<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2004	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
separate	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Bio	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Bio	O
games	O
like	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2004	I-Application
and	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2004	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
Online	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
race	O
online	B-Application
if	O
they	O
have	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microphone	O
support	O
also	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PS1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
giving	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
an	O
8.8/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
sounds	O
,	O
"	O
QuickSave	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
microphone	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
review	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
8.5	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
many	O
top	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
was	O
received	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
where	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2004	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
2003	O
's	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2004	I-Application
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2003	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
and	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
