<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
Heat	I-Device
2002	I-Device
,	O
sometimes	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
NASCAR	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
to	I-Application
Daytona	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
Heat	I-Device
2002	I-Device
can	O
have	O
24	O
racers	O
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
and	O
43	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
including	O
fictional	O
cars	O
)	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2001	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
19	O
official	O
NASCAR	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
NextGens	O
September	O
2001	O
issue	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
complete	O
details	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
an	O
accurate	O
and	O
fun	O
way	O
to	O
drive	O
fast	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
left.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
convert	O
non-NASCAR	O
nuts	O
,	O
but	O
casual	O
and	O
hardcore	O
stock	O
fans	O
would	O
be	O
wise	O
to	O
pick	O
it	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
