Excitebots details explosion

Monster Games have given the gaming media some hands-on time with Excitebots, who are positively dripping with new information about the quirky new racers game modes and vehicles. Our pals at GoNintendo have done us the service of sucking out all the juicy info from IGNs preview of the game, who mentioned the racer plays like a 3D reincarnation of Uniracers, Wario Ware mixed with racing. List of all the new features detailed inside.

– Bots have weight, grip, boost power, and boost longevity stats
– Available from the start: frog, beetle, ladybug, bat, turtle, and grasshopper
– Win races, get stars, unlock new bots
– Four stock colors, seven unlockable ones, and one special design
– Bots available for purchase at beginning of game: mouse, mantis, and hummingbird
– Rubber-band bars act as a trampoline for more tricks
– Question mark boxes morph terrain/open shortcuts/start micro-challenges,Only the person that opens the box gets the challenge
– Bottle rocket can be used to boost
– Hammer smashes the ground and causes shockwaves
– Collect wrench to transform into bipedal bot
– Slam down left/right alternately to sprint
– Hit ramps while running to transform into a glider bot
– Tilt up for loft, tilt down for speed
– Collect butterflies while gliding, land on a sunflower to get even more stars
– Online mode: Poker Race mode – three specific tracks, each player given a hand of 5 cards while racing, select cards to swap-out with d-pad, run into cards to pick them up, press A to call your hand and cash it in, poker rules apply, and higher hand gets you more stars
– Two specific control styles alongside Wii Wheel support
– SD music support from first game not in this build, not ruled out yet
– Egypt, Scotland, Mexico, China, Kilimanjaro, Finland and more

Source: GoNintendo