Category: Racing

Title: NASCAR Unleashed
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: Watching those cars take all those left turns, you have to wonder, what could those machines do if they were turned loose on a city street? Here’s your answer! NASCAR takes its racing experience over the top by taking the race off the track in NASCAR Unleashed. Drive the cars of 15 of NASCAR’s biggest stars, including Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, and Dale Jr. Race on iconic tracks like Daytona, Talledega, Martinsville, and Chicagoland. Things really get interesting when you explode off the track and onto the streets, beaches, and terrain nearby. Learn techniques like drafting, check your position and stats in the Heads-Up Display, and more.

Title: Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/1/2011
Overview: NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson is willing to take just about anything for a spin. He gives you a chance to hit the track in some unexpected rides in this anything-goes kart racer. Slap some horsepower on everyday objects and race dumpsters, drive lawnmowers, and more in elimination-style races on increasingly difficult tracks. Pick up some optional equipment mid-race with weapons power-ups that let you launch missiles, knock over opponents, and cause chaos. Race over trap triggers to release hazards that do even more damage – sometimes to the drivers behind you and sometimes to the ones you’re trying to catch.

Title: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2012
Overview: The rules of the road no longer apply in this Sonic racing challenge where you’ll leave the track, soar into the air, and rocket across the water! Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed puts you in control of vehicles that convert from racers to fliers to boats and back. Switch between vehicle modes to conquer terrain that could shift at any moment. Use powerful All-Star moves and build up your skills to avoid or block power-up attacks by other players. Playable characters include favorites from Sonic games, plus Gilius Thunderhead from Golden Axe, Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, and other characters from the Sega universe. Up to eight racers can compete in an online Grand Prix or Battle Arenas Modes.

Title: Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/28/2012
Overview: The monster madness goes underground in this roller-racing challenge where you’ll skate through the catacombs beneath Monster High! The Skultimate Roller Maze is packed with monstrous obstacles and treacherous hazards waiting to send your hopes of victory to an early grave. Compete as your favorite Monster High character and choose your team. Get help from your teammates, using each character’s special abilities and monstrous power-ups to flex your ghoul power and roll past your opponents. Multiple difficulty levels and a variety of gameplay options make sure each race is a scream!

Title: NASCAR the Game: Inside Line
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/5/2012
Overview: Experience NASCAR racing any way you want in NASCAR the Game: Inside Line! From quick-hit challenges to the race for the checkered flag to the relentless pursuit of the Sprint Cup, it’s all here. Compete as your favorite driver in Season Mode. Create your own driver and compete over multiple years in Career Mode. You’ll not only jockey for position with other drivers on the track, you’ll compete to earn your team dollars from over 60 official NASCAR sponsors. Relive the most remarkable moments in racing history in Challenge Mode. Pick from over 120 customizable looks for your car in the Paint Booth, face off with friends in split-screen multiplayer, and more.

Title: Aladdin Magic Racer
Publisher: Red Wagon Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/29/2011
Overview: Speed through a whole new world on top of a magical flying carpet. Aladdin and his friends soar through the skies and dive into the oceans of some of the world’s most beautiful places while racing to the finish line. Hop on the Wii Balance Board and steer your magical flying carpet away from opponent attacks while setting your own traps to stay one step ahead. Join up with three friends for simultaneous multiplayer split-screen action or compete in a variety of competitive mini-games.

Title: Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/21/2011
Overview: NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson is willing to take just about anything for a spin. He gives you a chance to hit the track in some unexpected rides in this anything-goes kart racer. Slap some horsepower on everyday objects and race dumpsters, drive lawnmowers, and more in elimination-style races on increasingly difficult tracks. Pick up some optional equipment mid-race with weapons power-ups that let you launch missiles, knock over opponents, and cause chaos. Race over trap triggers to release hazards that do even more damage – sometimes to the drivers behind you and sometimes to the ones you’re trying to catch.

Title: Dreamworks Super Star Kartz
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: When these movie stars race, they don’t call in stunt doubles! Your favorite characters from DreamWorks animated films hit the track for a racing extravaganza that’s as outrageous as some of their movies. Compete for the checkered flag with the stars of Shrek, Madagascar, Monsters Vs. Aliens, and How to Train Your Dragon. Choose from a variety of different races, including Time Trial, Circuit,  Battle, and four-player split screen. Use power-ups to rocket past the competition on twisting turning tracks filled with challenges of their own. Announcer King Julien is on hand to call all the action.

Title: Need for Speed The Run
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: Jack is no different from any marked man. All he needs to do to save his life is make a clean getaway. Only, for Jack, the clean at the end of his getaway lies 3,000 miles away. Make a mad dash for survival in the greatest illegal street race of all: The Run. It starts in San Francisco, ends in New York, and breaks every law of the road in between. Survive, and you’ll finish the race. Win, and you’ll get to survive afterward. You’ll leave the car for the first time in a Need for Speed game. Meanwhile, the Autolog feature constantly tracks your performance, so you’re always competing against your friends.

Title: Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/13/2013
Overview: The monster madness goes underground in this 3D roller-racing challenge where you’ll skate through the catacombs beneath Monster High! The Skultimate Roller Maze is packed with monstrous obstacles and treacherous hazards waiting to send your hopes of victory to an early grave. Compete as your favorite Monster High character and choose your team. Get help from your teammates, using each character’s special abilities and monstrous power-ups to flex your ghoul power and roll past your opponents. Multiple difficulty levels and a variety of gameplay options make sure each race is a scream!

