Excitebots:Trick Racing

[Emo-Iwata]

ExciteBots:Trick Racing

 

 

Release date:NA: April 20, 2009

DEVELOPER: Monster Games

PUBLISHER: Nintendo

PLATFORM: Wii

 

MAIN MODE:

It doesn't matter if you come in first (even though it sure helps) or last. What matters in Excitebots is collecting the most stars. Crash into another racer at high speeds? Get some stars. Get some big air? Get some stars. Twirl on a giant red bar? Get some stars. Kick a giant soccer ball into the goal? Get some stars. Make a sandwich while in mid air? Get some major stars.

 

ExciteBots is about performing tricks, and scoring in micro games than actual racing. Performing stunts not only collects the players stars, but also gives them boosts to perform even bigger tricks, and move up even further in the race. While finishing first will not guarantee you a win, the higher you finish in the competition, the more bonus stars you receive.

MULTIPLAYER MODE:

 

2 PLAYER SPLIT SCREEN

6 PLAYER ONLINE

Confirmed stunts:

• Air: Simply go off a big jump. For even bigger air, tilt the remote towards yourself right before you leave the ramp.

• Spins: After you go off a ramp, hold 1 and any button on the D-pad and turn a little to one side, then turn a lot in the opposite direction while still holding the buttons. Your bot will spin with so much EXCITEEEE.

• Vehicle Smash: Crash into a vehicle at high speeds.

• Soccer: Drive into the soccer ball and attempt to hit it into the goal.

• Bowling: Drive through the pins and attempt to get a strike.

• Darts: Line up your bot and let the dart fly. Try to hit bull’s-eye in the distance.

• Throwing pies: Hit the clown in the face with a pie by throwing it at just the right angle

and speed.

• Making sandwiches: Drive through the ingredients in the proper order to make a delicious

sandwich.

• Fishing

• Baseball batting

• Bar swinging

• Poker

Vehicles:

 

Each vehicle has a weight, grip, boost power, and boost longevity stat. Players can unlock four stock colors, and a special design for each vehicle. As you unlock stars by racing, you can trade them in for new vehicles, as well as other goodies.

 

 

 

 

 

Official Trailer

Nintendo Power Review

 

With vehicles designed to look like a mouse, a bat, a centipede, etc., Excitebots: Trick Racing (the sequel to Excite Truck) wears its freakiness on its sleeve. In a single lap you might knock a soccer ball into a net, bat a home run, go fishing, ram through bowling pins, throw a pie at a giant clown face, and speed along a zip line to collect food to make a sandwich, all while rushing forward at F-Zero-type speeds, performing stunts, and turbo-boosting into some of the biggest and most expletive-inducing jumps ever seen in a racing game. All of these crazy elements work together surprisingly well; you'll string together stunts and events into impressive-looking laps that are almost as fun to watch as they are to play.

 

8/10

[Emo-Iwata]

got 8.4 from IGN

 

http://wii.ign.com/articles/975/975068p1.html

 

8.0 Presentation

Ugly interface, but a great selection of options, from the amazing online mode to the assortment of mini-games and collectibles.

8.0 Graphics

A pretty Wii game. Big, detailed race tracks blaze by. Humorous and simultaneously interesting vehicle designs. Fluid animation and effects. Framerate never slows.

5.0 Sound

While the sound effects are more than adequate, the music falls into the generic realm. And the omission of SD card support is missed.

8.5 Gameplay

Frenzied, fantastic fun. Non-stop speed, jumps and trick. Tight controls. A variety of gameplay modes. You'll have a great time.

8.0 Lasting Appeal

Much improved over Excite Trucks thanks in large to the new mini-games and truly compelling online mode.

8.4

 

and 8.0 from gamespot.