Satterfield|first=Shane|date=July 3, 2002|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-heat-2002-review/1900-2873450/|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811003137/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2873450,00.html|archivedate=August 11, 2002|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | GSpot_PS2 = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Rivers|first=Trevor|date=July 9, 2001|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-heat-2002-review/1900-2783379/|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010712190431/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2783379,00.html|archivedate=July 12, 2001|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | GSpot_XBOX = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Shahed|date=November 16, 2001|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-heat-2002-review/1900-2825354/|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011121092026/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2825354,00.html|archivedate=November 21, 2001|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | GameZone_GBA = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedigian|first=Louis|date=May 20, 2002|url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18736_GBA.htm|title=NASCAR Heat Advance [sic] Review - Game Boy Advance|website=GameZone|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222135620/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18736_GBA.htm|archivedate=February 22, 2006|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | GameZone_XBOX = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedigian|first=Louis|date=December 11, 2001|url=http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18736.htm|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review - Xbox|website=GameZone|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526125847/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18736.htm|archivedate=May 26, 2008|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | IGN_GBA = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=June 28, 2002|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/28/nascar-heat-2002|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (GBA)|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175242/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/28/nascar-heat-2002|archivedate=October 28, 2021|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | IGN_PS2 = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Zdyrko|first=David|date=June 28, 2001|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/28/nascar-heat-2002-2|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175234/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/28/nascar-heat-2002-2|archivedate=October 28, 2021|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | IGN_XBOX = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=December 5, 2001|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/nascar-heat|title=NASCAR Heat [2002] (Xbox)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628105006/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/nascar-heat|archivedate=June 28, 2022|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | NGen_PS2 = 3/5<ref name=NGenPS2>{{cite magazine|last=Preston|first=Jim|url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen81Sep2001/page/n83/mode/2up|title=NASCAR Heat [sic] (PS2)|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=81|date=September 2001|page=83|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | NGen_XBOX = 4/5<ref name=NGenXB>{{cite magazine|last=Preston|first=Jim|url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n97/mode/2up|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (Xbox)|magazine=NextGen|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=84|date=December 2001|page=96|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> | NP_GBA = 1.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine|title=NASCAR Heat 2002|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|volume=158|date=July 2002|page=152}}</ref> | OPM_PS2 = 4/5<ref name=OPM>{{cite magazine|last=Sewart|first=Greg|url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-47-august-2001/page/104/mode/2up|title=NASCAR Heat [sic]|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=47|date=August 2001|page=105|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref> | OXM_XBOX = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=NASCAR Heat 2002|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|publisher=Imagine Media|date=December 2001}}</ref> | rev1 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' | rev1_PS2 = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Boyce|first=Ryan|date=June 27, 2001|url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=1090|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)|magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|publisher=MaximNet, Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803150236/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=1090|archivedate=August 3, 2001|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> }}
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Game Boy Advance version received "mixed" reviews, according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCGBA/><ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCXB/> Jim Preston of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]''{{'}}s September 2001 issue said that the PS2 version "lacks the complete details to be the best, but it's still an accurate and fun way to drive fast and to the left."<ref name=NGenPS2/> Three issues later, however, he said that the Xbox version "won't convert non-NASCAR nuts, but casual and hardcore stock fans would be wise to pick it up."<ref name=NGenXB/>
Jake The Snake of ''[[GamePro]]''{{'}}s September 2001 issue called the PlayStation 2 version "the stock-car game to beat."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Jake The Snake|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0d/GamePro_US_156.pdf|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 (PS2)|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=156|date=September 2001|page=102|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209223302/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/15703.shtml|archivedate=December 9, 2004|url-status=live|accessdate=January 12, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.}} Four issues later, Four-Eyed Dragon said of the Xbox version, "If you want a worthy adversary to [[Electronic Arts|EA]]'s NASCAR series, ''Heat'' is it."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Four-Eyed Dragon|url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/18620.shtml|title=NASCAR Heat 2002 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|issue=160|date=January 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213054307/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/18620.shtml|archivedate=December 13, 2004|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Xbox version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.}}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{moby game|id=/13389/nascar-heat-2002/}} * {{moby game|id=/192407/nascar-heat-2002/|name=''NASCAR Heat 2002'' (Game Boy Advance)}}
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