Mickey's Racing Adventure

by Amazon.com, LLC

Product Features

• race to win float decorations
• 20 courses
• each character has unique tracks
• variety of vehicle types and races
• unlock a number of mini-games

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00002ST6D
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,764 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review
It would be very easy to dismiss this title as just another fluff Disney game, but the fact of the matter is that Mickey's Racing Adventure is a solid choice for racing fans. The game is viewed isometrically, and you control Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Donald, or Goofy as they race around tracks filled with obstacles, ramps, power-ups, and Pete's evil cronies. Many of the races consist of both land and water tracks, and you'll instantly switch vehicles on reaching the shore. Each character has a special vehicle, as well as two others that can be purchased with Disney Dollars, which are earned for racing expertise. All of the cars can be upgraded - you can purchase a better accelerator, top speed, and turnbox for each car. These are necessary to complete the game, for as more difficult tracks are unlocked, opponents' vehicles are upgraded automatically. You can also purchase and cast magic spells to disable the competition on the track. In addition to the tight racing are scores of minigames, from a Pipes-style game with a locomotive to Pluto's eight Bone Hunt challenges, which he literally has to dig up to play. Maneuvering the characters around Mickey's world is a task in its own right, as Pete's goons are on the loose and they will steal your hard-earned Disney Dollars if you come into contact with them. The graphics of Mickey's world are nearly perfect: All of the characters are animated as well (if not better) as they are in a Disney cartoon. The musical score is dynamic and vibrant - a pleasant change from the usual three-note themes that are repeated endlessly in so many Game Boy titles. The visuals and the sound during the races themselves aren't up to par with the rest of the title, but they get the job done more than adequately. With more than 20 tracks and six characters to choose from, this title shows how Game Boy racers should be done.--Doug Trueman--Copyright © 1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited.

Product Description
Preparing for the town carnival, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy made floats for the big parade. Suddenly, the evil Pete sends his cronies down to steal the float decorations. Now the gang must race Pete's henchmen to win back the decorations. Each character has a number of races to complete in order win back the decorations, for a total of 20 courses in all. Some take place on land, others on the water, and some on both. By winning races, the characters earn tokens that can be used to open new tracks or buy vehicle upgrades. In addition to the racing, there are number of mini-games to be discovered. Try to beat Pete's henchmen and reclaim the decorations in MICKEY'S RACING ADVENTURE.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mickey's Racing Comes in First, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This game takes the cake! The tracks are different for each character. Goofy races on a roller-coaster! Minnie and Daisy prefer candy and donuts. The graphics are dynamite and the gameplay is smooth. There's plenty of animation, magic and all that you expect from Disney. I'm 35 and impressed. The Pluto character doesn't race, but his underground logic games can be quite challenging. There's a little bit of everything in this game, which makes it a must have for just about every game addict. Gotta get this one!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every Disney fan!, December 12, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is a must for every Disney fan, (like me)! The game has very hi-quality graphics and you might even think you're watching a cartoon on your gameboy when you see the intro. The gameplay is very smooth, and the characters even have different ways of walking! The game has many still pictures that look more like original cels than gameboy graphics (that's good, btw)! Being the largest GameBoy game ever (32 megaBITS or 4 megaBYTES! ), it packs a lot of other neat features. There are small minigames for Pluto to explore, a place where you can print out hi-res pictures on your GB printer and you can even send messages to other people (with gameboys, of course) via the infra-red port. Plus, just like all GBC-only games, it comes in a sleek clear case.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS GAME IS TOUGH, April 5, 2001

By	Donald A. Zick "5001" (Saline, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This game is defanitly not recomended if you aren't a racing fan. If you are. you'll probably like the first part of the game, the racing part. But once you get in first place in every race you will have to beat all these hard puzzles with Pluto to get to the next racing level. The puzzles were way to hard. I wish you could just skip them. Other then that this game is just fine. You can buy new cars with money you earn from the races. All the puzzles are what kept me from giving it five stars