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            Cute, fun, slightly challenging, straight-out-racing
            
                4
                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 8 / 8
                Date: July 16, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I'm a twentysomething gamer who doesn't have the time, patience, or skill for really involving, hard-to-complete games. (I grew up playing "Kaboom!" & "Ms. Pac-Man," okay?) I wanted a  straight-out, just racing, "Enduro"-type game. This gave me  exactly what I wanted! Unlike "Mickey's Racing Adventure" where  you have to search through towns and do other stuff to upgrade your  vehicles, "Wacky Races" just lets you race. You begin with a  choice from five different racers, each with advantages and disadvantages.  After winning a few races, you get about five or six more vehicle choices.  There are about nine different race tracks, with different skill levels. As  you race, you can pick up bonuses to knock your opponents out, while  avoiding sabotage from other vehicles. You can also set different skill  levels. I played at the intermediate level, with the easiest car, and got  more than halfway through the game, so it's just challenging enough. The  graphics are also pretty impressive for "Game Boy"--very cartoony  and lots of vibrant color. I'm very pleased with my choice!
        
            
Let the Races begin!
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 5 / 5
                Date: August 16, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This is a game that will appeal to kids and to the twentysomethings (like me) that grew up with the show.  It's a straightforward racing game.  More  like Beetle Adventure Racing (for the N64) than Diddy Kong racing.  The  action is fast and you have to pick up items to "cheat" your way  though the race.  If you remember the show you know they all did it, even  the good guys!  You get to use speed boosts, rockets and shields as well as  other items PLUS have to avoid oil slicks and the like.  The graphics are  really geourous on the GBC.  The sound however get's a bit too repetive and  I think they really needed to include Mutley trademarked laugh.  It's the  ONE real flaw I see with this game.  Most of the characters from the show  are present and even if you don't remember them all they're each fun to  play.  Pick up this game if you want non-stop straight forward racing at  it's finest!
        
            
Wacky Races
            
                4
                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 2 / 2
                Date: August 15, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I think  this is very good game as you can be any of the driver. The only down side to this game is it can't be saved so you have to start again  everytime also I have not got the codes to work on it so that you don't  have to keep doing the same level. But apart from this I am glad I brought  it , adrian
        
            
Even grownups can play and win sometimes
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 3 / 5
                Date: January 05, 2001
                Author: Amazon User
            
            It was a very good idea to borrow the hanna barbera characters to a racing videogame. Each competitor has its own "personality". The game is somewhat easy to play, and is a hit with the younger. It is darn fun to bomb, fire or freeze the car running ahead. Older teens will possibly enjoy more realistic racing games, but for those 6 to 12 years old I can't think of a better racing game.
        
            
About Wacky Races.
            
                3
                Rating: 3, 
                Useful: 0 / 1
                Date: December 03, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Wacky Races gets a bit boring after a while.2racers are missing,they are Professer Pat Pending and a farmer with his pet bear in a tractor like car.
There should be some shortcuts and more traps,but overall the game is okay.
        
            Wacky Races-Mario Kart on the GO!
            
                4
                Rating: 4, 
                Useful: 0 / 0
                Date: December 08, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            If you've ever played Mario Kart for the N64 or Super Nintendo, you've played Wacky Races.  Although there are no battle stages in Wacky Races, there still are plenty of power-ups and different abilities for each car.  This game is great for all you Mario Kart fans, because you can just pack up this game and go on the road with it.  Unlike many Game Boy Color racing games, this is from a 1st person perspective, not an overhead one like in Star Wars Episode 1 Racer for Game Boy Color.  The power-ups include ice rockets, fire rockets, lightning bolts, speed boosters, etc.  The tracks are varied with jumps and set in different places across the US like Alaska and Hawaii!  The only downside is that there's no battery-packed save, and it's a pain having to remember the password.  I just wrote it on the back of the game pack, but I still have to type it in every time.  This game is still worth the [money], and you'll be glad you bought it!!!
        
        
       
    
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