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Category: PlayStation 2 Game
Console: PlayStation 2 (Download Emulator)
Developer: Hot Lava Games
Publisher: Eutechnyx
Series:
Genre: Racing
Mode: Single-player / Multiplayer
Region: NTSC
Views: 876,986
Downloads: 325,147
Released: 4 December 2006
File Size: 2.6 GB
Rating: 3/5 (287 votes)
Cartoon Network Racing is a racing video game developed by Eutechnyx for PlayStation 2 and Firebrand Games for Nintendo DS, published by Danish video game developer The Game Factory, and released on December 4, 2006, in North America, and on February 9, 2007, in Europe.
The gameplay is similar to Nintendo's 2003 game Mario Kart: Double Dash, but the characters and racetracks are all from six of Cartoon Network's original animated television series: Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel, Johnny Bravo, and The Powerpuff Girls.
There are two characters the player must choose: a driver, who drives a go-kart, and a co-driver, who uses all weapons and has two "toon powers". There are tournaments which players must race a series of races and win with the most points.
There are tournaments which players must race a series of races and win with the most points. Battle modes in arenas let two teams battle in different modes, and Cartoon Eliminators are endurance races where last kart in each lap is eliminated.
The karts have three stats: acceleration, speed, and handling (if chosen as driver). If co-driver, they have two toon powers that fall into four categories: Shield, Attack, Boost and Flight.
A gallery in the PlayStation 2 version contains 12 unlockable cartoon episodes, two from each show. The first episode is unlocked by completing each cartoon-themed tournament while the other is unlocked by winning the super tournament with the driver of the series the player wants to unlock.
The PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic.
GameSpot's Aaron Thomas pointed out the same version's resemblance to Mario Kart, but he explained that a younger audience would find the game more enjoyable than an audience of serious gamers would.
