MySims Racing

Nintendo exclusive

Build your winning kart and take on tricky opponents on a variety of challenging tracks. Use drifting, boost control and strategy to get an edge on your opponents. Compete for prizes and bragging rights with up to four players. Will you come up short or race to victory?

Released: 16 June 2009
Platforms: Nintendo DS Wii
Genres: Racing Simulation
Developers: —
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Series: MySims
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Sandbox
Engine: Havok
Country: Canada
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English
Entry: #4 in MySims
Composers: Mark Mothersbaugh

About

MySims Racing is a go-kart-car racing game developed by Artificial Mind & Movement (now Behaviour Interactive) and published by Electronic Arts as part of the MySims series, a spin-off from its trademark The Sims series of games. The title was released in June 2009 for the Nintendo DS and Wii.

Though similar to Mario Kart, the game offers some unique gameplay features, such as a Story Mode (similar to the rebooted Need for Speed series), basic car and character customization, and the ability to transfer cars to and from Wii Remotes.

Keywords

ufo
vehicle customization
wii classic controller support
connectivity
fictional currencies
gamecube controller support on wii

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In MySims Racing, players begin as novice racers and progress through the ranks by competing against various rivals on a variety of tracks set in the fictional world of Speedville. As players win races, they unlock new customization options for their karts, including upgraded engines and body parts. The game features a range of racing modes and customization elements.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the game was ported for release under the name Boku to Sim no Machi Racing (ぼくとシムのまちレーシング, Boku to Shimu no Machi Rēshingu) on June 25, 2009, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40 for the Wii version, and 25 out of 40 for the DS version.

Austin Light of GameSpot praised the Wii version's customization and new style of kart racing. The DS version was praised for its fun customization options, the Story mode that mixes up the standard kart-racing formula and its crisp, vibrant visuals both in and out of races; however, Light felt the game's Story mode was too long.