7.7 /10 2 Votes
Initial release date 9 June 2000 | 8.4/10 IGN Mode Single-player video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentCartoon Network Publishers Infogrames Entertainment SA, Hudson Soft Similar Infogrames Entertainment SA games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wacky Races (チキチキマシン猛レース-, Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race) is a racing game released in 2000, published by Infogrames for PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color. Japan was only able to see a Playstation and Game Boy Color release which were published by Hudson Soft and Syscom respectively there. The game is based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name.
Gameplay
The game features all the characters from the series playable with their vehicles. The game has a variety of modes such as Arcade Mode, Adventure mode, and Battle Arena, and also allowed multi-player for up to four people. Voices for the video game's renditions of the characters included Jim Cummings as Dick Dastardly, Clyde, Private Meekly, Big Gruesome, Rock Slag, and Gravel Slag; Billy West as Muttley and Little Gruesome, Janet Waldo reprising her TV role as Penelope Pitstop, John Stephenson reprising his TV role as Luke, Scott Innes as Professor Pat Pending, Gregg Berger as the narrator, and the late Greg Burson as the Red Max, Sergeant Blast, Peter Perfect and Rufus Ruffcut. An expanded version of the game entitled Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley was later released on the PlayStation 2 in Europe.
