Software:Muppet RaceMania
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| Developer(s) | Traveller's Tales |
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| Designer(s) | James Cunliffe John Hodskinson |
| Composer(s) | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra Michael Giacchino |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Muppet RaceMania is a PlayStation racing game based on The Muppets franchise that was developed by Traveller's Tales and released in 2000.
Gameplay
The game includes 25 playable muppet characters and 25 vehicles. Players can race on 34 tracks based on locations throughout The Muppets franchise.
Voice cast
This game marked the first vocal appearance by Janice since the death of Richard Hunt in 1992. She and Scooter were performed by Matt Vogel, the only time when he voiced these characters. It is also the first vocal appearance of Link Hogthrob since the death of Jim Henson in 1990, as performed by Steve Whitmire, as well as the final time Frank Oz voiced all of his characters before retiring from The Muppets.
Reception
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A substandard kart racer that unsuccessfully relies upon the Muppets' huge charisma to overcome its technical shortcomings."[11]
Notes
- ↑ Three critics of GameFan gave the game each a score of 84, 54, and 50.
References
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (October 4, 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic Ships"]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/muppet-race-mania-ships/1100-2636877/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Muppet RaceMania for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198016-muppet-racemania/index.html.
- ↑ Pfister, Andrew (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (137): 226. https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ Ashe, Suzanne (November 2, 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4270&full=1#mr_toppy.
- ↑ "Muppet RaceMania". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (91). November 2000.
- ↑ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo" (November 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic"]. GameFan (Shinno Media) 8 (11): 25. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_11/page/n25/mode/2up. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ G-Wok (October 2000). "Muppet RaceMania Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34116-muppet-racemania-review.
- ↑ Shoemaker, Brad (October 3, 2000). "Muppet Race Mania Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/muppet-race-mania-review/1900-2636381/.
- ↑ Cleveland, Adam (October 4, 2000). "Muppet Race Mania". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/05/muppet-race-mania.
- ↑ Mélo (April 11, 2000). "Test: Muppet Racemania" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000598_test.htm.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bratcher, Eric (December 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". NextGen (Imagine Media) (72): 130. https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n131/mode/2up. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ Davies, Jonathan (May 2000). "Muppet RaceMania". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (58): 106.
- ↑ Baker, Chris (December 2000). "Muppet Race Mania [sic"]. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (39): 176. https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-39-december-2000/page/176/mode/2up. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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