Muppet RaceMania
| Muppet RaceMania | |
|---|---|
|  PAL cover art | |
| Developer | Traveller's Tales | 
| Publishers | |
| Designers | James Cunliffe John Hodskinson | 
| Composers | Andy Blythe Marten Joustra Michael Giacchino | 
| Platform | PlayStation | 
| Release | |
| Genre | Racing | 
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer | 
Muppet RaceMania is a 2000 racing video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was developed under Psygnosis' licence of The Muppets.
Gameplay
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The game includes 25 playable muppet characters and 25 vehicles. Players can race on 34 tracks based on locations throughout The Muppets franchise.
In a race, there are stars and fruits on the track which the racers can collect. A star gives the racer one of four weapons which can be used to attack other racers. Collecting fruit increases a colored gauge. Once the gauge is full, the racer can do one of two super moves: one the cripples the other racers, and one that makes the racer fly and move faster. The effect of the super move ends once the gauge empties.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score | 
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 70%[3] | 
| Publication | Score | 
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10[4] | 
| EP Daily | 6/10[5] | 
| Game Informer | 5/10[6] | 
| GameFan | 63%[7][a] | 
| GameRevolution | B[8] | 
| GameSpot | 5.1/10[9] | 
| IGN | 8.3/10[10] | 
| Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20[11] | 
| Next Generation |      [12] | 
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 9/10[13] | 
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |      [14] | 
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A substandard kart racer that unsuccessfully relies upon the Muppets' huge charisma to overcome its technical shortcomings."[12]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ahmed, Shahed (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic] Ships". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Muppet RaceMania". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on 26 January 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Muppet RaceMania for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Pfister, Andrew (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 226. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Ashe, Suzanne (2 November 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 May 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Muppet RaceMania". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
- ^ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo" (November 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic]". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. Shinno Media. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ G-Wok (October 2000). "Muppet RaceMania Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Shoemaker, Brad (3 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Cleveland, Adam (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Mélo (11 April 2000). "Test: Muppet Racemania". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b Bratcher, Eric (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 130. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Davies, Jonathan (May 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 58. Future Publishing. p. 106.
- ^ Baker, Chris (December 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. p. 176. Archived from the original on 28 January 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2000 video games
- Kart racing video games
- Midway video games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- The Muppets video games
- PlayStation (console) games
- PlayStation (console)-only games
- Psygnosis games
- Racing video games
- Sony Interactive Entertainment games
- Traveller's Tales games
- Vehicular combat games
- Video games about amphibians
- Video games about bears
- Video games about dogs
- Video games about pigs
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games scored by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra
 
	
