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Why might I like this game?

  • Taxonomy fit · CheckpointDBFits Racing › Futuristic Racing with Shopkeeping.
  • Time commitment · HLTBRecorded main path: 9h.
  • Community context · CheckpointDBIt appears in 1 public CheckpointDB collection.

1 public collection include this title.

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Where it fits in CheckpointDB

Racing › Futuristic Racing

Root: RacingSub-genre: Futuristic RacingGameplay facet: Shopkeeping

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Details

IGDB Rating 85
Metacritic 89
Released July 25, 2003
Developer Amusement Vision
Publisher Nintendo

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Tags

Classification CheckpointDB

Racing › Futuristic Racing

Genres

Shooter Role-playing (RPG)

Gameplay

Action Science fiction Single player Split screen Third person

Keywords

aliens vehicular combat time limit artificial intelligence anti-gravity racing vehicle combat explosion split-screen multiplayer 60 fps on consoles character select screen

Game Length

Main 9h
Extra 20.5h
100% 53.5h

Appears In Collections

Public Collections