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Unfortunately, this is not the first footage of an upcoming F-Zero title for the Wii. Actually, let me go ahead and rephrase that: Fortunately, this is not the first footage of an upcoming F-Zero title for the Wii. What you're looking at is MTV Multiplayer's exclusive gameplay footage of Sidhe Interactive's Speed Racer title for the Wii, available on May 6 to coincide with the film's release.

So where do we start with this? Well, I think they said it best on the MTV Multiplayer blog: "take a look at Speed Racer yourself and see what you think of the very first gameplay video." I applaud their professionalism. We're allowed to say that the game -- solely based on the video -- looks fast but boring, and the voice acting is atrocious. But hey, it takes advantage of the Wii Wheel, so it could be fun ... right? 

Regardless of the game's quality (I certainly hope it's good), this game will sell enough units to justify its release. The Speed Racer hype-machine is already in full effect, with my ten-year-old son asking me -- I swear to God -- if Speed Racer was "a cartoon or something," before demanding I take him to see it when the film hits theaters because it looks "totally sweet." Kids these days ...


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Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:43
Cheeburga
Is that what they are doing to speed racer? Making it all futuristic?
The movie better not be like that..I want a big ass race raging through the mountains to the woods.

I WAS IN THE DAMN SPEED RACER FAN CLUB WHEN I WAS 3.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:44
eternalplayer2345
There's no music in the game? i guess there going for a boring as hell motiff.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:46
Jaren Face
if Speed Racer was "a cartoon or something,"

Ouch, my childhood self just got punched in the stomach.

And yes Cheeburga, the movie is looking just as futuristic as that.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:46
Syn
That just looks....shoddy. I don't like it.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:50
Cheeburga
Dear god why
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:51
the GAMEGOBLIN
Video not accessible.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:52
DeusPayne
ahahah.

If speed racer was a cartoon or something. Priceless.
Aberrant Thought's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:52
Aberrant Thought
Oh man, that driver was terrible. It's almost as though they filmed me playing any racing game I've ever played!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:55
Mxyzptlk
Get off the guardrails dude!
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:58
Scape
The sense of speed certainly looks nice, but it seems to be lacking graphically for this type of game. I agree with Syn, kind of shoddy.
Crapsh00t's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:01
Crapsh00t
Wait, a shovelware title for the Wii? It can't be! I'd rather play F-Zero X for the N64 than this.
crunks's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:04
crunks
I personally feel like it's lacking a sense of real speed. Seems to feel the same whether or not you are going 100 or 300mph.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:18
Holyetheline
F-Zero for Wii will be great... Speed Racer will not.
Starman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:21
Starman
video doesnt even work for canadians what the POOP!
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:23
welkstar
Wait, what?

This is crap. They're ruining Speed Racer!
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:27
Bluefusion
It looks like F-Zero, except real crappy.

F-Zero GX for the GC was awesome...
Faceless's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:29
Faceless
Now I want F-Zero Wii.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:33
Justice
F*ck you MTV and your region locked videos!
Keaglez's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:35
Keaglez
That game looks great!!!!! ............................ hahahaha..no im just kiddin..it looks pretty crappy
ghnvt's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:37
ghnvt
This game just burned my eyes. Please get this atrocity off my damn destructoid.
brosef's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:39
brosef
From the video it looks as if the player will spend more time hitting the bumpers than a bowling alley birthday party for eight-year-olds.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:39
Namelessted
that game looks fucking terrible. everything about that trailer makes the game look boring as hell. It is slow, the sound is terrible, and the voice acting is horrendous. and its not just an occasional voice thing here or there, the computer players are constantly bombarding you with tacky lines.

If this is the best the game has to offer, somebody fucked up big time. I would hope for the best but I would bet that this game gets shitty reviews, from destructoid at least.
MoonJump86's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:43
MoonJump86
The arcade game from Namco is still going to be the best Speed Racer game.

