Antz Extreme Racing Explained

Antz Extreme Racing is a 2002 racing video game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Empire Interactive. The game is based on the 1998 DreamWorks Animation film Antz. The game was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. The Game Boy Advance version of Antz Extreme Racing was developed by Magic Pockets and released on 20 November 2002.

Gameplay

Antz Extreme Racing is set in each of the four temperate seasons and has four different types of races: driving, flying on the backs of insects, running, and snowboarding or surfing. The game features both a single-player and multiplayer mode; the split screen multiplayer mode supports up to four players.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "unfavourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

IGNs Ivan Sulic and GameSpys Michael Nam both criticized the game for its lacking personality and repetitive gameplay and for offering nothing new to the racing game genre.