Speed Racer The Videogame (Console)

On May 6 2008, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment released a video game in conjunction with the Speed Racer movie. The Wii and PlayStation 2 versions were made by Sidhe Interactive, while the Nintendo DS version was developed by Virtuos. The PS2 port released September 16 2008, four months after the Nintendo versions.

In Speed Racer: The Videogame, players are able to race as Speed or 19 other characters from the movie. The cars can smash, jump, flip and spin in the "car-fu" style of the movie, as they race at over 350 mph through stadium tracks. A split-screen mode allows multi-person play.

John Gaeta, the co-supervisor of visual fx for the movie, collaborated with Warner Brothers and Sidhe Interactive to help ensure that the game's aesthetic would match the movie's.

Characters
The Wii version of the game features 20 playable characters, while the PS2 version adds five other exclusive drivers bringing the total number to 25. The DS version however, only features 16 racers.

Wii & PS2 Versions
The game's tracks take place in five different events or environments (six in the PS2 version), each including six tracks; three clockwise tracks of different lengths and three counterclockwise versions of the same ones.

(*) Skorost is only available in the PS2 version.

DS Version
The DS version features completely different tracks taking place in seven different "Arenas", each including three tracks. Excluding the Cosmopolis Arena which only includes one track.

Cast

 * Emile Hirsch as the voice of Speed
 * Christina Ricci as the voice of Trixie
 * Matthew Fox as the voice of Racer X

Platforms

 * Wii (developed by Sidhe Interactive)
 * Nintendo DS (developed by Virtuos
 * Playstation 2 (developed by Sidhe Interactive; released with the DVD)

Trivia

 * In the PS2 version, Chim Chim was an unlockable character despite not being a racer himself. Chim Chim never appears as a opponent, only awarded after finishing every championship.
 * The DS version had a whole different style of not only gameplay, but different skins for the cars, new tracks, new ranking system and more.
 * The PS2 and Wii are similar but have some noticeable differences:
 * The PS2 class 1 have 8 racers, class 2 have 10 racers, and class 3 have 12 racers. Only an increase of 2 racers.
 * The Wii class 1 have 12 racers, class 2 have 16 racers, and class 3 have 20 racers (which is all of the racers). There is a increase of 4 racers.
 * In the Wii, when selecting a Racer, they will talk unlike the PS2.
 * The textures of the Wii version have much higher resolution.
 * A PS3 port of the game was tested before the original versions even released in preparation for a sequel, but as the movie bombed in the box office, it was ultimately cancelled.