Excitebike: World Rally
| Excitebike: World Rally | |
|---|---|
European artwork | |
| Developer(s) | Monster Games Nintendo SPD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Richard Garcia |
| Producer(s) | Kensuke Tanabe Shinya Takahashi |
| Composer(s) | Daisuke Shiiba |
| Series | Excite |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Excitebike: World Rally, known as Excitebike: World Race in Japan and Excitebike: World Challenge in PAL regions, is a racing video game developed by Nintendo and Monster Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the fifth title in the Excite racing series, and is the first since the original Excitebike to feature classic 2D racing. The game was announced through the NOA edition of the Nintendo Channel in October 2009, via an episode of Nintendo Week, and was released shortly after as a WiiWare title in North America on November 9, in Japan on February 2, 2010, and in the PAL region on February 5.
World Rally borrows the same concept as the racing title released for the NES in 1984. The game's core design is that of a time trial arcade racer; that is, each race sees players attempting to get to the finish line in the shortest period of time possible. In contrast to that NES game, the game included an online multiplayer mode, where the players could play anonymously over the internet, or with friends in a similar fashion to Mario Kart Wii. The game received mixed reviews from critics.