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Looney Tunes: Space Race
European Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)Infogrames Melbourne House
Publisher(s)Infogrames
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
ReleaseDreamcast
  • EU: November 17, 2000
  • NA: November 28, 2000[1]
PlayStation 2
  • EU: February 8, 2002
  • NA: May 28, 2002[2]
Genre(s)Kart racing
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Looney Tunes: Space Race is a 2000 kart-racing video game published by Infogrames for the Dreamcast and developed through Infogrames' own Melbourne House studio.[3] A version of Nintendo 64 was developed, but it was never released.[4][5] It was ported to PlayStation 2 in 2002 (under the name "Space Race") with a new tournament mode and different soundtrack.[6]

Gameplay

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Looney Tunes: Space Race is a Kart Racing game, where a player can choose from a cast of characters in the Looney Tunes series. There are 8 characters, from Bugs Bunny to Wile E. Coyote, with 12 tracks also being in the game. Each track has acme boxes with gags in them, gags featured are anvils, pianos, and black holes with many others. Along the tracks are green canisters, after collecting five of them, a player will be able to use a turbo boost. [7][8]

Modes featured are Race, Mutiplayer (up to four players), Challenge and Acme Events. The Playstation 2 version got an exclusive Tournament mode.[9][10]

Development

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Looney Tunes: Space Race was first announced in March 1998,[4] the game was being developed by New Wave USA. In August 1999, they moved the project to the Dreamcast and development moved from New Wave USA to Infogrames Melbourne House.[3] It was then shown at E3 2000.[11]

Reception

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The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[12][13] Evan Shamoon of NextGen said of the former console version, "Despite one frustrating design decision, this is a beautifully presented and eminently likable game—and easily the best kart racer on Dreamcast."[29]

Notes

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  1. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the Dreamcast version, three critics gave it each a score of 81, 87, and 82.

References

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  1. ^ IGN staff (November 2, 2000). "The Games of November: America". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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  3. ^ a b IGN staff (August 6, 1999). "Out of the Space Race". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b IGN staff (March 17, 1998). "First N64 Looney Tunes Game Uncovered". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Motion Picture Studio (August 20, 2020). Infogrames Warner Showreel (i-Hero) HQ Transfer. YouTube. Google. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Dunham, Jeremy (May 30, 2002). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Satterfield, Shane (December 7, 2000). "Looney Tunes: Space Race Review (DC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 10, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Zjaba, Tom. "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Rector, Brett (November 20, 2000). "Looney Tunes Space Race- Dreamcast Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Dr. Moo (June 2002). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  11. ^ IGN, staff (May 13, 2000). "E3 2000: Hands on with Looney Tunes Space Race". Ziff Davis. IGN. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Looney Tunes: Space Race critic reviews (DC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Looney Tunes: Space Race critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Space Race (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  15. ^ Dudlak, Jonathan (January 2001). "Looney Tunes Space Race (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 198. Archived from the original on January 29, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  16. ^ EGM staff (August 2002). "Looney Tunes Space Race (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 157. Ziff Davis. p. 130.
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  19. ^ Helgeson, Matt (January 2001). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC)". Game Informer. No. 93. FuncoLand. p. 123. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  20. ^ Barber, Chet (August 2002). "[Looney Tunes] Space Race (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 112. FuncoLand. p. 79. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  21. ^ Mosquera, Fernando "Lagi" (December 2000). "Looney Tunes: Space Race". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 12. BPA International. p. 74. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  22. ^ van Stone, Matt "Kodomo"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (December 2000). "Looney Tunes Space Race (DC)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 12. BPA International. p. 22. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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  24. ^ Lopez, Miguel (June 7, 2002). "Space Race PS2 [sic] Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 10, 2002. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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  26. ^ Courtney, Rita (January 30, 2001). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review - Dreamcast". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  27. ^ Valentino, Nick (June 10, 2002). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  28. ^ Chau, Anthony (November 29, 2000). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  29. ^ a b Shamoon, Evan (February 2001). "Looney Tunes Space Race (DC)". NextGen. No. 74. Imagine Media. p. 75. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  30. ^ Baker, Chris (August 2002). "[Looney Tunes] Space Race". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 59. Ziff Davis. p. 110. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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