Rumble Racing (PlayStation 2)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 4.0 stars Excellent
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Jeff Gerstmann
• Reviewed on: 04/24/2001
• Updated on: 05/17/2006
• Released on: 04/23/2001
• Originally published on GameSpot: Rumble Racing (PlayStation 2) Review

Rumble Racing is the follow-up to last year's PlayStation racer, NASCAR Rumble. While that game carries the NASCAR license, it doesn't fall into the simulation-style mold you'd expect from a NASCAR game. Rumble Racing, on the other hand, drops the NASCAR license but keeps the fast-paced and exciting gameplay that made its predecessor worthwhile.

Rumble Racing is basically a combination of the shortcut-filled track design and Mario Kart-like power-up and combat systems from NASCAR Rumble and the stunts and turbo systems from EA's 1999 arcade racer, Hot Wheels Turbo Racing. The power-ups and weapons, most of which can be thrown ahead of you or dropped behind, include obvious choices such as turbo boosts and bombs, though the lineup gets pretty out there, including oil bombs, shockwaves, supertraction, and a gigantic twister that simply sucks up every car in its path.

Rumble Racing has a few different modes. The main mode is the championship mode, which is where you'll unlock tracks and new cars while engaging in several three-track battles. Single-race mode lets you race on any of the tracks you've unlocked. Stunt-challenge mode puts you on the track with a timer, and you have to do as many stunts as possible before time runs out. Showdown is a one-lap race against another car. The two-player modes include all the same one-player modes, but you can choose to fend for yourselves or team up against the computer in a co-op mode.

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