Muppet RaceMania

PlayStation exclusive

A racing game, in a similar vain to Mario Kart, using Jim Henson's Muppets as characters. It was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Midway.

Released: 3 October 2000
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Racing Vehicular combat
Developers: Traveller's Tales
Publishers: Midway Games
Series: The Muppets
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Comedy
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Muppet RaceMania is a 2000 racing video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was developed under Psygnosis' licence of The Muppets.

Keywords

frog
based on - tv show
licensed game
anthropomorphism
60 fps on consoles
polygonal 3d
tie-in

Media

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Gameplay

The game includes 25 playable muppet characters and 25 vehicles. Players can race on 34 tracks based on locations throughout The Muppets franchise.

In a race, there are stars and fruits on the track which the racers can collect. A star gives the racer one of four weapons which can be used to attack other racers. Collecting fruit increases a colored gauge. Once the gauge is full, the racer can do one of two super moves: one that stymies the other racers, and one that makes the racer fly and move faster. The effect of the super move ends once the gauge empties.

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A substandard kart racer that unsuccessfully relies upon the Muppets' huge charisma to overcome its technical shortcomings."