Customer Reviews

Wild Wild Racing

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This is the peak of off road racing as we know it! With its explosive air and gigantic jumps! Who knows what kind of insaine moves or tricks you can pull off while flying around hair pin turns and driving at excessive speeds. It da bomb baby!

After seeing the generally average reviews of this game at release, I didn't expect much from it & avoided it. Having bought it following a recommendation from a friend, I'm shocked. What had they been playing to rate it so low?!?! This game is awesome! Fluidity, gameplay, graphics, Wild Wild Racing's got the lot, plus it's got a selection of hilarious extra vehicles to boot!

I dont know why people hate this game so much? Sure its not the best racing game ever but its above average. Besides from the backgrounds the graphics are not that bad. I think that people should give this game a chance, it sort of grows on you after a while. I originally wasnt planning on getting this game but because Smuggler's Run was sold out I got this. There are enough cars, and 5 tracks with lots of shortcuts and "offroading". This is an above average game that people havnt givin a chance. Rent it before you buy though.

This game is pretty fun except for the fact that with the pro championship races you have to take a million short-cuts to win the race or you will always lose. Those short-cuts are very hard to get through and are hard to get over to them. Even though this is an OFF-ROAD racing game, it's really not that good of an OFF-ROAD racing game for all of you Hardcore OFF-ROAD gamers.

While WWR is great visually and at first play, it becomes a bit tedious later on. The Challenge course is fun, but you have to complete the Championship in first place to unlock more Challenge levels. Control is erratic, and it's hard to hold a straight course even on level open ground.

Don't get me wrong, this game is a blast to play with another person especially; the jumps and the ability to flip your vehicle are worth the game time.

I wouldn't recommend paying full-price for it; the $19.98 here is a much better value than the original $49.99. Rent/borrow before you buy to see if this is truly something you'd want to purchase; it might not be the off-road game for everyone.

This is the first game i played on ps2 it is fun and challanging there are awsome cars and cool tracks

This game is visually explosive. It has all the makings of one of the best games for PSX2. The vehicles are just awesome. This is a most have game.

After seeing the generally average reviews of this game at release, I didn't expect much from it & avoided it. Having bought it following a recommendation from a friend, I'm shocked. What had they been playing to rate it so low?!?! This game is awesome! Fluidity, gameplay, graphics, Wild Wild Racing's got the lot, plus it's got a selection of hilarious extra vehicles to boot!

Right out of the box, you might ask yourself this, "Is this really the best Interplay could do with the PS2 graphics chip or is it a slightly revamped PS1 game?"

The gaming is good, but I couldn't help but feel this game could have gone farther in its development. Sure, the racing is fun and the "tricks and jumps" are good, but the graphics are only slightly better than a PS1 game, but no better than a PC or Mac racing game (ie. Driver or Carmageddon).

Despite the initial disappointment graphically, the racing and control is pretty good. The tracks (USA, India and Iceland) are challenging and engaging. However, without a partner, this game runs old after a few hours with single-player racing. I re-discovered the basic joys of this game when racing against a friend and exploring the challenge modes.

So, bottom line, is this game any good? Yeah...it is good, but far from great. It is not the SOLE reason to buy a PS2, but the racing is acceptable and down right fun in two-player mode. The graphics, again, are somewhat lacking and fail to use PS2's full potential.

If you can, rent before you buy this title. It might save you money in the long run.

It must be that the developers of this game were concerned with one thing, and one thing only...a good 3D rendering of an off-road vehicle with small (visible) moving parts. This is about the only place where this game succeeds, so I gave it one star. The rest of the game sadly falls short. The reaction time is slooooooow. For a racing game that's pretty important. The backgrounds are generic afterthoughts. The tracks are simple with very few variations. One of the few games I have bought and within minutes felt ripped off. I'd stay away from this one for it makes very little use of the power that the Playstation2 offers.

I hope this review helps to save someone [money].