Wacky races wii game review

The race track is constructed in two sections. Blue backed cards are shuffled and placed out, before a mid-point gas station tile is placed. Orange backed cards are then shuffled, with a random special tile, and placed out to create the second half of the track — with the finish line tile capping the track off.

Having the different colour backs results in an even distribution of the terrain types between the two halves of the track.

Shuffling the movement cards each player gains three, with the trap deck shuffled separately and put within reach. Dick Dastardly starts at the back of the grid, and moves along the tiles. The racers, including the neutral ones, line up along the edge of the grid — moving along the edges of the tiles. This means there are always two spaces for racers on a tile, to the left or right of it.

On a turn players will discard any card to move forward one space. If the space ahead is full with two racers they skip over it. Using the same logic, players also skip backwards over a full space if forced to move backwards. Players can then play another card from their hand but it must match the terrain type of the space they are on to move forward.

The player can do this a third time, by playing a final card of the new terrain type, before their turn is over. Which, coincidently, do not tell you WHAT to do, leaving you to guess. I presume this would get quite infuriating for a 7 year old The game's target market, i would guess.

I watched mny 11 year old sister attempt this, and she failed miserably, and was left saying "I don't know what to do on this bit!! Dont go thinking that this game is designed for wii however - im pretty confident that the ps1 could have pulled off the same visuals used in this game, and the controls would have been a damn sight better too.

The game even throws its small saving grace away - as fans of Wacky Races would look forward to playing as Dick Dastardly and Mutley. BUT no, they are not available to play as from the begginning, you have to complete the game to unlock them. Only then, can you replay through the terrible game with them. Eidos have succeeeded in producing a rubbish game and ruining an almost ancient franchise.

Games such as this on the wii They appear on every console, but appear on the wii x3 more often should be put in some sort of "Non Gamer" section, as NO gamer could possibly enjoy anything as crap as this. Essential Links. Wacky Races is just too simple for its own good. The dearth of skill needed to win races makes this game tiresome, especially when you realize how little your input actually affects the outcome.

Even with friends, this becomes boring long before you finish the first track. An accurate representation of the cartoon will only give you a short burst of happy nostalgia before the crushingly dull gameplay squashes your fond memories.

There is no reason to play this game. This kart-style racer has you using the stylus to control a wide variety of characters from the '60s cartoon. Upvote 1 Leave Blank. About the Author. Tom Mc Shea. More GameSpot Reviews. Load Comments 0. Average Rating 76 Rating s 4. Was this article informative? YES NO. In This Article.

Players join Dick Dastardly and the gang, racing across a variety of action-packed and colorful cross-country rallies from the TV series. Mild Cartoon Violence, Cartoon Violence. Release Date. What did you think? More Reviews by Matt Casamassina.

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