''Mickey's Racing Adventure'' is a

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video game developed by Rare and published by

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for the

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in 1999. It was followed by ''

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'' in 2001.

Gameplay

''Mickey's Racing Adventure'' is a

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game with

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elements. It is played from an

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perspective and races consist of land or water tracks.

Development and release

''Mickey's Racing Adventure'' was developed by Rare over the course of approximately six months. It is the company's second

game and its extra mini-games are based on classics such as '' Loco-Motion''. It supports the Game Boy Color's

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port to transmit data between machines, including unlocking a secret track in ''

''. The game was released in November 1999.

Reception

''Mickey's Racing Adventure'' received positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' reviewer Craig Harris felt that it was Rare's "first real quality Game Boy Color-exclusive title" after their "atrocious" ''

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'', while ''

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'' praised the number of tracks and characters to choose from, stating that ''Mickey's Racing Adventure'' "shows how

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racers should be done". ''

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'' said that the game successfully combines the exploration aspects of Rare's ''

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'' with the racing style of '' R.C. Pro-Am'' for the

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, but criticised the lack of a

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mode.

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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.

References

External links

* {{Rare 1999 video games Game Boy Color games Game Boy Color-only games Mickey Mouse video games Nintendo games Racing video games Rare (company) games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by David Wise