Looney Tunes: Space Race

Looney Tunes: Space Race is a 2000 kart-racing video game published by Infogrames. It was originally announced as a Nintendo 64 game in 1998,[1] under a different developer, but was later moved to the Dreamcast and developed through Infogrames' own Melbourne House studio.[2] It was ported to PlayStation 2 in 2002 (under the name "Space Race") with a new tournament mode.[3]

Looney Tunes: Space Race
Developer(s)Infogrames Melbourne House
Publisher(s)Infogrames
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
ReleaseDreamcast
  • EU: November 17, 2000
  • NA: November 27, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • EU: February 8, 2002
  • NA: May 27, 2002
Genre(s)Kart racing
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Reception
Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(DC) 77.77%[4]
(PS2) 62.63%[5]
Metacritic(DC) 83/100[6]
(PS2) 62/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(DC) [8]
(PS2) [9]
CVG5/10[10]
EGM(DC) 8/10[11]
(PS2) 5/10[12]
Game Informer7/10[13][14]
GameRevolution(DC) B−[15]
(PS2) C[16]
GameSpot(DC) 7/10[17]
(PS2) 5.9/10[18]
GameSpy8/10[19]
GameZone(PS2) 7.5/10[20]
(DC) 7/10[21]
IGN(DC) 9/10[22]
(PS2) 6.9/10[3]
Next Generation[23]
OPM (US)[24]

Evan Shamoon reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Despite one frustrating design decision, this is a beautifully presented and eminently likable game – and easily the best kart racer on Dreamcast."[23]

The Dreamcast version was met with positive reviews upon release while the PlayStation 2 version received mixed reviews. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 77.77% and 83 out of 100 for the Dreamcast version,[4][6] and 62.63% and 62 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[5][7]

References
  1. "First N64 Looney Tunes Game Uncovered". IGN. March 17, 1998. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "Out of the Space Race". IGN. August 6, 1999. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. Dunham, Jeremy (2002-05-30). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. "Looney Tunes: Space Race for Dreamcast". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  5. "Looney Tunes: Space Race for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  6. "Looney Tunes: Space Race Critic Reviews for Dreamcast". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  7. "Looney Tunes: Space Race Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  8. Zjaba, Tom. "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  9. Marriott, Scott Alan. "Space Race (PS2) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  10. Skittrell, Lee (2002-02-22). "PS2 Review: Looney Tunes Space Race". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  11. Jonathan (January 2001). "Looney Tunes Space Race (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Archived from the original on 2001-01-29. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  12. EGM Staff (August 2002). "Looney Tunes Space Race (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (158): 130.
  13. Helgeson, Matt (January 2001). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC)". Game Informer (93): 123. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  14. Barber, Chet (August 2002). "Space Race (PS2)". Game Informer (112): 79. Archived from the original on 2004-08-25. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  15. G-Wok (December 2000). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review (DC)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  16. Dr. Moo (June 2002). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  17. Satterfield, Shane (2000-12-07). "Looney Tunes: Space Race Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  18. Lopez, Miguel (2002-06-07). "Space Race PS2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  19. digitaltaco (2000-12-18). "Looney Tunes: Space Race". PlanetDreamcast. Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  20. Valentino, Nick (2002-06-10). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  21. Courtney, Rita (2001-01-30). "Looney Tunes Space Race Review - Dreamcast". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  22. Chau, Anthony (2000-11-29). "Looney Tunes: Space Race (DC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  23. Shamoon, Evan (February 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 2. Imagine Media. p. 75.
  24. "Looney Tunes Space Race". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 110. August 2002.
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