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I just NASCAR 09 on Mon/Tue and FIFA 09 today. (Fri) for PS3.

The few days play i've had with NASCAR 09 have been very enjoyable , much better than 08.
All the faults of 08 have been addressed and an effort has been made to try attract Racing Game fans who go for the more arcade style gameplay of Need for Speed and GRID.
Its still a Hardcore Sim though, and the 'Novice' mode , is really just the cpu controlling the cars speed, breaking and steering.
Move up a level and if 'Sim' Racers are not your thing, you'll be lucky to make 1 lap without spinning out.
It really is a deep , unforgiving Racing Sim.
Avoid also if your not a NASCAR fan, as all but 2 of the tracks are Oval Speedway's , so you'll soon tire of the lack of track variation .
The graphics are good, but the tracks being exact replica of their real life venues means there is vast areas of grey tarmac , but thats not EA's fault, though the car models are spot on and all decked out in the real team colors and designs.
IF you are big on Racing Sim games and enjoy NASCAR , then this really is the best you can get imho.
If your looking for an Arcade experience or are new to Sim Racing games, then avoid.
There are more accessible Sim Racers out there.
NASCAR 09
EA SPORTS
Racing
PS3/360/Wii/PC/PSP/DS
39.99 - 49.99

FIFA 09 I haven't had a chance to get to grips with, but it feels like EA's Euro 08.
The graphics have been ramped up a level and each player has more annimations now which makes the game look and play extremely realistic.
New this year is Addias Live Season, were you pick a league and all teams and players individual form, injuries, etc will be accessed and downloaded to replicate the form of the real life players with all the games players and teams exactly with their real life counterparts. So if a player has a duff week in real life then his cpu counterpart will behave accordingly .

This is not all thats new to FIFA 09 which make it stand out from the 08 version , the 09 version introduces a few more gameplay elements into the mix that assures all game players are catered for and no matter what your skill level , you'll be playing with 2 teams from 30 real life leagues in no time.
Highly recommend to anyone with even the slightest interest in soccer.

FIFA 09
EA SPORTS
Sport
39.99
PS3/360/PC /Wii/PSP/DS

Both games were the PS3 versions .
Next TNA IMPACT.