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Days of Thunder!Version: 1.1

$0.99
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4.5 out of 5 mice Reviewed Feb 12, 2009 Reviewed Unknown
1 user reviews

Developer: Freeverse, Inc.

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later

Filed Under: Games

✩ "How can you not love a racing game where you literally put the hammer down?" IGN.com

✩ Awarded ‘Best of Show’ at Macworld by iProng Magazine

"Explosions, twisted metal and enemy rivals who are out to put your car into a wall!"

The first stock car racing game on the iPhone and iPod Touch, based on the classic motion picture! Experience the adrenaline and action-packed excitement of full contact stock car racing while battling the field and climbing the leaderboard! As Cole Trickle, use the iPhone's accelerometer to speed your way through six style racing circuits, demolish your competition, and win the Days of Thunder Cup in Daytona!

GAME FEATURES

•High Octane Racing - Draft off of the cars in front of you and "Drop the Hammer" to get a burst of speed and invincibility.
•Rivals - Advanced AI racers who will stop at nothing to take you out of the race.
•Trade Paint With Your Opponents - Crash your opponent's car and watch the carnage in slow motion.
•Earn New Speed Machines - Hunt down opponents, take them out and add their car to your garage. Unlock and collect up to 14 unique new race cars.
•Compete Through 39 Races - Covering 12 unique tracks in six different circuits: Amateur, Qualifying, Semi-Pro, Pro, Superstar, and Endurance.
•Unlock New Tracks - Progress through Story Mode and earn achievements as you progress through the game.
•Strategically Use Your Pit - Pull into the pits to refuel and repair your car.

A steady hand, lead foot and fearless drive to win will take you to Victory Lane - YOU CAN'T STOP THE THUNDER!

"Hot-shot auto racing... on the NASCAR circuit." - TouchArcade.com

Check out other great games from Freeverse and Paramount Digital Entertainment: SlotZ Racer, Flick Fishing, Flick Bowling, Moto Chaser, Burning Monkey Casino, Iron Man: Aerial Assault, Saturday Night Fever: Dance! and School of Rock!

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Days of Thunder! Screenshots

Reviewed Unknown

Race drivers wanted, no experience necessary

by Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com

Depending on your cinematic taste, Tom Cruise’s 1990 stock car racing film Days of Thunder may linger in your memory like the taste of a fine wine…or perhaps like the smell from that leaky milk bottle that your child dropped down between the seats of your car that you then didn’t find for a couple of months. Regardless of your memories of the movie, Freeverse and Paramount have teamed up to make an all-around exciting game for the iPhone and iPod touch.

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Macworld user review snapshot

Sound 80.0%
Graphics 80.0%
Originality 60.0%
Easy controls 60.0%
Longevity 60.0%
Useful 60.0%
Stable 80.0%
Fun 80.0%
Attractive 80.0%
Met expectations 60.0%

Macworld user reviews IN DETAIL:

Rubbin' is Racin'

Reviewed by AndyM48

"Rubbin' is racin'," a famous line from the movie Days of Thunder is the premise for this racing app. While it boasts a few similarities to the film, the gist of this one game is go fast, go left and beat the doors off your competitors. And that is ALL you do. Players looking for a realistic NASCAR experience need to drive by this one. But if you are looking for no rules, outlaw speed, (over and over again) then this is your game.The basics of the game are good. The graphics are good, the soundtrack is great and the controls are somewhat easy to use. A good buy if it is on sale.