Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing
Encyclopedia
Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing is a racing game from English
developer/publisher Data Design Interactive
. It has been released for the PlayStation 2
and the PC
. The Wii
rendition will be released on the week of August 12 to August 18.
The game has over 40 stages spread across 5 levels, with 8 playable characters to choose from.
There are a few other non-racing portions. You can also try to shoot books or try to take down a dragon.
phenomenon by releasing a similarly themed game. British Magazine N-Gamer gave the game 10% and was featured as "Guff of the month"
IGN Gave this Game a 2.0/10 For its terrible menues and presentation, awful controls and graphics. "Making Billy the Kid Ugly at School". IGN Said "There is actually a hint of cruelty in Nintendo allowing this game -- and many of Conspiracy Entertainment's budget Wii games -- to crowd shelves. They are just disappointment pressed into a disc, hidden inside a colorful box like some sort of gaming booby trap. Billy the Wizard is easily one of the worst games for the Wii and the kind of thing that kills momentum, much like that final crushing wave of crap that sealed the fate of the seemingly unstoppable Atari 2600.".
England
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developer/publisher Data Design Interactive
Data Design Interactive
Data Design Interactive was a United Kingdom based video game developer and video game publisher. It was founded in 1983, became a limited company in 1999 and ceased trading in 2009. It developed games on the multiple games platforms including PC and consoles...
. It has been released for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and the PC
Personal computer
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. The Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
rendition will be released on the week of August 12 to August 18.
Gameplay
In the game, the player races alongside other wizards in the Broomstick Grand Prix. The game involves the player blasting opponents out of the sky with their magical powers, and collecting extra ammunition as they skim tree-tops and plunge under low bridges and archways.The game has over 40 stages spread across 5 levels, with 8 playable characters to choose from.
There are a few other non-racing portions. You can also try to shoot books or try to take down a dragon.
Reception
UK magazine n-Revolution rated the game 2.4/10, citing as problems unresponsive Wii controls and a general feeling that the developers were cashing in on the Harry PotterHarry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
phenomenon by releasing a similarly themed game. British Magazine N-Gamer gave the game 10% and was featured as "Guff of the month"
IGN Gave this Game a 2.0/10 For its terrible menues and presentation, awful controls and graphics. "Making Billy the Kid Ugly at School". IGN Said "There is actually a hint of cruelty in Nintendo allowing this game -- and many of Conspiracy Entertainment's budget Wii games -- to crowd shelves. They are just disappointment pressed into a disc, hidden inside a colorful box like some sort of gaming booby trap. Billy the Wizard is easily one of the worst games for the Wii and the kind of thing that kills momentum, much like that final crushing wave of crap that sealed the fate of the seemingly unstoppable Atari 2600.".