ExciteBots uses real-time pie-in-the-face technology
by JC Fletcher 
on Mar 10th 2009 10:10AM
ExciteBots: Trick Racing is certainly not a realistic "simulation" racing game. However, it's not a kart racer either. As this trailer demonstrates, its long, straightforward track designs and high speeds make it seem most similar to an
F-Zero-like futuristic racing game. Except for the mid-race sandwich-making and giant clown face.
Yes, in addition to the basic high-speed racing, the trailer gives us a look at the minigames involved. They're actually integrated into the race rather than separate events, and most of them are simply played by driving into them. And they are
weird. We didn't realize how much we wanted to make a race car (which is also a mechanical insect) swing from a bar in the middle of a race, but it's a lot.
