Action Girlz Racing

Action Girls Racing
Developer(s)	Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s)	Metro 3D
Platform(s)	Wii, PlayStation 2, Windows
Release date(s)	PC ‹See Tfd› EU: 23 July 2005[1] PlayStation 2 ‹See Tfd› EU: 15 September 2005[2] Wii ‹See Tfd› EU: 26 October 2007 ‹See Tfd› AUS: 8 January 2008 ‹See Tfd› NA: 29 January 2008[3]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Action Girls Racing is a racing video game produced by Data Design Interactive. It was released in 2005 in Europe for Windows and PlayStation 2. A version for the PlayStation Portable was also announced for that same year, but was cancelled.^[4] In 2007, the game was ported to the Wii in Europe.^[5] In North America, the game was only released on Wii.

Gameplay

In this game, the player can choose one of the 8 Action Girls. Each course has 4 environments to race in; this includes day and night modes. The game does have multiplayer mode, that allows up to 4 players to play at a time.

Reception

The Wii version belatedly received a score of 0.8/10 on IGN in 2009, a full year after the game's release. Reviewer Lucas M. Thomas stated "Grab your lipstick, start your engine and get ready for, quite possibly, the worst Wii game of 2008".^[6] Out of the reviews, the general consensus on Action Girls Racing is one star. The Wiiviewr, an internet Video Game critic, claimed that the game "is as much fun as a root canal, and almost as painful to play."^[7]

References

1. PC version release data, GameFAQs.com.
2. PlayStation 2 version release data, GameFAQs.com.
3. Wii version release data, GameFAQs.com.
4. PlayStation Portable version info, IGN.
5. Data Design Interactive to offer Wii games in 2007 - Monster Trux Extreme - Offroad Edition for Wii News - VideoGamer.com
6. Action Girlz Racing Review, IGN.
7. "Action Girlz Racing Review (Wii)". YouTube.com.