When I played Homie Rollerz at PAX*, two things occurred to me: first, that I am absolutely not the target audience for this game (in that I'm not a fan of the Homies toy franchise) and that it would be amazing and pretty hilarious if the game turned out to be a really good kart racer. The version I played was way too early to make any judgments, but these videos at least show progress being made. There's a second video after the break.
Will Homie Rollerz be a Mario Kart killer? Well, no. Probably not, right? Trying to look at the thing objectively, however, and not as a weird licensed game, I can say that I like the track designs. It's got a lot of tunnels, which is interesting and different from the more open-air track designs of Mario Kart. Also it's online, which really makes any game better. I also feel the need to mention burrito car.
*I'm not trying to brag about having played Homie Rollerz or anything -- just stating my experience with the title.
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1-04-2008 @ 3:33PM
Lianne said...
I've always found the Homies toy franchise disturbing. "Put a quarter in this machine and a minority stereotype pops out!"
That said, if this turns out to be a great racer, I will laugh extremely hard.
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1-06-2008 @ 1:01AM
aliquis said...
Looks like it suck ass, moves like shit and a level where you can't see what is happening and therefor react? Crap.
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3-02-2008 @ 2:01PM
rk said...
Sounds like they got the guys who did the soundtrack to "Breakdancin": for the Commodore 64 to come out of retirement to do this soundtrack.
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