3.6 /10 1 Votes
39% Metacritic Engine Octane Engine Genre Racing video game | 3.8/10 GameSpot 3.4/10 IGN Initial release date 4 December 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date(s) NA: December 4, 2006
EU: February 9, 2007 Platforms PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS Developers Cartoon Network, The Game Factory, Eutechnyx, Firebrand Games Publishers The Game Factory, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Similar The Game Factory games, Racing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cartoon network racing ps2 gameplay
Cartoon Network Racing is a racing video game made by Cartoon Network Interactive, Eutechnyx, Firebrand Games (Nintendo DS version) and The Game Factory. It was released on December 4, 2006, in North America, and on February 9, 2007, in Europe. The gameplay is similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, but the characters and racetracks are from Cartoon Network's original animated television series. The six series featured are Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel, Johnny Bravo, and The Powerpuff Girls.
Contents
- Cartoon network racing ps2 gameplay
- Cartoon network racing gameplay ps2 hd 720p pcsx2
- Gameplay
- Characters
- Tracks
- Nintendo DS version
- Gallery
- Voices
- Reception
- References
Cartoon network racing gameplay ps2 hd 720p pcsx2
Gameplay
There are two characters the player must choose: a driver, who drives a go-kart, and a co-driver, who uses all weapons and has two "toon powers". There are tournaments which players must race a series of races and win with the most points. Battle modes in arenas let two teams battle in different modes, and Cartoon Eliminators are endurance races where last kart in each lap is eliminated. The karts have three stats: acceleration, speed, and handling (if chosen as driver). If co-driver, they have two toon powers that fall into four categories: Shield, Attack, Boost and Flight.
In the DS version, there are 20 characters, and each character gets their own kart (the Powerpuff Girls have separate karts, unlike the PS2 version). The characters each have one toon power that can be used when their toon power bar is filled up. There are 1-8 players available in this version. Unlike the PlayStation 2 version, there are two mini-games and three cartoons.
Characters
Johnny Bravo
Cow and Chicken
Dexter's Laboratory
The Powerpuff Girls
I Am Weasel
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Tracks
There are a total of 18 tracks, 12 of them being bonus tracks like the haunted house. The other six tracks are themed by their respective shows. Each of the cartoon-themed tracks are based together on a single map with each track taking a different route on the map.
Show-themed tracks:
Bonus tracks:
Nintendo DS version
There are 16 courses in total with 4 of them divided into 4 cups. Each course has a toon coin to find. The courses that are italic are themed for cartoon shows.
Gallery
There is a gallery in the PlayStation 2 version that contains two cartoons for each show. The first cartoon can be unlocked by completing each cartoon-themed tournament while the other can be unlocked by winning the super tournament with the driver of the show you want to unlock.
The Nintendo DS version features "Dexter's Rival", "Telephonies" and "Black Sheep of the Family" (named as "Black Sheep" on the Extras menu), unlocked similarly to the PS2 version.
Voices
Reception
The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
Lucas M. Thomas of IGN criticized the DS version for its similarities to the Mario Kart series, especially Mario Kart DS, as well as for having no "fresh" Cartoon Network characters featured in it. GameSpot's Aaron Thomas pointed out the same version's resemblance to Mario Kart, but he explained that a younger audience would find the game more enjoyable than an audience of serious gamers would.