Chocobo Racing

Chocobo Racing
North American cover art
Developer(s)Square
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Takashi Tokita
Producer(s)Shinji Hashimoto
Artist(s)Toshiyuki Itahana
Writer(s)Takashi Tokita
Composer(s)Kenji Ito
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Chocobo
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: March 18, 1999
  • NA: August 12, 1999[1]
  • EU: October 11, 1999
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Chocobo Racing[a] is a racing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation, A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series and part of the Chocobo spin-off series. It was released in Japan in March 1999, followed by North America and Europe in August and October, respectively. The game's star and namesake is the Chocobo, with other figures from the Final Fantasy series, such as Mog the Moogle, the Black Mage, and Cid being part of the cast. Most of the game's soundtrack is composed using songs from previous Final Fantasy titles. As a formulaic kart racer, Chocobo Racing is often compared to Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing.[2]

Chocobo Racing received generally average reviews, with critics citing its low quality in several aspects of gameplay.[2][3] The game was later released in Japan alongside Chocobo Stallion and Dice de Chocobo as part of the Chocobo Collection. The game was re-released individually as part of the PSone Books series in December 2001. It was released in Japan as a PSOne Classic on February 10, 2009.[4]

  1. ^ IGN staff (August 12, 1999). "And They're Off!". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b James Mielke (April 23, 1999). "Chocobo Racing Review [Import]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Douglass C. Perry (August 18, 1999). "Chocobo Racing Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "チョコボレーシング ~幻界へのロード~". PlayStation.com (Japan) (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2009.


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