<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
that	O
came	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
NASCAR	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
simply	O
read	O
"	O
NASCAR	O
"	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
year	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2002	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
included	O
only	O
36	O
drivers	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
an	O
instant-replay	O
feature	O
,	O
fantasy	O
tracks	O
,	O
only	O
18	O
drivers	O
per	O
race	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
alternate	O
paint	O
schemes	O
were	O
removed	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
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
great	O
reflections	O
,	O
sun	O
wash	O
,	O
damage	O
modeling	O
,	O
persistent	O
skid	O
marks	O
,	O
and	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
5th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