No Auto-Jack Jumping? Bullet Proof Shields? Racer X? Uggg.
dronkmunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:44
dronkmunk
So did we just kind of quit the "GTA week" right in the middle then? I am still waiting on that roundtable with you and lazyman.
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:08
Chicken008
Oh yeah, they hate Canada too..
PraiseChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:16
PraiseChaos
Wait... you have a kid? Awesome.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:17
Nick Chester
@ dronkmunk:

Not lazy, I had a lot of (serious) personal issues come up. Also, the "roundtable" with Ron didn't go quite as smooth as I had hoped. I believe I will be posting it in my Cblog shortly.

For the record, I only missed one day of GTA IV week. :(
Rider Chop's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:31
Rider Chop
Id play it for the amazing voice acting.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 20:19
Redzie
looks headache-inducing. Not just from the visuals but also from those horrible voice overs.
Big Z's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 20:20
Big Z
I think we've all forgotten that the voice acting in the Speed Racer cartoon was that horrible. However the lack of any of the Mach 5's special functions make me give this the thumbs down, big time. No jumpy things from under the car? No saw blades? No glider wings? NOTHING? Bother that nonsense.
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 20:25
necrozen
This looks pretty fun, but the only racing games I play are F-Zero, so of course it would appeal to me. I do hope there are other tracks other than "sky", but I'm sure there will be. The voice acting sounded dumb, but I liked how a picture of the character speaking pops up like a comic book.

I'll probably check it out.
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 20:32
A New Challenger
I hope the framerate of that video was much lower than that of the actual game (due to compression or network speed or whatever.) Still wouldn't fix the lack of music or blaaaaaah track design, but it'd be something anyway.

I had this game on my radar, but it's fallen off now.
dronkmunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 20:38
dronkmunk
Not calling you lazy, I know priorities are what they are. I know workman drinks so no harm no foul. But I only count 3 posts with new information gleaned from your time with the game, and 1 contest. So I will be looking out for your cblog post but I believe my outrage (not really outraged) is justified.
GutZ's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 21:03
GutZ
ITS AN ABOMINATION!
artraider's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 21:11
artraider
So thats what Wipeout sounds like without good music and bad voice acting or any voices at all.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 21:41
AngelsDontBurn
Wow, that constant jabbering could get old real quick.
bmdubya's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 21:54
bmdubya
Man, for going 330 mph, it doesn't look like the cars are going that fast.
Doomtrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 22:42
Doomtrain
ZZZzzz...

It looks like one of those sliding image racing games kids play when they're five, where the road just scrolls towards you and you move the car left and right on a stick.

The tracks look so narrow that I'd bet you're spending all of your attention just staying on the track, never mind trying to keep track of our out-drive the other racers.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 23:03
TrailerParkJesus
Either the controls are shit or the guy who's playing is steering with his feet.

That first explosion was pretty neat though.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 00:55
deanhatescoffee
I think I'd rather play Mario Kart Wii.
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 00:57
Burnt Meatloaf
Oh look... another racing game where the physics model assumes the car has only one wheel, and you can drive sideways without bleeding off speed.

You know, it takes a special kind of retard to make a game like this. I'm not talking about someone who lacks the talent to make a fun game; I'm talking about the kind of person who actually manages to finish a project like this without being overwhelmed by shame. Movie studios will spend millions on fancy special effects for their production, then shovel over the license to a team like this?
kadosho's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 05:20
kadosho
(sigh) Why do they bother making a game like this? F-Zero took itself off the map, by actually being a decent (if not insanely challenging). But this? This is a piece of crap people should not buy.
WDot's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 07:08
WDot
"If only my soul wasn't so dark. I might have enjoyed that."

Really? Is that REALLY the best line you can come up with for a female racer to say when there's a collision?

Also, it looks like they're driving on a fruit-by-the-foot: The track is narrow, overly colorful, and doesn't deviate much at all. BRING ME FZERO FOR THE WII.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 09:51
Necros
YOU CANNOT STOP ME THEY CANNOT STOP ME

I only feel shame and pity for this game.
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