LEGO Racers

Other products by LEGO Media International

Product Features

• 1 or 2 Players
• Analog Control Compatible
• Vibration Function
• Build and customize your Lego Race Car and Driver

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: B00001P4W0
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 16, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,721 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

As a kid, I often imagined myself strapped inside my LEGO creations, dodging family pets and chair legs at breakneck speeds. These days, virtual racing fans can simply load up LEGO Racers, build a virtual car from the signature block parts, and compete with computer opponents or a friend around tracks with such exotic names as Dark Forest Dash and Tribal Island Trail.

Players choose a driver based on preferred driving style, and then snap together their dream machine in the LEGO garage. Real-world physics comes into play here: adding a "wedge" brick to the tail improves aerodynamics, and placing a few extra bricks over the wheels adjusts the traction (prior LEGO building experience may come in handy). Each themed track offers unique racing adventures, such as dangerous lava geysers in the Magma Moon Marathon, with power-ups supplying special abilities such as oil slick deployment and turbo boosts. Beat a champion racer and you'll earn the right to pick over his or her machine for the best parts--just like my older brother's unwritten rule during our childhood LEGO playtimes. --Eric Twelker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for big and little kids. ;-), January 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 

Lego Racers takes the logical controls and smooth play from other racing games (especially those on the PLayStation) with the added bonus of building your own cars. Though I don't think the bricks affect aerodynamics (the manual claims that they only affect weight and balance), you'll still find yourself tweaking and fiddling with your custom car, looking for that perfect blend of fast and speedy. Decidedly low-violence, and lots of fun for Lego maniacs.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome., January 6, 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 is a game you must have if you are a lego fan. it is so fun! you can build awesome cars, and race fast and flying races in which you can fire things at people ,warp and create hazards!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this Game...., July 6, 2001

By	"hallark" (Salisbury, MD United States) - See all my reviews

...Especially if you plan on getting it for your kids. While the Lego brand screams out for childhood fun, the controls quickly become awkward and frustrating. Also, the computer controlled racers are not only ruthless but after the first circuit or two the computer has the miraculous ability to not only attain higher speeds than any car you build or drive, but also to accelerate faster than what they should be able to. All in all, it proves frustrating, annoying, and rather disquieting that the designers would put such an adult game under a childhood icon such as Lego. If you want your child to feel inadequate for an hour a day, go ahead and buy this. If not, then "steer" clear of this one.