Lego Racers

"Nice but maybe too easy game"

Lego Racers is a game where you race at many circuits and there are 25 tracks if all “same track differently” - tracks count. The game’s name tells you there are Lego’s.

First, when you start the game, you can select one of the drivers and race or you can build self your driver. If you build self your driver, you make also the driver. This is very nice! When you build your car at first time, it may be hard, but it comes easy, if you practice it with the game’s Instruction Manual. The car building system works successfully.

Power Sliding is very important part of this game. I think it’s very nice to Power Slide. It works like this: You can accelerate and hold down Power Sliding button to slide through corner at high speed. Super Sliding is bit trickier and you must hold down also braking button. But if you do it successfully, you can drive the corner at more higher speed.

When you drive, always there are some weapons to get: Projectile, Hazard, Shield and Turbo. You can shoot some of them to enemies. You can also boost your weapons, if you collect white bricks. Then, you can get Lighting Wand, Magnetic Trap, Mummy’s Curse, 3 Guided Rockets, Warp Turbo or any other very dangerous weapon. Weapons work very successfully. It’s also very important part of this game.

There are Circuit Race, Single Race, Versus Race and Time Rice. At Circuit Race, you can try to complete Circuit Master at that circuit. Every Circuit Race has four tracks and winner get 30 points, second 20 points, third 10 points, fourth 3 points, fifth 2 points and sixth 1 point. Winner is who get most points. If you be at least third, the next circuit will be unlocked. If you win the circuit’s champion, you will get the champion’s car pieces. The last circuit will be race where you try to win the world’s greatest Lego driver of all time – Rocket Racer. At Single Race, you can race one race at one of the circuits that you have unlocked. At Versus Race, you can drive with a friend, if you have game pad or joystick. At Time Race, you can drive 3 laps and try to beat Veronica Voltage’s ghost car. If you win her at all tracks, you will get her “ghost” car.

I think this game’s biggest problem is its life. I complete the game quickly. Only some Time Races are maybe hard.

Graphics 8/10
This game has nice normal graphics.

Sounds 8/10
Sometimes nice, sometimes bad.

Gameplay 9/10
Driving, weapons and Power Sliding work successfully.

Life 7/10
I think this game is maybe too easy.

Overall 8/10
Nice but maybe too easy game.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 04/29/02, Updated 04/29/02