If you are old enough to remember the Wacky Races or Hanna Barbera cartoons (Muttley and his infectious giggle!), this game will give you nostalgic bliss. It is set up sort of like Diddy Kong Racing on N64, where you start out in a central area and have to drive to and open up new areas. The graphics are simply incredible, and the audio is good as well. The game uses the new cel shading techniques to make it look exactly like a cartoon, and it uses the Dreamcast's power well.It also controls well and is easy enough for anyone to pick up and play. Each car has some special functions that you get to select up to three of, and they cost "tokens" which you pick up around the track. For example, turbo boost is usually 1 or 2 but something more fancy would be 3 tokens. It adds a lot of strategy to the racing because the game is basically boiled down to a kart type racer in that you have to use your weapons/skills instead of pure driving skill. But that's what these types of games are about, fun!Even 2 player mode maintains a solid frame rate, which is very impressive indeed. I'd say if you enjoy cartoons and kart racers, this game is a must buy! Wacky Races
this game is great. using the fantastic graphic technique called cel-shading (surrounding a 3d polygon figure with thick black 2d outlines) this game truly looks like a cartoon. The characters' cars are amazingly detailed and brightly colored. The same goes for the jaw-dropping backgrounds. Wacky Races controls in 2 different ways; kart and advanced. Kart controls are similar to those found in other games such as Mario Kart for the N64 and Crash Team Racing for the Sony Playstation. Advanced controls are more similar to those found in Ridge Racer games with the ability to powerslide. There are up to 11 characters to play, straight from the 60s cartoon. Each character has their own car and player-specific power ups, such as speed burts, pumpkin mines, etc. This game sounds great too, with an announcer that correctly comments on what is happening in the race, hundreds of character sound bytes, and catchy and cartoony tunes. This game is a must have for kart racing fans.
I always loved this game, it was fun and funny. Great multiplayer racer, based on the Saturday morning cartoon of my childhood. When it was "current" it sold for $5.00 retail, nobody liked it. (I think they just never tried it, and saw it as a "kids" game) I used to buy copies of this and give them to friends who then loved the game. I gave my copy to a visiting friend, with the intention of just buying another, and suddenly couldn't find one anymore. Years later, I still wanted to play this, so I turned to Amazon, found it here, and am never letting it go again!
This is a fantastic racer.The environments and texture mapping are amazing. They've really captured the look and feel of the cartoon. The character models are also very well done. Gameplay is addicting as you attempt to come in first and progress in the game. Its a little shallow in the sound effects department but thats a pretty minor complaint. Some of the races can be TOUGH so don't be fooled into thinking this is just a kids game.'
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