MySims Racing

MySims Racing is a go-kart-car racing game developed by Electronic Arts as part of the MySims series, a spin-off from its trademark The Sims series of games. The title was released on June 12, 2009, for the Nintendo DS and Wii.[1]

MySims Racing
PAL cover art
Developer(s)Artificial Mind & Movement
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Composer(s)Mark Mothersbaugh
SeriesThe Sims
EngineHavok (Wii)
Platform(s)Wii, Nintendo DS
ReleaseNintendo DS, Wii
  • NA: June 12, 2009
  • AU: June 18, 2009
  • EU: June 19, 2009
  • JP: June 25, 2009
Genre(s)Racing, life simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Though similar to Mario Kart, the game offers some unique gameplay features, such as a Story Mode (similar to the rebooted Need for Speed series), basic car and character customization, and the ability to transfer cars to and from Wii Remotes.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings70.21%[2]
Metacritic68%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot7.5[4]
GameZone6[5]
IGN7.0[6]
Blast[7]
Nintendo World Report8[8]
NZ Gamer8.5[9]

The game received positive reviews among critics. GameSpot gave the Wii version 7.5, praising the game's customization and new style of kart racing.[4] The DS version received 7.0 from GameSpot. It was praised for its fun customization options, the Story mode that mixes up the standard kart-racing formula and its crisp, vibrant visuals both in and out of races; however felt the game's Story mode was too long.[10]

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References
  1. "MySims Racing (Wii)". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. "MySims Racing". GameRankings. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. "MySims Racing". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. Austin Light (June 24, 2009). "MySims Racing Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  5. "MySims Racing - NDS - Review". GameZone. June 22, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. Matt Casamassina (June 26, 2009). "MySims Racing Review". IGN. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  7. Marc Normandin (June 17, 2009). "MySims Racing Wii review". Blast. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  8. Pedro Hernandez (July 14, 2009). "MySims Racing". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. Sam Prescott (July 1, 2009). "MySims Racing". NZ Gamer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  10. Austin Light (June 25, 2009). "MySims Racing Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
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