SPOGS Racing (WiiWare)

SPOGS Racing

In driver’s ed, they teach you that crashing into other vehicles is bad form. SPOGS Racing, from D2C Games, takes a different tack.

By careening into your competitors’ unusually shaped SPOGS Racers, you can take their parts - pre-owned engines, brakes, tailpipesm etc. - and use the spoils to upgrade your own ride. The automotive pick-pocketing takes place in a dozen venues, including traditional racing ovals, road courses, and stunt tracks.

When you’re not busy going SPOG-to-SPOG with rivals, you’ll fly off ramps and negotiate loops (also recommended in your driver’s ed class). Obviously, the SPOGS Racers are not your parents’ Camry. They’re designed to spin, drift, flip over, and (most of all) crash a lot. They’re also equipped with six kinds of weapons, which you can use to slow down your opponents so that you can mug them.

The title uses your choice of three control schemes, one of which is what has become the standard for motion control in driving games - you hold the remote horizontally with both hands and tilt it to steer. In addition to quick races, you can enjoy the game in Battle mode (essentially a nonstop series of collisions) and Season mode (which sees you through races on every track.)

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1. Rossi 07 Mar 2008, 12:53 GMT

Any screemshots on this?

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2. Serpent 07 Mar 2008, 21:18 GMT

I'am interested in seeing what this looks like. Sounds like a whacky twisted metal/Burnout type game.

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3. Jonno 07 Mar 2008, 21:57 GMT

@Rossi - There is a screenshot in the latest Nintendo Power issue. It has been reported to look like an 'early GameCube game'. For the time being, I guess you'll just have to wait for the latest Official Nintendo Magazine and skim through it. Hopefully they'll have a few new tidbits of info and a/some screenshot(s) of SPOGS Racing.

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4. ZEIDO 08 Mar 2008, 11:24 GMT

Won't we get Remakes in the WiiWare world?

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5. Jonno 08 Mar 2008, 16:24 GMT

@ZEIDO - Hopefully, though no one knows at this time. I'm hoping for some Castlevania remakes of ones that cannot make it onto the Virtual Console since it doesn't support the certain console it is on. For instance, a 3D remake of Aria of Sorrow, possibly the most popular Castlevania game and one I've not been able to play, would be awesome. Some Japanese Fire Emblem remakes wouldn't hurt, either; though they can just be translated and released with their original graphics, which is probably the case, and a case I'm good with as well.

I'm more excited for some of the more original titles like LIT, LostWinds, My Life as a King, and SPOGS, more than remakes, however.

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6. GameGod3008 24 Mar 2008, 22:03 GMT

Another maybe for me

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7. KirbyPunk 26 Mar 2008, 03:18 GMT

I'm actually pretty interested in this. Looks like a great original game for WiiWare.

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8. TheLuigiDude 07 Apr 2008, 03:24 GMT

I have NP and the graphics look okay when it comes to the models (though the screens are very small), but the textures look terrible. BUT, as a reviewer I cannot base a game on graphics only (and heck, it's a Wiiware game), but gameplay wise it sounds like it could be very good or be a complete failure.

I guess it'll come down to balancing and controls?

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