Information:
- Review Date: July 22, 2021
- Release Date: April 30, 2000
- Platform: Nintendo 64
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Developer: Nintendo
- Genre: Racing
Anecdotes: Excitebike had a sequel?!?!? Why have I never heard of it?
Description: This is the classic Excitebike game updated for the technology of 2000. It’s dirt bike racing at its finest.
Positives:
- First off, there are six racers to choose from. Whether or not the racer affects gameplay, I don’t know. As an added touch, players can also choose the racer’s outfit color as well as the color of the bike.
- Due to the technology, the tracks on the first game didn’t look realistic and they didn’t have turns. Here, the tracks really look like dirt. Some are in arenas; some are outside. Outside of a portion of the awesome Lefty’s Mill track, everything I saw was on dirt.
- Another improvement is that racers no longer have to waste time running back to their bikes. Sarah crashed and crashed a lot. Every time she did, she was instantly placed back on the track and able to restart immediately. It’s not realistic, but it certainly helps make the gameplay more fun.
Negatives:
- A lot of Sarah’s crashes were due to me not having full control of the turns. It’s two things: starting turns too late and not braking. There will be a lot of cases of jumping over a barrier, too.
Screenshots:
My Progress: Forced retirement due to bad performance
Final Opinion: This was fun. It improves on the original in every meaningful way.
Grade: B