<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
locales	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
while	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
track	O
designs	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
character-specific	O
abilities	O
,	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
monetisation	O
model	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
directs	O
them	O
through	O
a	O
race	O
track	O
in	O
efforts	O
to	O
finish	O
before	O
the	O
other	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	O
courses	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
locations	O
from	O
various	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Gold	O
Saucer	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Zozo	O
from	O
VI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Alexandria	O
from	O
IX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
both	O
specific	O
party	O
members	O
from	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Chocobo	O
spin-off	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
outsourced	O
,	O
the	O
quality	O
suffered	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
quietly	O
cancelled	O
by	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
publications	O
noted	O
trademarks	O
being	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
and	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
broadcast	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
Story	O
Prologue	O
,	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
progress	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
...	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
serviceable	O
racer	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
that	O
's	O
full	O
of	O
old	O
school	O
unlocks	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
option	O
;	O
provided	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
past	O
a	O
few	O
hurdles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
and	O
Shacknews	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
positively	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
tracks	O
,	O
character-specific	O
abilities	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
roster	O
,	O
modes	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
weak	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
paid	O
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
monetization	O
model	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
12,414	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
