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Joystiq Review: Excitebots: Trick Racing
Joystiq Review: Excitebots: Trick Racing
At first glimpse, Excitebots: Trick Racing is very different from its Wii launch title predecessor, Excite Truck . However, the more time you spend diggin into the races, the more the two games start blurring together. Aside from the gigantic, robotic animals you're racing as and the ...
Column: Games for Lunch: Excitebots: Trick Racing
Column: Games for Lunch: Excitebots: Trick Racing
crispygamer.com — (Page 1 of 3) Developer: Monster Games Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: April 20, 2009 System: Wii ESRB... Rating: E Official Web site 0:00 I spent a few enjoyable hours with the original Excite Truck when the Wii was fresh and new, but I moved on to ... (more) Column: Games for Lunch: Excitebots: Trick Racing
Excitebots: Trick Racing  (Review)
Excitebots: Trick Racing (Review)
gamesradar.com — When so many modern racing games favor hyper-realism and street cred over playfulness and accessibility, it’s nice... to see one that kicks all that macho nonsense in the teeth every once in a while. There’s nothing even remotely serious ... (more) Excitebots: Trick Racing (Review)
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kotaku.com — Excitebots: Trick Racing , Nintendo's sequel to Wii launch racer Excite Truck , makes the tenuous connection... to the original Excitebike feel increasingly strained. How we arrived at transforming car-beasts doing mid-air stunts may be beyond ... (more) Excitebots: Trick Racing Review: *********** [Review]
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Excitebots - review
GoNintendo — A portion of a Joystiq review… The best way to sum it up is as such: if you liked Excite Truck, then you’re going to like Excitebots. If you loved yourself some Excite Truck, then you’re going to love this. But, if you were someone like me, who found Excite Truck charming at the outset, yet shallow and tedious further on, then you’re going to think the same of Excitebots. Full review here Posted April 22nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm | ...

Would someone explain inertia to Joystiq's Exitebots reviewer?
Fidgit Atom Feed — From the Joystiq review of Excitebots: Trick Racing: It seems like Excitebots could have really benefited from MotionPlus, because it's incredibly hard to make sharp turns when going at top speed.

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Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... It's that time again, folks, as we're set to gift one lucky reader with an Excitebots bundle (ARV $50)! This bundle comes with the game, and a Wii Wheel, so you won't be forced to play holding your Wiimote only like some kind of chump. Show your friends how lucky you are how awesome the site you frequent on a regular basis is by winning this Wii game starring robotic frogs, turtles, and ladybugs. But, before you enter, make sure you check out the rules below. ...

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