Barring those ridiculously annoying mid-race voice-overs from your competing racers, we still like what we're seeing from Speed Racer. Originally, we thought the roads looked too narrow to pass anyone, but it seems like you can also flip over other racers (which is pretty sweet). We're also still insanely curious about the music. Considering the game's F-Zero and Wipeout influences, it has a lot to live up to in terms of soundtrack.
We've embedded another video below that was labeled as a "Stunt Gameplay" trailer, which shows the player (in Racer X's car?) tossing other racers of the way, among other things.
Speed Racer videos show cars chasin' after someone
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4-24-2008 @ 10:39PM
TheWarlock said...
I seriously doubt a title like SpeedRacer could ever accomplish the pure beauty and simply astounding soundtrack that only Wipeout could achieve. I do have my hopes up even though they'll eventually get knocked down when this comes out. Discouraging, I know.
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4-24-2008 @ 10:51PM
SoshiKitai said...
This game still looks fun. And I'm still considering buying it.
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4-25-2008 @ 12:15AM
Candace Savino said...
Judging by everyone else's reaction, I'd say our opinion is blinded by our love for the cartoon :P.
4-25-2008 @ 4:20PM
SoshiKitai said...
Blinded?
Hmm... if it's actually a fun game, I'd say that "our love for the cartoon saved us from missing out". :P
4-24-2008 @ 11:11PM
jsa3mm said...
In no way, shape, or form am I looking forward to this title.
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4-25-2008 @ 12:13AM
kaoleidesciope said...
This looks like crap. Cars look like they float. And the positioning of the car on the screen means you have no forewarning before you're hit. Looks like phantom hits the driver's taking. Between this vid and the one from last week, racing in this game looks like a total clusterf ...
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4-25-2008 @ 12:32AM
Polecat said...
Looks like the Burnout team tried to make an F-Zero game. It looks like I may rent this one, and reserve my major judgement for after I have some time to play it.
That been said, I would have rather seen them do this one in Cell Shaded polys with the more classic designs for the vehicles and tracks straight out of the old show, nostalgia goggles or no, I think it would have made a better game overall. The comments as you pass other drivers/they pass you could be neat though, if it varies enough.
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4-25-2008 @ 9:56AM
TheFreak said...
This game's gainin' on you, so you better look alive.
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4-25-2008 @ 10:06AM
guttertalk said...
I have more interest in Wild Africa than this game, largely because the movie looks absolutely terrible, something to revile the awfulness of live-action cartoon movies like the Flintstones.
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4-25-2008 @ 10:07AM
guttertalk said...
revile == rival
doh.
4-25-2008 @ 10:59AM
Blue_Falcon said...
Go Speed Racer!
Go Speed Racer!
Go Speed Racer!
Go!
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4-27-2008 @ 3:24PM
Razor said...
This looks like pure crap. I had high hopes for this franchise once I heard a live action movie was going to be released. I've yet to see anything that brings excitement like the original cartoon once did.
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