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Muppet RaceMania

Muppet RaceMania
PAL cover art
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)James Cunliffe
John Hodskinson
Composer(s)Andy Blythe
Marten Joustra
Michael Giacchino
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)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

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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

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  1. ^ Three critics of GameFan gave the game each a score of 84, 54, and 50.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic] Ships". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Muppet RaceMania". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on 26 January 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Muppet RaceMania for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Muppet RaceMania". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ G-Wok (October 2000). "Muppet RaceMania Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Cleveland, Adam (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  11. ^ Mélo (11 April 2000). "Test: Muppet Racemania". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b Bratcher, Eric (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 130. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ Davies, Jonathan (May 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 58. Future Publishing. p. 106.
  14. ^ 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.
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