Herbie Fully Loaded

by Disney

Product Features

• A circuit-based, single-player, 3D racing game with fun power-ups and hazards
• Players control Herbie in a series of races against AI-controlled opponents
• "Story Mode" tells the story of the game and includes images of Lindsay Lohan and Herbie from the movie as a reward for players' progress
• Free replay of unlocked races will provide for variety in short bursts of play and allow practice on harder tracks
• Animations of Herbie and a real-time meter will show his mood according to player results, providing rewards and encouraging further play

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007SL1V2
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,293 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Based on the Disney movie of the same name. Lindsay Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53--the freewheelin’ Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own--who puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Features:

• A circuit-based 3D racing game with fun power-ups and hazards
• Control Herbie in a series of races against AI-controlled opponents
• Follow Story Mode to unlock images of Lindsay Lohan and Herbie from the movie
• Animations of Herbie and a real-time meter show his mood
• Variety of special racing moves to match Herbie's personality

Product Description

Herbie: Fully Loaded brings back the fun and humor of racing with Herbie, the Volkswagon with a mind of its own! In this revved-up adventure, you become Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53(played by Lindsay Lohan in the film). Put the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbie's got some new tricks under his hood -- you'll get to use them on-road, off-road or on the track, in action-packed racing adventure.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A non starter from Disney, July 6, 2005

By 

Pioneer - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Herbie Fully Loaded (Video Game)

Herbie Fully Loaded GBA amounts to nothing more than a non starter from Disney. Herbie is short on thrills and lacks any elements of excitment. Remove Herbie from the picture and the game compares to just about any other below average racer on the GBA. The words Fully Loaded are somewhat missleading, as the game looks very slow in action.

If you miss out on Herbie Fully Loaded, take it from this reviewer, you have not missed out on anything worth experiencing. A flat tyre of a game, that just about sums up Herbie Fully Loaded.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars no Mario Kart, June 25, 2005

By 

DonaldDuuck - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Herbie Fully Loaded (Video Game)

If you are expecting a racer to equal Nintendos Mario Kart then forget it. Herbie fully loaded is simply a mish mash of averageness. The main player car *Herbie* looks ok if alittle on the slim side for Herbie. The tracks are what really let down Herbie. The tracks look very square and are miles away from the great tracks that feature in Mario Kart.

If you are looking for a GBA racer then go and buy Mario Kart, it is the ulitmate GBA racer. Disneys Herbie Fully Loaded GBA is the pits.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They could have done much better..., June 21, 2005

By 

Sean Burgess (Hagerstown, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Herbie Fully Loaded (Video Game)

You'll probably only want to buy this game if you're a really die-hard Herbie fan. I happen to be one and I'm still more than a little disappointed.

There are only 8 tracks to race on. Aside from the layout of the tracks, there is very little difference between them.

There are three game modes to choose from (Story, Free Race and Championship), but there is virtually no difference in game play between those three modes. "Story" is misleading, because there is no plot to speak of. When you're in Story mode you're just led through the same 8 tracks and shown a couple still images from the movie with encouraging phrases overlaid on them.

In Free Race you can run one of the 8 races individually, once it has been unlocked in the Story mode. Championship just cycles you through the same 8 tracks again and keeps track of your overall ranking against several other AI racers.

The mood meter is cute and the power-ups are classic Herbie wheelies and jumps, but it's not enough to keep your interest beyond the first 8 runnings of the tracks. It would have been a much better game if they had introduced more substance to the story mode or maybe taken advantage of the different incarnations of Herbie from the new movie (Classic, Street Racer, Demolition Derby and NASCAR).

I'll probably keep it since my four-year-old is a huge Herbie fan, but they could have done much better.