| Mickey's Racing Adventure | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Rare |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Composer | David Wise |
| Platform | Game Boy Color |
| Release |
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| Genres | Racing,Kart racing,adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Mickey's Racing Adventure is aracing video game developed byRare and published byNintendo for theGame Boy Color in 1999. It was followed byMickey's Speedway USA in 2001.
Mickey's Racing Adventure is asingle-playerracing game withadventure elements.[1] It is played from anisometric perspective and races consist of land or water tracks.[2]
Mickey's Racing Adventure was developed byRare over the course of approximately six months.[3] It is the company's secondGame Boy Color game and its extra mini-games are based on classics such asLoco-Motion.[4] It supports the Game Boy Color'sinfrared port to transmit data between machines, including unlocking a secret track inMickey's Speedway USA.[1][5] The game was released in November 1999.[4]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 83.75% (4 reviews)[10] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [6] |
| GameSpot | 9/10[2] |
| IGN | 8/10[1] |
| N64 Magazine |  [7] |
| Nintendo Power | 8/10[8] |
| Nintendo, le Magazine Officiel | 92%[9] |
Mickey's Racing Adventure received positive reviews from critics.IGN reviewer Craig Harris felt that it was Rare's "first real quality Game Boy Color-exclusive title" after their "atrocious"Conker's Pocket Tales,[1] whileGameSpot praised the number of tracks and characters to choose from, stating thatMickey's Racing Adventure "shows howGame Boy racers should be done".[2]N64 Magazine said that the game successfully combines the exploration aspects of Rare'sDiddy Kong Racing with the racing style ofR.C. Pro-Am for theNintendo Entertainment System, but criticised the lack of amultiplayer mode.[7]Game Informer gave the game an overall score of 8 out of 10 noting the game being well designed, especially for a Disney game, and commenting that the game has plenty of racing courses, characters, power ups and vehicle upgrades.[11]
