The cartoonish racing arena has just gotten a new entrant to do battle with the Mario Karts of the world. Heracles Chariot Racing revs up on the scene freshly from being ported over from the PlayStation 2 and arrives on the Wii via WiiWare. Neko Entertainment brings us this Greek version of a kart racer with the title character Heracles along with eight other combatants from the Grecian world. You have your choice of a satyr, a god named Poseidon, a Minotaur, and the lovely lady with the snakes coming out of her hair medusa and a few more other mythological creatures.
A whole lotta bite-sized offerings can be played on any PSP or your PS3 and downloaded directly from the PlayStation Store. Meant to be simple in approach, Minis are nuggets of pure game design, and accordingly they're usually priced quite a bit cheaper than full-blown games. Every week, IGn will be taking a look at what's hit the Store and offering up a simple verdict on the various offerings.
GamingXP: Take the two great franchises, "Disney's Hercules" and Nintendo's "Mario Kart", you escape the magic of the reputable and licensed characters, and then mix vigorously.
Gamez writes: "That many games would benefit from the success of Mario Kart is now no secret. Heracles Chariot Racing unashamedly uses the same elements of Mario Kart in a different setting."
