Tony Stewart’s All-American Racing And Patch 1 + 2 Now Available

Before I give my opinion (I bought this game), here is the trailer:

I bought this the day of release to see whether it would be a genuine challenger to iRacing or even some older titles like Dirt Track Racing. First thing that really struck me is that it is a console port and all on-screen prompts are for console buttons you might not have on PC… This means you have to feel your way around selecting and deselecting options you don’t want until you stumble across the right input… It did support my wheel though (Thrustmaster TS-PC). Other than that, it’s fun – and IMHO a step up on the recent NASCAR Heat titles – but the physics do leave a lot to be desired, as does the career. Graphics are okay, sound is basic (and annoying, at times). The very thought of making a pass around the outside (even after Patch 2) leaves me wondering how much Tony Stewart was actually involved with this?

Wait for a sale.

Patch 1 was deployed on release day while Patch 2 came out yesterday:

Patch 1
Improved multiplayer stability and performance
Added “Expert Only” multiplayer lobbies (no driving aids)
Enabled multiplayer tournaments
Improved several visual effects on cars (shake, body roll, lighting, etc)
Ability to change season lengths
Updated career tuning
Custom car number can be 3 characters long instead of 2
This can include 2 numeric digits and 1 letter in any order such as:
000-999, 37x, x37, 3×7, etc
Various physics adjustments / tuning
Other fixes and improvements

Patch 2
Improvements for driving the high line
Added an option to AI settings to restrict the number of AI cars in practice (None, Low, Normal)
Improved shadows and other graphical improvements
Other fixes and improvements