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Excitebots: Trick Racing

Excitebots is controlled with the Wii remote horizontally or optionally with the Wii Wheel. Most of the games are played on courses large in size with many opportunities to take meandering paths. The 25…

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Excitebots: Trick Racing is a racing developed by Monster Games, released 20 April 2009 on Wii U and Wii.

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What Excitebots: Trick Racing is

Excitebots: Trick Racing is a racing game developed by Monster Games and released in 2009. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii U and Wii.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Excitebots is controlled with the Wii remote horizontally or optionally with the Wii Wheel. Most of the games are played on courses large in size with many opportunities to take meandering paths. The 25 different courses offered are modeled after real locations on Earth. Because of the size of each course, most races are two laps long and offer opportunities to gain massive altitude, perform various maneuvers, and obtain various items.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Excite series

Excitebots: Trick Racing is the tenth of 20 entries we hold in the Excite series. It arrived 2 years after Excite Truck. The next entry was Excitebike: World Rally in 2009. Its critic score of 78 is almost exactly the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 93.

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How it was received

Excitebots: Trick Racing holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Excitebots: Trick Racing launched on 20 April 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, Plants vs. Zombies, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Minecraft, Plants vs. Zombies, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

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Excitebots: Trick Racing — frequently asked questions

When did Excitebots: Trick Racing come out?
Excitebots: Trick Racing was released on 20 April 2009 for Wii U and Wii.
Does Excitebots: Trick Racing have multiplayer?
Yes. Excitebots: Trick Racing supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online.

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