Looney Tunes: Space Race
2000 video game
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Looney Tunes: Space Race is a 2000 kart-racing video game published by Infogrames for the Dreamcast and developed through Infogrames' own Melbourne House studio.[4] A version of Nintendo 64 was developed, but it was never released.[5][6] It was ported to PlayStation 2 in 2002 (under the name "Space Race") with a new tournament mode and different soundtrack.[7]
| Looney Tunes: Space Race | |
|---|---|
European Dreamcast cover art | |
| Developer | Infogrames Melbourne House |
| Publisher | Infogrames |
| Platforms | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | DreamcastPlayStation 2 |
| Genre | Kart racing |
| Modes | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
Looney Tunes: Space Race is a kart racing game where a player can play as and race against characters in the Looney Tunes series.[8] There are eight selectable characters, from Bugs Bunny to Wile E. Coyote,[9] with 12 race tracks being in the game.[8] Each track has Acme boxes with gags in them that act as power-ups that may be used as weapons against other racers.[8] Gags include things such as anvils, pianos, and black holes.[8] Along the tracks are green canisters, after collecting five of them, a player will be able to use a turbo boost.[8][9]
Modes featured are single or multiplayer (up to four players) races, Challenge and Acme Events.[10] The PlayStation 2 version got an exclusive Tournament mode.[11][10]
Development
Looney Tunes: Space Race was first announced in March 1998,[5] the game was being developed by New Wave USA.The game was shown at E3 1999 along with Infogrames other Looney Tunes game for the Nintendo 64, Taz Express.[12] In August 1999, they moved the project to the Dreamcast and development moved from New Wave USA to Infogrames Melbourne House.[4] It was then shown at E3 2000, where it was 70% complete.[13]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS2 | |
| GameRankings | 77%[14] | 62%[15] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[16] | 62/100[17] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS2 | |
| AllGame | 3.5/5[9] | 2.5/5[18] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 8/10[11] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10[19] | 5/10[20] |
| EP Daily | 8.5/10[21] | 6.5/10[22] |
| Game Informer | 7/10[23] | 7/10[24] |
| GameFan | (F.M.) 85%[25] 83%[26][a] | N/A |
| GameRevolution | B−[27] | C[10] |
| GameSpot | 7/10[8] | 5.9/10[28] |
| GameSpy | 8/10[29] | N/A |
| GameZone | 7/10[30] | 7.5/10[31] |
| IGN | 9/10[32] | 6.9/10[7] |
| Next Generation | 3/5[33] | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | 2.5/5[34] |
The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17] Evan Shamoon of NextGen said of the former console version, "Despite one frustrating design decision, this is a beautifully presented and eminently likable game—and easily the best kart racer on Dreamcast."[33]