DreamStation.cc has been lucky enough to speak to the multiple award winning composer, Winifred Phillips about her latest work on Speed Racer out now for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Winifred Phillips has worked on numerous games before including The Da Vinci Code, Shrek the Third, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and last, but certainly not least the original God of War, for which she won several awards.
The up-tempo music in Speed Racer is a departure of sorts for her, but it does a wonderful job of matching the fast paced racing action of the game and might even make you break out your glow sticks and dance a little.
Sidhe's Griffiths discusses in depth how the GripShift developer playtested, and then took that feedback to improve, their Wii version of the recent Speed Racer game, from Wiimote tweaks to difficulty changes.
With a slick 3D engine and a fluidity that stays locked to 60 frames per second, Speed proves an excellent substitute for F-Zero -- at least, that is, until Nintendo finally gets around to releasing the real thing.
Presentation - 5.0
Graphics - 7.5
Sound - 5.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 6.0
Overall -
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Many of you will remember playing racing games like Gran Turisimo, coming back time and time again to gain increasingly difficult licences. Speed Racer had potential to be a thrilling racing title but shoots itself in the foot with sloppy design and a cringe inducing game engine. The dated multiplayer options do little to rectify the situation, leaving this title gathering dust on my shelf.
Unless you're a massive Speed Racer fan, avoid.
