Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour

by Eidos Interactive

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• ASIN: B00004TEXD
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,065 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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GameSpot Review

Though the name may be quite a mouthful, Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing Tour is a wonderful lighthearted cart-racing game that fans of the genre will surely enjoy. Followers of the world of Disney will also undoubtedly be attracted to the game levels, which are modeled after many of the popular attractions at Walt Disney World. Either way, it's hard to go wrong with WDWQMRT. The story behind the game is that Chip and Dale have accidentally clogged up the Magic Kingdom's fireworks machine with a few accidentally placed acorns. The machine then went haywire and exploded, sending pieces of the machine to nearly every location of the park. It's up to you to race with everyone else in the park and collect pieces of the machine so it can be put back together. You can select from a variety of Disney characters such as Chip and Dale, Moe Whiplash, Bruno Biggs, Otto Plugnut, Polly Roger, and Baron Karlott - just to name a few. The game does have a few other characters that are hidden and that can be unlocked by completing the game. Playing as the Disney character is a lot of fun, but the real treat is exploring the levels you get to race through. All 13 of the game's levels are modeled after the popular rides and attractions within the Magic Kingdom, such as Big Thunder Mountain, the Haunted Mansion, and the Pirates of the Caribbean. Each level is altered so that you can race in and through different parts of the attraction. In addition, most of the levels have specific vehicles that fit the theme of the attraction. For instance, when you reach the Space Mountain track all of the racers pilot little one-man hover/rocket ships. The different vehicles really don't control all that differently, but they add a bit of verity and style. The gameplay of Disney's Magical Racing Tour is straightforward, fun, and involving. It has the typical cart-racing game setup where you race laps around a track and pick up items like teacups and acorns, which you can launch at your opponents. Controlling the carts is very easy - all you really do is steer, accelerate, and break. The only real strategy in the game comes into play when you are trying to take shortcuts or when you are using items. Visually, Magical Racing Tour is very nice. The game moves at a brisk pace and provides a wonderful sense of speed. Moreover, the levels never really pop up in front of you - the point at which the level is drawn in is always far out of view. All of the characters are very detailed and articulated, as are the various vehicles they pilot through the levels. The levels themselves are awesome; when racing, you find yourself being distracted by objects and characters that you've seen before throughout the game. In the audio department, Magical Racing Tour does a great job of re-creating the experience of visiting the park. The game's opening and menu screens are accompanied by the infamous It's a Small World ditty, which gets under your skin just as fast as it does in real life. Each of the levels has the specific music and sound effects that you'd hear if you were actually at the park on the ride. During the Pirates of the Caribbean level, you can hear the individual animatronic characters speaking the lines that have made the ride such a favorite. Disney's Magical Racing Tour on the surface may just seem like another Mario Kart or Crash Team Racing clone, and once you spend any amount of time with the game you'll realize that, at its core, it truly is one. However, with its awesome levels, characters, vehicles, shortcuts, items, overall presentation, and gameplay, Magical Racing Tour has more than enough style - and it offers a different enough experience - to make the game worthwhile. In addition, those that love the world of Disney will find the game to be a surprising treat that is wonderfully fun, not only for its content but also for its gameplay.--Ryan Mac Donald--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.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, very realistic Disney scenes, November 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (Video Game)

This game is a must buy for Disney fans. There are somewhere between 10-15 seperate races in various Disney World settings -- mainly rides. They even have Test Track. All of the scenery is very close to the real thing.

The racing itself starts off fairly easy (not too easy) and gets progressively harder. You have to win a particular race to "unlock" the next race or 2. A few of the races aren't against other opponents, but against the clock. Test Track for example requires you to find 30 coins in the alloted time. Some of the races are very difficult to master. I'm still working on Haunted Mansion!!

A good game. Worth the money, especially for Disney fans.

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Racing Tour, December 2, 2001

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This review is from: Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (Video Game)

This game is tons of fun. We got this after a trip to Disney World and it has all the major rides. This game is so realistic that I got a bit "sea-sick" on Pirates of the Carribean. It is great fun and challenging as well.

15 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Game Ever Made For Playstattion, May 4, 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 review is from: Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (Video Game)

This game, I am just speechless. I have rented this game at a Hollywood Video and I swear that if I get this game for my birthday, not only will I die, I will never play another Playstation game for as long as I live except that one.