

Either way works well, but old-school gamers will most likely want to stick to classic. This time around players are given the choice between classic and default (or motion) controls. Each race last two laps, and I found that shorter races were more difficult as you have to run them to near perfection in order to obtain those coveted S ranks. You're constantly going forward, competing laps as you leap off hills, ramps, and even other racers' heads as you dodge patches of dirt that will slow you down, stretches of grass, and concrete barriers that can either be avoided, hopped over via a wheelie, or crashed into. As stated before, achieving a given time will allow you access to the next course or cup.Įach track is a linear affair as per usual with the Excitebike-style games. Sure, they can get in your way and make you crash, but your real opponent is the clock. There are other racers on the track racing with you, but they're not your opponent. However, all you need to pass a certain course is a B rank. You get S ranks by beating a certain time on each track. A whole assortment of the rainbow is available by the end of the game. By achieving S ranks in the various cups, you'll be rewarded new color skins for your bike. The one thing Excite Truck and Excitebots veterans will notice is that many of the backgrounds are taken directly from those two games. These range from Mexico, Canada, and Fiji to London, New York, and Paris. This has you playing four cups with four races each. The solo single-player mode in the revamped Excitebike is the World Tour.
