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The Need for Cartoon Speed.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: January 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is better than "Cartoon Network Speedway" for Game Boy Advance !

Why ? Well, this crazy cool DS game features your favorite Cartoon Network characters as they go head to head with each other in a racing game that's gets you easily hooked on. Please note that this game features FORMER favorite characters from shows like "Dexter's Laboratory", "The Powerpuff Girls", "Courage the Cowardly Dog", and "Cow and Chicken"; not current favorites like "Billy and Mandy", "Foster's", and "Ed, Edd n Eddy". I'll have to admit, though, it's nice to see them back in action again. In fact, you'll also hear the original voices, too.

Like "Mario Kart DS", you get to choose any of your favorite characters such as Johnny Bravo, I. M. Weasel, Dexter, Courage, or any of the Powerpuff Girls and play in uniquely themed tracks. You can even go wireless with a few friends and see who's the best. Unlike "Mario Kart DS", this game has unique powerups like chili pepper boosts, wheel spikes, and smokescreens. Plus, attacking enemies and collecting stars in each track lets you fill up a power bar to unleash a special attack from Dexter's "De-Atomizer" and Johnny's "Kung Fu Attack" to Blossom's "Freeze Breath" and Cow's "Super Cow Boost".

But wait, there's more ! While driving along, look for hidden coins on each track. If you can't find any, that's okay; you'll get bonus coins if you place first. Once you have enough, you'll be able to buy mini games, kart upgrades, new characters, and even three bonus cartoons ! Another one of my favorite features is the "Sketchbook Challenge" where you test your drawing skills by tracing the playable characters.

The "Cartoon Network Fan (CN Fan)" wants you to give this amazing game a try: both the DS and the PS2 versions. It's good for those of you that yearn for the older series. Of course you can also check out the Cartoon Network website for full-length videos of the older series and some new stuff, too.

Starts off good but doesn't end that way.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game starts off real nice. You have a choice of the PPG, Cow & Chicken, Johnny Bravo, Dexter, I M Weasel...and I think that's it; there may be a couple more. But it's clear from the empty slots that later in the game you can get more characters. In the beginning you race a championship. You have to win the championship in 1st place in order to get the next one; there are 4 championships in all. But once you get the last one, the game gets a bit boring.

Basically there are only the 4 championship races. After you get all four, then what you're competing for is higher difficulty/speed levels, but the races are all the same. A BIG negative.

During the races you can get coins. Once you get enough you can go to the "Toon Up" shop and buy things like the hidden characters, 2 hidden games, and even 3 cartoons. But again, once you get all the characters, the game gets boring. You're also supposed to buy "souped up" cars for each person to correspond with the higher levels (ex. you get to difficulty/speed level 2 and want to race with Johnny, you have to buy Johnny's level 2 car); otherwise when you get to the next difficulty level you won't have anyone to choose from. That means you'll be racing the same championship level for quite a while just to get enough coins to buy new cars for all the characters. Even worse, the "souped up" versions are no different in design or power than the originals.

The biggest drawback is that you can't race any track individually. You either race a championship (4 specific tracks) or time trial, where you race against your best time, but with no other characters. This means that you can't pick a favorite track and race just for the fun of it.

Another drawback is no battle option, which would have been awesome considering the characters you have to work with.

One unique thing is that each character has its own special move. You collect stars during the races, and when you get enough energy you can use your special move. The only thing sometimes it takes forever to get enough energy, and then you can only use the move 2-3 times before you run out. There's a cheat code you can find on the Net that'll let you have unlimited energy, which is handy.

Overall, this game starts off well, but after you race the championships on the first speed level the excitement fades quickly. In fact, there's also a cheat code with this game that allows you to unlock the entire game, but I suggest you play it for yourself first, or else you'll REALLY get bored.

Not really as good as MKDS or DKRDS!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: February 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game for my niece since she is a huge fan of Power Puff Girls! We played this game once and were really disappointed. Why? Simply put, every single thing in it sucks like hell, from graphic, game play, music, replay value, etc. Worst of all, however, is that this game doesn't have Wi-Fi! We rather play MKDS or DKRDS! Do not buy this game. You might regret you did! I sure did at least.

DS Cartoon Network Racing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 11 year old son enjoys the game. Anything racing is good for him and the addition of the fact that it is Cartoon network makes it even better.

My kids love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have 2,4,6 & 10 year old gamers in my home and this game holds their attention for hours if I let it. It's intense and they concentrate on winning. If I ever want some quiet time, I will tell them to play this game. Highly recommended.

Not fair.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is too pixely to be considered DS quality. The graphics just aren't what they could be. Plus, you have to come in first place in every race just to unlock the next set of courses. That's just not fair. Some people don't play video games to win; they play them to have fun.

My Nephew loves it!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got this as a Christmas gift for my nephew and he loves it, hes 9 years old and loves race cars as well as being able to race with his favorite characters...I recommend this to anyone who has a cartoon network lover at home ;-)

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