Excitebike: World Rally
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Excitebike: World Rally received mixed to positive reviews, which the game hold's a score of 72% on Game Rankings
and a score of 70/100 on Metacritic
. In his review on IGN
, Craig Harris gave the game a 7.9/10 and called it "one of the better WiiWare offerings available." Christian Donlan of Eurogamer
gave the game a 7/10 and said "That's pretty much applicable to the wider experience, really. Like Nintendo's original, ExciteBike: World Rally is simple fun. This is no Trials HD, but it's still great to play as a chummy pass-the-controller game, and nice to have stuck on an SD card for a rainy Sunday afternoon when there are no Columbo re-runs to watch on television. Nostalgic, colourful and modest, this is retro-gaming at its least self-conscious.". Ryan Scott of Gamespy
, However, gave the game 2 stars, and said that the game was fun for a few minutes, Ryan called the game "An unremarkable remake of a game that didn't age too well." and stated "Nothing's truly new or captivating here. It feels like a half-hearted cash-in designed to prey on our nostalgia, not unlike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. It's nothing but a curiosity, fun for the few minutes prior to the realization of just how badly Excitebike has aged.".
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and a score of 70/100 on Metacritic
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. In his review on IGN
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, Craig Harris gave the game a 7.9/10 and called it "one of the better WiiWare offerings available." Christian Donlan of Eurogamer
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gave the game a 7/10 and said "That's pretty much applicable to the wider experience, really. Like Nintendo's original, ExciteBike: World Rally is simple fun. This is no Trials HD, but it's still great to play as a chummy pass-the-controller game, and nice to have stuck on an SD card for a rainy Sunday afternoon when there are no Columbo re-runs to watch on television. Nostalgic, colourful and modest, this is retro-gaming at its least self-conscious.". Ryan Scott of Gamespy
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, However, gave the game 2 stars, and said that the game was fun for a few minutes, Ryan called the game "An unremarkable remake of a game that didn't age too well." and stated "Nothing's truly new or captivating here. It feels like a half-hearted cash-in designed to prey on our nostalgia, not unlike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. It's nothing but a curiosity, fun for the few minutes prior to the realization of just how badly Excitebike has aged.".