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Wild Wild Racing
North American cover art
Developer(s)Rage Software
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Kristian Ramsay-Jones
Paul Wright
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: September 14, 2000
  • NA: October 26, 2000[1]
  • PAL: November 24, 2000
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Wild Wild Racing is an off-road racing game for the PlayStation 2 developed and published by Rage Software.

Summary

It was one of the first games released on the PlayStation 2 and was released on the same day as the console in the US and Europe on October 26, 2000, and November 24, 2000, respectively. Wild Wild Racing allows players to compete in all-terrain vehicle races in various countries around the globe. There are five locations in the game: United States, India, Iceland, Mexico and Australia.

In addition to the off-road racing circuits, Wild Wild Racing includes a series of mini-games that allow the player to upgrade and access new vehicles. These challenges are one of three different types; Quest (find the letters that spell out the name of the next unlockable car around the track), Skill (use your car to push a large ball through a crazy golf style course to the finish line), and Stunt (complete an extreme stunt course including jumps over a series of objects etc.).

Wild Wild Racing was released in all three major territories: Japan, the US and Europe.

Development

The game was developed in 15 months with a budget of £400,000[2]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] David Chen of NextGen said, "Next-generation consoles deserve next-generation racers, and while Wild Wild Racing is an enjoyable ride, it doesn't make much of the new hardware."[16] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, three critics gave it each a score of 50, 63, and 74.

References

  1. ^ "From Boxing to smuggling across the Canadian border". National Post. October 14, 2000. p. 29. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Flethcer, Richard (November 19, 2000). "Playing for a fortune". The Sunday Telegraph. p. 75. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Wild Wild Racing for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Edge staff (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing" (PDF). Edge. No. 91. Future Publishing. p. 115. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Hager, Dean (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 236. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Steinberg, Scott (November 21, 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions, Inc. Archived from the original on June 22, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "ワイルド ワイルド レーシング [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wild Wild Racing". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
  9. ^ Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo" (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 12. BPA International. p. 94. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 12. BPA International. p. 26. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Human Tornado (November 2, 2000). "Wild Wild Racing Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Liu, Johnny (November 2000). "Wild Wild Racing Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  13. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (November 30, 2000). "Wild Wild Racing Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  14. ^ Smith, David (October 24, 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  15. ^ Kornifex (November 27, 2000). "Test: Wild Wild Racing". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  16. ^ a b Chen, David (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 102. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Rybicki, Joe (December 2000). "Wild Wild Racing". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
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