75
Without wishing to come across as overly pedantic, there's little in Wild Wild Racing that could be genuinely be termed wild.
60
The gameplay is nothing special, but not terrible either. The graphics and audio however are well below what we should expect on this system.
55
The main thing holding this title back from greatness, or even mediocrity, is its tasteless gameplay.
6
Do take note I'm reviewing this 2000 game in 2020 in case anyone is into retro gaming as I am and wonder if any of these titles hold up. This one does not. This is an early ps2 release just after the ps2 console came out. This game got not too bad praise for the most part because it was being compared to psone competition still. It is cd based and the graphics are about psone quality and so is the gameplay. You do not see any wheel support, no damage for ramming into objects and about 8 different options on your controllers for steering, acceleration and braking as if it needs so many layout options lol. This is just a serviceable racing so far the least fun racing game I've gone back and checked on. Definitely similar in fun and feel to psone. Very simple and probably only for kids this game does not yet start to cry out for serious gamers for the newest generation of games. By the end of the ps2 generation we saw some awesome race games this one definitely needs to be placed at the other end of the scale, just barely passable as an entry title. (Being a little cruel 20 years later) and the title should now exclude either the word wild or racing from the title lol. For the record I rate games on software quality (gameplay options and whether bug free, not on wow effect) for a 6/10 game it's not very fun nowadays so my score of 6/10 may actually reflect a 2-4/10 for most people.
Wild Wild Racing
PlayStation 2
Released On:
Oct 25, 2000
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78
And of course, it looks so prettttty.
75
A more complete gameplay model with refined controls could have made this racing title of the launch, excluding "SSX" of course.
70
Does a decent job of giving gamers some off-road action, but the graphics aren't up to PS2 standards, and the racing isn't as deep as it could be.
60
Lacks any real punch and stands as the quintessential middle-of-the-road off-roading game.
60
The gameplay is nothing special, but not terrible either. The graphics and audio however are well below what we should expect on this system.
50
It's all the worst traits of arcade racers thrown together, exaggerated to the point of grotesqueness, and then slapped into a game that's at best a visual mixed bag.
50
There's really nothing 'wild wild' about it. The game starts out bland and moves on to hoist unoriginal game goals that overshadow a clever yet underdeveloped Challenge mode.
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SummaryWhen the creators of eye-candy-laden PC hits Expendable and Incoming start working on a racing game, it's a pretty sure bet that it will boast some rather impressive effects. While Wild Wild Racing may not turn heads in the same way Gran Turismo 3 does, it does look good; and if there's one thing the UK developers like Rage Software are ... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
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- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date:Oct 25, 2000
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