| Muppet RaceMania | |
|---|---|
 PAL cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Traveller's Tales |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | James Cunliffe John Hodskinson |
| Composer(s) | Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra Michael Giacchino |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Muppet RaceMania is a PlayStation racing game based on The Muppets franchise that was developed by Traveller's Tales and released in 2000.
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The game includes 25 playable muppet characters and 25 vehicles. Players can race on 34 tracks based on locations throughout The Muppets franchise.
In a race, there are stars and fruits on the track which the racers can collect. A star gives the racer one of three weapons which can be used to attack other racers. Collecting fruit increases a colored gauge. Once the gauge is full, the racer can do one of two super moves: one the cripples the other racers, and one that makes the racer fly and move faster. The effect of the super move ends once the gauge empties.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 70% [3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10 [4] |
| EP Daily | 6/10 [5] |
| Game Informer | 5/10 [6] |
| GameFan | 63% [7] [lower-alpha 1] |
| GameRevolution | B [8] |
| GameSpot | 5.1/10 [9] |
| IGN | 8.3/10 [10] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20 [11] |
| Next Generation |   [12] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 9/10 [13] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [14] |
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [3] However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A substandard kart racer that unsuccessfully relies upon the Muppets' huge charisma to overcome its technical shortcomings." [12]
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