Title: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Publisher: Sega
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/11/2013
Overview: The rules of the road no longer apply in this Sonic racing challenge where you’ll leave the track, soar into the air, and rocket across the water! Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed puts you in control of vehicles that convert from racers to fliers to boats and back. Switch between vehicle modes to conquer terrain that could shift at any moment. Earn All-Star moves and use them to crush your opponents. The more guts you show on the track, the more powerful the moves you earn! The 20 playable characters include favorites from Sonic games and other characters from the Sega universe. Up to eight racers can compete online.

Title: Spy Hunter
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Classic rides never go out of style. One of the most notorious vehicles in all of gaming hits the road again in this Spy Hunter reboot. In 1983 a top secret project began. The code name: Spy Hunter. It was shut down for years. Now, it’s back, and with it the sleek sports car that blasted enemies with missiles, got rocket-powered turbo boots, and sent tailgaters careening off the road with oil slicks! Take the wheel of the car built for speed and rigged for combat. It’s been recharged with new weapons and new gadgets. You’ll race to put a stop to a global terrorist network while spending very little time putting on the brakes.

Title: Monster 4X4 3D
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: The mud-conquering tires. The car-crushing stunts. Experience all the mayhem of monster truck madness in 3D! Choose your hulking piece of horsepower from 20 playable 4x4s in styles ranging from dune buggies to monster trucks, plus ridiculous rides like school buses, cranes, and burger and ice cream trucks. Customize your vehicle with with 36 different performance upgrades and 30 custom skins. Crush the competition in arcade-style combat racing in five environments. Take on 15 missions that offer a variety of challenges, but have one thing in common: real-time destruction for both vehicles and the world around them.

Title: F1 2011
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/8/2011
Overview: Get maximum speed, maximum racing realism, and the added boost of 3D graphics in the official game of the 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix! You’ll find all the official drivers, tracks, teams, and rule changes from the 2011 season. Live the full-throttle F1 experience, from paying your dues as a rookie to sitting on top of the world as a champion. Tune your car’s performance to the specs your knowledge allows or let your AI Race Engineer handle it. Race the new-for-2011 Grand Prix of India and the returning legendary Nurburging circuit as you immerse yourself in the high-speed lifestyle of the best drivers on the planet.

Title: Face Racers: Photo Finish
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/5/2011
Overview: There are games that let you create a custom racer – and then there is this kart racer that tops them all! Face Racers: Photo Finish lets you use your 3DS camera to add pictures all over the track. You can put a picture on your avatar, load one into the landscape, and even create your own picture-perfect power-ups. Use the 3DS gyroscope controls to guide your speeding racer through the twists and turns of 20 race tracks. Customization goes beyond the photo op with up to 100 ways to tweak your avatar and plenty of options for fine-tuning the look and performance of your car.

Title: Mario Kart 7
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 12/3/2011
Overview: Mario Kart heads to a new dimension in visuals and takes the race along with it! The first version of the classic Kart racer made for 3DS takes your Kart places its never been: into the air and underwater. This time, when you take the plunge, you’re not doomed to fall behind. You’ll fire up your propellor and keep racing underwater. New glider capabilities let you soar off jumps and make up ground – or rack up coins and other rewards – while you’re in the air. Deeper levels of pre-race customization let you swap out parts and fine-tune your Kart to give yourself just the edge you’re looking for.

Title: Dreamworks Super Star Kartz
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: When these movie stars race, they don’t call in stunt doubles! Your favorite characters from DreamWorks animated films hit the track for a racing extravaganza that’s as outrageous as some of their movies. Compete for the checkered flag with the stars of Shrek, Madagascar, Monsters Vs. Aliens, and How to Train Your Dragon. Choose from a variety of different races, including Time Trial, Circuit,  Battle, and four-player split screen. Use power-ups to rocket past the competition on twisting turning tracks filled with challenges of their own. Announcer King Julien is on hand to call all the action.

Title: Need for Speed The Run
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: Make a mad dash for survival in the greatest illegal street race of all: The Run. It starts in San Francisco, ends in New York, and breaks every law of the road in between. Survive, and you’ll finish the race. Win, and you’ll get to survive afterward. White-knuckle racing has you careening through environments from coast-to-coast while the story unfolds in 2D cutscenes. The competition isn’t limited to the drivers around you. The Autolog feature constantly tracks your performance. Even if you’re not in multiplayer, you’re always competing against your friends. If you need an instant head-to-head fix, post your times on StreetPass to see who you’re up against nearby.

Title: NASCAR Unleashed
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: Watching those cars take all those left turns, you have to wonder, what could those machines do if they were turned loose on a city street? Here’s your answer! NASCAR takes its racing experience over the top by taking the race off the track in NASCAR Unleashed. Drive the cars of 15 of NASCAR’s biggest stars, including Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, and Dale Jr. Race on iconic tracks like Daytona, Talledega, Martinsville, and Chicagoland. Things really get interesting when you explode off the track and onto the streets, beaches, and terrain nearby. Learn techniques like drafting, check your position and stats in the Heads-Up Display, and more.

Title: Cars 2
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: Join your favorite Cars characters as they learn how to complete missions that have a lot more at stake than a checkered flag in this game inspired by the second Cars movie. Travel to CHROME, the Command Headquarters for Recon Operations and Motorized Espionage, where you’ll learn top-secret spy techniques. Play as 20 of  your favorite characters and use cutting-edge gadgets as you learn how to put the brakes on enemies. But it’s not all missions – there’s still time for a good old-fashioned auto race. Unlock bonus content through Street Pass, compete against friends and family in four-person multiplayer, and choose to play in 3D or 2D presentation.