Mickey's Racing Adventure

Mickey's Racing Adventure
DeveloperRare
PublisherNintendo
DesignerGavin Hood
ProgrammersTrevor Attwood
Richard Brough
ArtistsJohnni Christensen
Keri Gunn
ComposerDavid Wise
PlatformGame Boy Color
Release
  • NA: November 22, 1999
  • EU: November 25, 1999
GenresRacing, Kart racing, adventure
ModeSingle-player

Mickey's Racing Adventure is a 1999 racing video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It was followed by Mickey's Speedway USA in 2001.

Gameplay

Mickey's Racing Adventure is a single-player racing game with adventure elements.[1] It is played from an isometric perspective and races consist of land or water tracks.[2]

Development and release

Mickey's Racing Adventure was developed by Rare over the course of approximately six months.[3] It is the company's second Game Boy Color game. It includes extra mini-games based on Guttang Gottong.[4] It supports the Game Boy Color's infrared port to transmit data between machines, including unlocking a secret track in Mickey's Speedway USA.[1][5] The game was released in November 1999.[4]

Reception

Mickey's Racing Adventure received positive reviews from critics. IGN reviewer Craig Harris felt that it was Rare's "first real quality Game Boy Color-exclusive title" after their "atrocious" Conker's Pocket Tales,[1] while GameSpot praised the number of tracks and characters to choose from, stating that Mickey's Racing Adventure "shows how Game Boy racers should be done".[2] N64 Magazine said that the game successfully combines the exploration aspects of Rare's Diddy Kong Racing with the racing style of R.C. Pro-Am for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but criticised the lack of a multiplayer mode.[8] Game Informer gave the game an overall score of 8 out of 10 noting the game being well designed, especially for a Disney game, and commenting that the game has plenty of racing courses, characters, power ups and vehicle upgrades.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harris, Craig (December 2, 1999). "Mickey's Racing Adventure". IGN. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Trueman, Doug (April 28, 2000). "Mickey's Racing Adventure Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Tepid Seat - The Game Boy Color Team". Rareware. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved April 17, 2001.
  4. 1 2 Harris, Craig (October 29, 1999). "Mickey's Racing Adventure". IGN. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mickey's Speedway USA". Nintendo Power. No. 142. Nintendo of America. March 2001. pp. 62–67.
  6. ↑ "Mickey's Racing Adventure Review Score". Archived from the original on April 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Baker, Christopher Michael. "Mickey's Racing Adventure". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Mickey's Racing Adventure". N64 Magazine. No. 38. February 2000. p. 26.
  9. ↑ "Mickey's Racing Adventure". Nintendo Power. No. 127. Nintendo of America. December 1999. p. 162.
  10. ↑ "Mickey's Racing Adventure". Nintendo, le Magazine Officiel (in French). No. 23. M.E.R.7. February 2000. p. 50.
  11. ↑ "Mickey's Racing Adventure Review". Game Informer. April 25, 2000. Archived from the original on October 19, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2020.