
2011 · RedLynx · Arcade · Platformer
MotoHeroz
Nintendo console exclusive
MotoHeroz takes the fun, fast gameplay of a Trials style game, adds it to a frantic rally race, and delivers a fresh new kind of side-scrolling, platform racing game.
- Released
- 15 September 2011
- Platforms
- AndroidWiiiOS
- Genres
- ArcadePlatformerRacing
- Developers
- RedLynx
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Finland
- Age ratings
- ESRB E
About
MotoHeroz is a platform-racing video game developed and self-published by Ubisoft RedLynx. It was released as a digital download on September 15, 2011 for the Nintendo Wii via its WiiWare service, March 15, 2012 for iOS devices, and September 26, 2013 for Android.
It features both single and multiplayer gameplay. The game also features online leaderboards and challenge levels which are periodically replaced with new ones.
Keywords
- digital distribution
- wiiware
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
MotoHeroz is a platform racing video game in which the player must guide their vehicle through a colorful environment. Control emphasis is placed on forward and reverse motion and balancing the vehicle. Unlike many a traditional platform game where the player character progresses from left to right, MotoHeroz will often require the player to double back along a previous path which has been altered, or move in a right-to-left reverse direction on a higher platform.
Three gameplay modes are included, Story, Online, and Party. Story mode is played by one player as they progress through the game's main campaign. Online play features new levels, challenges and online leaderboards. Up to four players can join in for simultaneous gameplay for Party mode.
Development
MotoHeroz was first announced on September 1, 2010 as an exclusive for the Nintendo Wii. RedLynx would self-publish the game on Nintendo's WiiWare service. It was released for the Wii on September 15, 2011. It was later announced for iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad via a teaser trailer on March 7, 2012.
This version would be published by Ubisoft, who acquired the developer in November 2011. It was released for iOS devices on March 15, 2012, with the iPad version released as MotoHeroz HD.
Reception
MotoHeroz received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. The Wii version received two perfect scores at Metacritic: from N-Europe's Sam Gittins and Peter Willington of Nintendo Life.
David Sanchez of GameZone praised the game's multiplayer aspects. He also noted that until MotoHeroz was released the only reason he found "to hook up my console [was] to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl with [his] buddies." He listed the five-hour campaign and lack of online multiplayer as low points to his review, but stated that the game was still well worth its cost.
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Collections3 collections
Platform libraries
- WiiWare gamesReleased games
Genres
- Racing gamesList › 2010s
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