<s>
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Days	B-Device
of	I-Device
Thunder	I-Device
:	I-Device
NASCAR	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Days	B-Device
of	I-Device
Thunder	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
stock	O
car	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Paramount	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
film	B-Application
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
rookie	O
driver	O
coached	O
by	O
Rowdy	O
Burns	O
,	O
the	O
antagonist	O
from	O
the	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
12	O
NASCAR	O
sanctioned	O
tracks	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
Daytona	O
International	O
Speedway	O
and	O
Talladega	O
Superspeedway	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
12	O
select	O
NASCAR	O
Sprint	O
Cup	O
drivers	O
,	O
including	O
Denny	O
Hamlin	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Newman	O
and	O
Tony	O
Stewart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
characters	O
Cole	O
Trickle	O
,	O
Rowdy	O
Burns	O
,	O
and	O
Russ	O
Wheeler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
NASCAR	O
branding	O
or	O
drivers	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
features	O
fictional	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
has	O
four	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Quick	O
Race	O
,	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
Career	O
,	O
with	O
circuits	O
of	O
varying	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
Derby	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
deal	O
as	O
much	O
damage	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Newman	O
,	O
Producer	O
at	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
,	O
we	O
chose	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
unlock	O
all	O
the	O
sponsors	O
and	O
race	O
for	O
whichever	O
sponsor	O
they	O
choose	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multi	O
player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
from	O
1990	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
firstly	O
as	O
NASCAR	O
Edition	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
and	O
later	O
an	O
Arcade	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NASCAR	O
Edition	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
union	O
of	O
NASCAR	O
and	O
the	O
film	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
movie	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
NASCAR	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
(	O
Hendrick	O
Motorsports	O
was	O
actively	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
film	B-Application
during	O
1989	O
and	O
1990	O
filmings	O
,	O
providing	O
cars	O
and	O
technical	O
support	O
;	O
also	O
the	O
film	B-Application
's	O
storyline	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
former	O
Hendrick	O
driver	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
trailers	O
fictional	O
drivers	O
had	O
liveries	O
coinciding	O
with	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Top	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
,	O
Transformers	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
only	O
the	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
fictional	O
racing	O
liveries/sponsors	O
remained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
,	O
Dickson	O
replied	O
:	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
out	O
there	O
that	O
do	O
that	O
do	O
it	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
of	O
the	O
namesake	O
movie	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
received	O
very	O
little	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
review	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
NASCAR	O
Edition	O
and	O
very	O
few	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
single	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
reviewer	O
from	O
PSNStores	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critic	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
real-world	O
NASCAR	O
drivers	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
scores	O
were	O
reported	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
UK	O
editions	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Ellison	O
of	O
Saving	O
Content	O
panned	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
May	O
2011	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
extremely	O
poor	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
