Speed Racer: The Videogame

by Warner Bros

Product Features

• Play as Speed racer or more than 15 other characters from the film
• High-speed action at over 350 MPH as you race through amazing stadium tracks featuring loops, corkscrews, jumps and more
• Smash, jump, flip and spin with massive "car-fu" combat
• Split-screen multi-player racing lets you take on...or take out...your friends!
• This is the true film experience in your control. Race at top speeds a battle for the WRL cup as you take on your opponents with "car fu"!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013EMC5I
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,039 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #96 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Racing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

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Get behind the driver's seat with this Speed Racer based on the Wachowski Brothers film with its garage of combat-ready rides and see how you fare in "car-fu style" action. Take on the role of the characters from the film, getting behind the wheels of each character's signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film's high adrenaline, combative racing style. The film itself is based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. A live-action family adventure, Speed Racer follows the young racecar driver Speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. Choose between three different variations of the Mach 5, each one equipped with several gadgets that are unique to the car like grip tires, rotary saws, a periscope, a deflector, and auto jacks. All of the gadgets have a specific purpose. The rotary saws are used to cut down any trees that get in the way. By activating the auto jacks, the Mach 5 can jump over obstacles to discover shortcuts. Discovering the shortcuts is the key to getting the fastest times on all three tracks and mastering the Normal and Endurance modes. If you play the game well enough, you will be able to unlock new vehicles, including Racer X. Get behind the wheel and go, SPEED RACER, go!

This is the true film experience in your control. Race at top speeds and battle for the WRL cup as you take on your opponents

Key Features Play as Speed racer or more than 15 other characters from the film. High-speed action at over 350 MPH as you race through amazing stadium tracks featuring loops, corkscrews, jumps and more. Smash, jump, flip and spin with massive "car-fu" combat. Split-screen multi-player racing lets you take on...or take out...your friends! This is the true film experience in your control. Race at top speeds a battle for the WRL cup as you take on your opponents with "car fu"!

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Product Description

Speed Racer returns for his 2nd year of racing and this time the illustrious World Racing League Cup is up for grabs. Who will be the fastest, most cunning racer to win is unknown. Watch out for Cannonball Taylor who has revenge on his mind.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, October 27, 2008

By 

J. Leigh "jleigh7" (chicago) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Speed Racer: The Video Game (Video Game)

For the price I did not expect much.

Pros:
- Tracks are interesting.
- Moderately refreshing to be able to drive cars in an unconventional way.

Cons:
- The AI for the cars latches onto you too tightly. Even if you are driving slowly they never get very far ahead and even when you enter Zone mode and blaze past everyone, invariably somebody is always just behind you. So clearly the AI is cheating.
- No weapons. You can only shunt and flip your car.
- Music is weak. No original Speed Racer tune.
- Voice acting is rather weak.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speed Racer:The Videogame......, September 22, 2008

By 

blackaciddevil (in the USA somewhere.....) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Speed Racer: The Video Game (Video Game)

Make no mistake about it, readers. Speed Racer: The Videogame is a fun and exciting game that captures the look and feel of the movie. It's the closest thing to an F-Zero game on the Playstation 2 as you're going to get. It's intense. It's challenging(boy, is it ever) and it's one of the best movie tie-in videogames I've seen thus far. You can race as Speed or over 15 other characters in races through amazing futuristic tracks featuring loops, corkscrews, jumps and more from the movie. Smash, jump, flip and spin with massive "car-fu" combat against your friends in multiplayer.


While I love this game, however, there are ways that I felt they could've improved the game. First off, they could've gave more story as to what happend with Speed Racer and company(friend or foe) at this year's races. Second, why no "Speed Racer" theme or music from the movie? That boring 'techno' music just doesn't cut it. Third(and perhaps most importantly), they could've had ways to improve your car's handling-steering-acceleration and speed(like in the Need for Speed or Gran Turismo games)so, if you wanted to finish a race without having to change a racer halfway through for a better car, you could.

Overall, Speed Racer: The Videogame is an excellent game despite the flaws I listed above. If they make a second game(which, in my opinion, I feel they won't due to a poor box-office run), maybe they can correct those mistakes.

They've got a Wii, Playstation 2, and a Nintendo DS version of this game; why not a Playstation Portable version? Who wouldn't want a version for their PSP? It's a great game. Come on, WB Games.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good game for the movie fans, November 10, 2010

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Amazoned (California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Speed Racer: The Video Game (Video Game)

We bought this game for both Wii and PS2 (running on older PS3 with the PS2 backward compatibility). Wii version is more stable than the PS2 version we ran on PS3. We have wheels (Logitech G25 and driving force) but they aren't recognized. Now with latest OS installed on PS3, it hangs half of the times during start-up. I assume it'll run flawlessly in a regular PS2 console.

The game itself allows the player to experience the same style tracks as in the movie with Mach 6. No back/cross country roads, just the futuristic (but unrealistic) tracks. The car can be damaged and behave as such. Teaming up is cool as there are also some trash talking between drivers. It was fun and movie lover who are curious will like to try this game. It doesn't come close in terms of features that are found in the established racing games (GT, NFS, etc)

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