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LEGO Racers lets players make their own LEGO vehicles and drivers and pits them against other LEGO racers to become the greatest LEGO racing champion of all time.

Racing on Johnny Thunder's Track.
Racing on Johnny Thunder's Track.












Summary:



Upon release, Lego Racers was noted for its creation tools which allowed the player to create their own vehicle and driver.
At the time the concept was regarded as innovative, and is one which has transcended through many other genres and is a staple in many new releases today.
The player could then take their custom vehicle and driver for use in the game's adventure mode.
The adventure mode consisted of numerous different worlds, each inhibiting their own end of series boss aswell as track. Upon defeat of the boss, their lego head, torso and legs, aswell as vehicle were them available to the player for use in the creation modes.
The game reaches a climax as the player must defeat "Rocket Racer" the fastest racer in the lego universe, in order to claim the final trophy and title the ultimate lego racer.

Customization :



Lego Racers offers much in the way of customization. The player's car can be customized, using the Lego builder,  by adding Lego Bricks and various accessories onto a variety of unchangable pre-built chassis. Characters can also be customized in a way that , for the time, was quite revolutionary and innovative. The player can customize his/her character by changing headwear, heads, torsos, and legs.

Modes:



Circuit-


    In Lego Racers, players race on one of seven circuits against upto five opponents. The object of this mode is to gain the most points by placing high on the race standings. A circuit lasts four races. Each circuit has a racer who performs on a higher level than the other opponents. This racer is called the "Circuit Champion" and are specific to each course. The seventh circuit has one race against, the main opponent throughout the game, Rocket Racer.

Time Race-


    In the time racer mode, the player races against Veronic Voltage. Veronic drives a ghost car that doesn't collide with any other cars. If the player wins the race on all the tracks of the first three circuits, Veronica's car set is given to the player.

Multiplayer-


    Lego Racers offers a simple, 2 player split-screen mode in which 2 players on the same computer/console can play in a multiplayer free mode. The second player is required to plug in either a gamepad or a joystick.

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