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Lego Racers - Nintendo Review
(by Nintendo Inc. - 09/27/99)
Nintendo Power Source takes High Voltage Software's
build-and-race Pak for a joy
ride:
Letting your imagination loose is one of the great joys of LEGO.
Nothing beats the fun of building your own toys, which is one
of the features in LEGO Media's fall-bound fantasy racing game.
LEGO Racers lets you create your own race cars, and you don't
even have to fake the sound of a high-revving engine!
Developer High Voltage Software has done a did a marvelous job
of integrating LEGO SYSTEM themes into the go-go world of
video-game racing.
The Look of LEGO
From the cylindrical heads of the drivers
to the LEGO-like crash barriers, everything looks like it
comes straight from that 10,000-piece dream set you asked
for last birthday. In all there are five circuits comprising
12 LEGO SYSTEM tracks (plus backward versions), based on
four of LEGO's coolest themes: Pirates, Castle, Space and
Adventurers.
Other modes include single race, two-player
head-to-head race and time attack. The full course catalogue:
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Royal Knights Raceway
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Imperial Grand Prix
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Desert Adventure Dragway
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Magma Moon Marathon
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Dark Forest Dash
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Tribal Island Trail
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Amazon Adventure Alley
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Ice Planet Pathway
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Knightmare-athon
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Pirate Skull Pass
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Adventure Temple Trail
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Alien Rally Asteroid
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Building Your Dream Car
Players have complete control over the creation
of their vehicles, and are even be able to piece together a
custom driver to sit behind the wheel. Car and driver can then
be taken for a test drive. If you don't like what you've built,
continue working on your creation until you're ready to save it
to a Controller Pak. It's easily the most versatile vehicle-
edit feature since Penny Racers.
Players must defeat a racing champion in each of
the LEGO SYSTEM worlds, with the familiar faces including Alpha
Dragonis, Sam Grant, Rob 'n' Hood and Captain Redbeard. Each
champion has a unique personality and driving technique. We're
guessing that Redbeard isn't programmed to be a defensive driver.
Power-ups like turbo boosts, oil slicks and
grappling hooks help ruin the day for rival drivers. If you can
use these items to overcome the champion's home advantage, you'll
be rewarded with pieces from the LEGO champ's ride. By the time
you finish all the circuits, your car will be sparkling with new
pieces stolen from the competition. That's high-stakes racing!
Nintendo Power Source took LEGO Racers for a spin.
Not only was it a blast to build drivers and racers, but there's
no chance of getting yelled at for leaving pieces on the floor!
by
Nintendo Inc.
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