Excitebots
Trick Racing
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Reviewed: Excitebots Trick Racing
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Monster Games, Inc.
Reviewer: Cecil
Platform: Wii
ERSB Rating: E
Game
Description
Choose your beast
and flip, jump, and soar to the finish line with this high energy, fast
paced
racing game. Like Mario Kart, Excitebots Trick Racing is not just about
coming
in first place, but rather how you get there.
Like other games in
the lineup (Excite Trucks and Excite Bikes), Excitebots is about
upgrading as
much as it is about winning races. With six different “Cups” to win
between two
difficulty levels and more than a dozen additional bots to unlock and
several
different modes — including two-player side-by-side, poker, and
Nintendo’s WiFi
Friend and World connect — the potential for extreme fun is certainly
present.
Along with
“unlockable” bots and tracks there are a host of other upgrades the
player can
obtain from paintjobs and special designs to bot statues and icons.
What
Parents Need to Know
Violence
Violence
is virtually nonexistent. Players can smash into
each other and into solid objects on the track causing the player’s bot
to
break apart. However, the more elaborate the crash, the more likely to
see a
message following like “Nice Crash.” There are a few special tricks
players can
perform like outrunning a giant “Hamburger Helper” like hand, snapping
dinosaur
heads and throwing pies at a giant clown face.
All
in all, violence is limited to only racing antics and catastrophes.
Language
No bad language.
Sexual
Content
No sexual content.
Spiritual
Content
No spiritual content.
Misc.
This game is
compatible with the Nintendo WiFi Connect, which does allow players to
compete
against each other from around the world. There is an option to bet
points for
each race. The betting levels are limited to how far a player has
individually
progressed in the game from 0 to 5,000 for each Cup they have
completed.
Also, the Poker
mode is a race mode for collecting cards to make poker hands to beat
other
players. The player with the best hand, like a four-of-a-kind, wins.
One thing to note
is that side-by-side mode is not activated until the single player
“School Cup”
is completed. Once this Cup has been raced, all the other modes become
active
and can be chosen from the main race menu.
Reviewers
Thoughts
Warning: Be
prepared for a workout! Believe it or not, this game is very easy to
“get into”
and once you do, you might find your fingers, hands and arms sore the
next
morning!
Excitebots is
certainly a worthwhile and enjoyable game for both kids and parents
alike, with
plenty of variables and challenges for endless hours of excitement and
jammed
packed action. Not to mention each of the races take place at notable
places
around the world from China where you can ride the Great Wall to the
castles of
Scotland and the snowy hillsides of Finland. Some locations are
revisited (by
way of different tracks) more than once, but each area lends its own
flare to
the racing theme.
