| Muppet RaceMania | |
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 PAL cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Traveller's Tales |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | James Cunliffe John Hodskinson |
| Composer(s) | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra Michael Giacchino |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Muppet RaceMania is a 2000 racing video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was developed under Psygnosis' licence of The Muppets.
Gameplay
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The game includes 25 playable muppet characters and 25 vehicles. Players can race on 34 tracks based on locations throughout The Muppets franchise.
In a race, there are stars and fruits on the track which the racers can collect. A star gives the racer one of four weapons which can be used to attack other racers. Collecting fruit increases a colored gauge. Once the gauge is full, the racer can do one of two super moves: one the cripples the other racers, and one that makes the racer fly and move faster. The effect of the super move ends once the gauge empties.
Reception
Reception| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 70% |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10 |
| EP Daily | 6/10 |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| GameFan | 63% |
| GameRevolution | B |
| GameSpot | 5.1/10 |
| IGN | 8.3/10 |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20 |
| Next Generation |   |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 9/10 |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  |
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A substandard kart racer that unsuccessfully relies upon the Muppets' huge charisma to overcome its technical shortcomings."
Notes
- Three critics of GameFan gave the game each a score of 84, 54, and 50.
References
- Ahmed, Shahed (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic] Ships". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- "Muppet RaceMania". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on 26 January 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Muppet RaceMania for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Pfister, Andrew (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 226. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Ashe, Suzanne (2 November 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 May 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- "Muppet RaceMania". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
- Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo" (November 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic]". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 11. Shinno Media. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- G-Wok (October 2000). "Muppet RaceMania Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Shoemaker, Brad (3 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- Cleveland, Adam (4 October 2000). "Muppet Race Mania". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- Mélo (11 April 2000). "Test: Muppet Racemania". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Bratcher, Eric (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 130. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Davies, Jonathan (May 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 58. Future Publishing. p. 106.
- Baker, Chris (December 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. p. 176. Archived from the original on 28 January 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
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- 2000 video games
- Kart racing video games
- Midway video games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- The Muppets video games
- PlayStation (console) games
- PlayStation (console)-only games
- Psygnosis games
- Racing video games
- Sony Interactive Entertainment games
- Traveller's Tales games
- Vehicular combat games
- Video games about amphibians
- Video games about bears
- Video games about dogs
- Video games about pigs
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games scored by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra