Toy Story Racer
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| Developer(s) |
Traveller's Tales Tiertex Design Studios (Game Boy Color) |
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| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Distributor(s) | Disney Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PlayStation Network |
| Release date(s) |
Game Boy Color PlayStation PlayStation Network |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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| Publication | Score | |
| GBC | PS | |
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| EGM | 5.17/10 | |
| Game Informer | 4/10; 2/10 | 5/10 |
| Game Revolution | C | |
| GameSpot | 6.8/10 | 6.9/10 |
| GameZone | 10/10 | |
| IGN | 7/10 | 8.2/10 |
| Nintendo Power | |
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| OPM (US) | |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
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| Aggregate scores | ||
| GameRankings | 63% | 73.66% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 | |
Toy Story Racer is a kart racing game, similar to Nintendo's Mario Kart series, but based on the Toy Story franchise. The game was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Color and PlayStation systems. The PlayStation version has also been released on the PlayStation Network as a PSone Classic, in July 2010 in America and August 2010 in Europe. The game features 12 playable characters, but does not feature any characters who debuted in Toy Story 2, despite being released after it.
Toy Story Racer features 12 playable characters:
There are 200 soldiers to collect throughout the game, gained by competing in the different types of races. Eight of the 12 characters must be unlocked by earning the required number of soldiers for that respective character. The initially unlocked characters are: Woody, Buzz, Bo Peep, and RC.
The game has 18 tracks: 11 race tracks and 7 smash arenas. Race tracks include Andy's house, Andy's neighborhood, a shopping mall, a pier, Pizza Planet, an underground parking lot, and Sid's house. Smash arenas include a basketball court, a bowling alley, a cinema, a gas station, and an ice rink. A skate park level serves as both a race track and a smash arena.
The game includes eight items, found in four different coloured boxes. Seven of the items are weapons that can be used against other racers; the eighth item is a special item. Two items are contained in each box. Items include a whipping top, a rocket, electroshock and a speed booster.
The game received a 73.66% score from the aggregator website GameRankings, based on 16 reviews for the PlayStation version, and 63% based on 6 reviews for the Game Boy Color version; the PlayStation version also got a score of 76 out of 100 from aggregator website Metacritic based on 8 reviews.IGN's review stated "Toy Story Racer is aimed at young kids, but it's surprisingly adult in the level of detail, depth of gameplay, and its overall design", whilst Tim Tracy, from GameSpot, remarked that "it's no Crash Team Racing, but Toy Story Racer provides plenty of challenge for young and old alike."
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