Functional for the most part, 'Pocket Bike Racer' is a bog standard racer that has a few race varieties that'll have you driving each map to complete different objectives like building up gadget energy to hit foes and being the first to cross through enough cone slaloms. The problem is that outside of the standard gadget races, I never had any real trouble coming in first.
It still blows my mind that Burger King made 3 video games starring their weird, hilarious King mascot that cost just $5 each. I miss the days of companies doing weird shit like this. None of the games were particularly good but I still enjoyed them and they hit at the perfect time in my life when I was going to BK a lot. <3 Chicken Fries <3
Decidedly the most competent of the Burger King Trilogy, Pocket Bike Racer is a generic, good enough Kart Racer. This will never come close to something like Mario Kart but racing as the bizarre characters in this game is funny enough to grant it some staying power.
I fucking love Burger King
This one for you Damar, Hamlin.
mister burger king king come on man, i didnt relish my time with this game at all. dont go bacon my heart! make no minced-steak about it, pocket bike racists is a bad game. if you mustard the strength to spread burger king's capital then i'd advise finding another item on the menu, as this brrrrger has stayed too long in the freezer...
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why was the burger king king embarrassed? because he saw salad dressing!! lole!!!
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why was the burger king king embarrassed? because he saw salad dressing!! lole!!!
pocketbike racer
My intention was to flame broil you up an ironic treatise on the destructive nature of capitalism passed off as a review for a fast-food slop video game, but I can't nail the satire any more than my tiny hands can hold a Whopper™, and I've watched Brooke Burke eat shit failing to corner her way through a BK drive-thru on her stupid, dumbass looking clown bike so many times that I no longer have the mental capacity to anyway.
Pocket Bike Racer offers up four circuits and three CCs, which at first glance might deceive you into thinking there's a decent amount of game here, but you'll barely make it into your six-finger pour of Ten High you use to dull the sting of living before you realize there's only five tracks. Damn, not even the cheapest whiskey west of the Rockies can save you now. How do they stretch that out? Well, each circuit is just a different game mode, and it's all rote kart racer mainstays like free battle. This game cost about 3.99$ when it released in 2006, I don't know that it's fair to expect more from it, but the dearth of content and unimaginative gameplay makes this the least interesting of the three games in the BK Trilogy and the easiest one to drop.
As with Big Bumpin', the controls do feel competent at least. Nothing about the game is broken, it's just that like the King himself, there's no life behind its eyes. How is it possible that a game cynically released to capitalize on a successful marketing campaign for a fast-food company could lack a soul? A sobering thought.
Pocket Bike Racer offers up four circuits and three CCs, which at first glance might deceive you into thinking there's a decent amount of game here, but you'll barely make it into your six-finger pour of Ten High you use to dull the sting of living before you realize there's only five tracks. Damn, not even the cheapest whiskey west of the Rockies can save you now. How do they stretch that out? Well, each circuit is just a different game mode, and it's all rote kart racer mainstays like free battle. This game cost about 3.99$ when it released in 2006, I don't know that it's fair to expect more from it, but the dearth of content and unimaginative gameplay makes this the least interesting of the three games in the BK Trilogy and the easiest one to drop.
As with Big Bumpin', the controls do feel competent at least. Nothing about the game is broken, it's just that like the King himself, there's no life behind its eyes. How is it possible that a game cynically released to capitalize on a successful marketing campaign for a fast-food company could lack a soul? A sobering thought.
I played this at my friend's house not long after the Burger King games came out in 2006, I remember it not being great but having a solid enough time with the Burger King gimmick, even if I got stuck once or twice.
fun to play for about an hour but then it gets pretty boring
glover devs really fell off
The best game of all time, amazing story, amazing voice acting, amazing atmosphere. The fact that this game includes the origin story of the dude on the plane with the Burger King crown, makes it amazing beyond comprehension.
Okay so let me start off by saying this game is absolutely terrible. It is broken, unfinished, and barely playable...
However, I have had SO MUCH FUN playing this game that I just can't bring myself to give it below a 2 star. Trust me, I know it doesn't deserve it, but just like Sneak King there is a certain charm with this game that I can't deny. Me and my uncle spent so much time playing this against each other back when we couldn't afford any other games and I wouldn't trade that time for anything.
TLDR; The game is shit, but charming and I have nostalgia bias.
However, I have had SO MUCH FUN playing this game that I just can't bring myself to give it below a 2 star. Trust me, I know it doesn't deserve it, but just like Sneak King there is a certain charm with this game that I can't deny. Me and my uncle spent so much time playing this against each other back when we couldn't afford any other games and I wouldn't trade that time for anything.
TLDR; The game is shit, but charming and I have nostalgia bias.
Pocket Bike Racer is the least functional, most barren Mario Kart clone that I have ever had the displeasure of purchasing and playing. One of three games in the Burger King Trilogy.