On May 6 2008, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment released a video game in conjunction with the Speed Racer movie. Players are able to race as Speed or 15 other characters from the movie. The cars can smash, jump, flip and spin in the "car-fu" style of the movie, as they race at over 350. Speed Racer: The Videogame, also known as simply Speed Racer, is a racing video game developed by Sidhe Interactive for the PlayStation 2 and Wii consoles, by Virtuos for the Nintendo DS, and by Glu Mobile for mobile phones; and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Glu Mobile.
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Enter the following code at the Options menu to access a vehicle made out of granite: B, UP, -, +, 1, UP, +.Submitted by: generalYi Moon Gravity For 'moon gravity,' which allows you to stay in the air longer, enter this code: UP,+,UP,RIGHT,-,UP,- Make Opponents Smaller To make your opponents extremely small, insert the following cheat at the in-game Options menu: B, A, Left, Down, Minus, Up, Minus. High Talkers To give all characters “helium” voices that make them talk extremely high, insert the following cheat at the in-game Options menu: Minus, Up, Minus, 2, Minus, Up, Minus. Monster Truck To turn your own race car into a monster truck, insert the following cheat at the in-game Options menu: B, Up, Minus, 2, B, Up, Minus. Maximum Damage To cause the maximum amount of damage each time you attack an opponent’s car, insert the following cheat at the in-game Options menu: A, Minus, Plus, Down, Up, Plus, 1.
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Class 4 (Mirror Mode) Races By defeating all of the championships in the game, you will unlock Class 4 races (called Mirror Mode). Keep in mind that whenever you defeat a Class 4 (Mirror Mode) race, you will get a cheat code. Invincibility Head to the in-game cheats menu and insert the following button combination for complete invincibility: A, B, A, Up, Left, Down, Right. Passive and Aggressive Opponents You can make your opponents both overly-passive and overly-aggressive. To do so, first head to the Options screen and then go to Enter Code. To make your opponents passive, insert: Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down. To make your opponents aggressive, insert: Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down.
There’s something to be said for the kitchy vibe of “Speed Racer” — the familiar intonations of the Mach 6 jumping over a rival car and the cheesy characters who never tire of competing on neon-colored race tracks. Unfortunately not much of that vibe shines through in Warner Bros’ new game based on the classic cartoon and new movie, marring what’s otherwise a thrilling racing experience.
Despite its lack of personality, “Speed Racer: The Videogame” delivers a surprisingly fun and fast-paced ride that should appeal to the movie’s young demo. The “Speed Racer” game has a colorful, cartoonish look that’s right in line with the series and gives the cars and tracks fantastic neon pop. But while the visuals and many of the sound effects are spot-on, there really isn’t a story. The characters are literally props that just show up between races standing mutely on a selection screen.
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The game does feature the voices of Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer, Matthew Fox as Racer X and Christina Ricci as Trixie, but they do little more than parrot the same few corny phrases over and over during races.“Speed Racer” players steer 19 different cars from the film and series, including the titular hero’s Mach 6 and Racer X’s Shooting Star, by tilting the Wii remote. They can launch attacks on opponents by jerking it forward or to the side and pushing buttons. Game even works with the Wii wheel attachment that Nintendo recently shipped with its new “Mario Kart.” The result is a racing title that feel more visceral than most and makes slamming a competitor off the neon-colored, gravity defying tracks incredibly satisfying.The single player championship series ramps up in difficulty a bit too quickly and may leave some feeling exasperated with the game well before it’s over. Fortunately, the split-screen multiplayer allows gamers a chance to race a friend on one television. While it would have been nice to see support for four players, the speed and detail of the courses probably would have made such a game unplayable.The DS version of the game doesn’t have quite as much to offer as the Wii version.
Stripping away the motion controls without adding much more in the way of gameplay and then forcing gamers to buy multiple copies of the game to play with friends makes this version significantly less attractive, even at a lower price.
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