Chocobo Racing

"I Laugh When I Think Of Square Making Racing Games"

We all know Square is the great RPG making company. But why the hell did they make a racing game? Let me tell you about this game. It was just terrible.

Gameplay 5/10: Sorry to say, but gameplay is the best quality of Chocobo Racing although it sucks. Everything else in this game is horrible. The racing is boring because the tracks aren't really fun. This game is like an ''unfinished'' Mario Kart game. This game isn't even addictive, and it is just too easy. The racing is kind of boring, this game doesn't have anything unique about it. It's just racing with a bunch of boring features that we have seen in Mario Kart. Plus, Mario Kart is so much better because there's some addictiveness in it because you know the classic Mario World characters. This game will be trashed very quickly, probably after a few weeks of gameplay. I've seen like 40 copies of this game at my local game store.

Graphics 3/10: This game has poor graphics, especially for animation. Only the little beginning cinema was good, but it is amazing how Square made the racing graphics poor like the old SNES and NES. Square probably didn't spend time on this game's animation. This game's graphics should have been 3-D like Mario Kart 64. People would enjoy the 3-D looking cartoon characters more than simple 2-D graphics. At least this game has cinemas just like in most Playstation games.

Sound and Audio 2/10: Oh boy, another poor quality in Chocobo Racing. The music is just as bad as games on Super Nintendo. The sound effects are also poor and cheap. The racing vehicle sound effects sound like something other than a motor. I just really hate the sound and music.

Replay Value 4/10: You wouldn't want to replay this game. If you beat the game a couple of times, you will get bored of this game and stop playing it. After beating every track and all your friends, you will leave this game near your Playstation and leave it untouched and unopened for years. You couldn't sell this game for very much either.

Control 5/10: It is sort of hard to get control of the racers. You'll need to race a couple of times and get the hang of the controls. But you may get bored of this game before getting the hang of the controls.

Overall 3/10: This game would never become a Square classic racing game. If you got bored of this game, you couldn't sell it for much cause it is old and it isn't even popular. If you are able to find this game for $19.99, you don't need it. Buy a better Square game like Final Fantasy 7 for $19.99. It is old, but still a classic. Square should have made this game for SNES cause it has poor graphics and sound.

Reviewer's Score: 3/10, Originally Posted: 06/18/00, Updated 06/18/00