Harley Davidson Road Trip and NASCAR Dirt to Daytona

Harley Davidson Road Trip for Wii is certainly casual in nature as it employs simple controls and gameplay with it. I do admire the motorcycles used for this casual game. This racing game really doesn't have much gameplay content which is a bummer unless it were for iOS and Android systems.

There are several gameplay modes such as following one biker closely and another which you hold a position with three other bikers which both require some precision. The Crew mode of the game is the most frustrating due to not only the tilt style controls but also the amount of successful tries in the Central and West levels of the game required to pass. There's also a camera picture mode where you take pictures of certain items and get a passing score. Another mode includes collecting Harley Davidson icons and going to the finish line. Forgot to mention there's another mode which includes having the photographer take picture of you passing by a designated monument.

When racing on the track, it looks generic and hardly anything in scenery changes. Depending on the environment selected(East, Central, West) there's really not much else in scenery. I will say however that the surrounding environment looks enjoyable despite losing interest in it quickly. This game despite feeling short has a great representation of Harley Davidson franchise.

NASCAR Dirt to Daytona. Released in 2002 for PS2 and Gamecube, this game definitely created a NASCAR experience for it's time. You can enter a career mode where you start off with Dirt racing, then advancing towards Truck, Modified, and Cup racing. What can disappoint me is that the cars look the same. Sure there are different paint jobs and even upgrades but that still doesn't make it all excusable.

Real racers are featured in terms of car paint jobs but this game was hardly a hit game that millions would pick up and play. I will say that NASCAR cars have looked identical in the past apart from their paint jobs. However, there have been different chassis of NASCAR cars. This game however failed to make cars look unique with only paint jobs being what separate it from other cars. Of course, upgrades for your car in career mode will improve performance.

I will also say that the tracks do resemble real tracks and are based on type of race class. For example, dirt tracks will be raced on by dirt racing cars. The career mode of this game does give future games a great idea. NASCAR Dirt to Daytona is okay but falls short of an ideal game to follow.