Mad Dash Racing
| Mad Dash Racing | |
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 North American Xbox cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Distribution | DVD |
Mad Dash Racing (sometimes referred to as simply Mad Dash) is a racing game for the Xbox and was released as a launch title in November 2001. Plans for Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, and PC versions were cancelled. The video game features the voice of Billy West.
Plot
On a little island on Trem Land, a crazed wizard named Hex, plans to take over the world using RED METEOR CHUNKS. He can't do this on his own so he plans to set up an event to get all the METEOR CHUNKS and return them to Hex.
A number of nasty characters have signed up to the event, think that they have the guts to find the METEOR CHUNKS. All the characters don't know of what Hex is doing, so he waits until all the METEOR CHUNKS have been gathered for world domination. Hex mentions that for the one who brings back all the METEOR CHUNKS, will win a pig. Not according to the contract, one of the contestants named Sid, said that they win a Magic Sceptre. One of the Tremmals (Hex's Henchmen) saying agree with it, so Hex did. This is where the game begins.
Characters
The Characters are split into four different groups. Bashers, Dashers, Gliders. and Bosses They are:
Bashers
These characters are able to break through certain objects.
- Chops
- Big Blu
- Betty
- Roscoe
Dashers
These characters are able to gain quick boosts.
- Sid
- Clawdius
- Spanx
- Synder
- Gex
Gliders
These characters are able to jump farther or glide.
- Zero-G
- Ash
- Faze
- Tek 9
Bosses
These characters have all three powers
- Tremlord
- Hex
You can collect 10 GREEN METEOR CHUNKS and become a Tribrid. A Tribrid you can have Bashers, Dashers and Gliders with just using one character.
Unlockables
Synder- Complete all Time-Trial challenges on every track
Tremlord- Collect all the shortcut medals from every level
Roscoe - Collect all 20 Hex Bux on each level
Hex - Complete the game with the three main characters - Chops, Sid and Zero-G
Tek-9 - Complete the game with any playable character
Gex - Using one profile, complete everything that is needed to get.
Tracks
There are 9 tracks all together. They are:
- Tiki Village
The first and easiest level, consisting of a series of huts and caves.
- Ruins
Ancient jungle ruins riddled with traps and secret passages.
- Dino Oasis
A dinosaur graveyard with tarpits and landslides.
- Mt. Magma
A giant volcano with hot molten lava pools and caverns.
- Pipewerx
Underwater series of pipes and machines.
- Biotech
Organic looking level where machinery and life have become one.
- Alpine Cup
A snowed in town with steep slopes and killer hippie penguins.
- Fortress
First boss level consisting of many secret passages, lava and explosives.
- Castle
Second boss level consisting of traps and a giant reactor.
Music
Numerous licensed music tracks were featured in the game:
- The Crystal Method: "Roll It Up"
- Fatboy Slim: "Acid 8000"
- Juno Reactor: "Nitrogen Part II"
- Mad Dash: "The Mad Dash"
- MDFMK: "Control" and "Rabble Rouser"
- Meat Beat Manifesto: "Fragments", "Number Four"
- Mephisto Odyssey: "Jump", "Some Kinda Freak"
- Moby: "Honey" (note: This is mislabeled in the game as "Insecocutor Dub", and vice versa for "Honey")
- No Use For a Name: "Soulmate"
- Overseer: "Insectocutor Dub" (see note for "Honey"), "Stompbox"
- Propellerheads: "Bang On"
- Überzone: "Rhythm Device"