<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Co	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
star	O
and	O
namesake	O
is	O
the	O
Chocobo	O
,	O
the	O
mascot	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
composed	O
using	O
songs	O
from	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
formulaic	O
kart	O
racer	O
,	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
citing	O
its	O
low	O
quality	O
in	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
individually	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Device
Books	I-Device
series	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
race	O
in	O
go-karts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
fly	O
,	O
drive	O
scooters	O
,	O
ride	O
magic	B-Application
carpets	I-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
guided	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
Cid	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
pop-up	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
(	O
GP	O
)	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
in	O
four	O
selected	O
tracks	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
ten	O
tracks	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
:	O
Cid	O
's	O
Test	O
Track	O
,	O
Moogle	O
Forest	O
,	O
The	O
Ancient	O
Gate	O
,	O
Mythril	O
Mines	O
,	O
The	O
Black	O
Manor	O
,	O
Floating	O
Gardens	O
,	O
Gingerbread	O
Land	O
,	O
Vulcan-O	O
Valley	O
,	O
Fantasia	O
,	O
and	O
F.F.VIII	O
Circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
racing	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
accelerate	O
,	O
brake	O
,	O
reverse	O
,	O
activate	O
Magic	O
Stones	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
ability	O
"	O
using	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
Magic	O
Stones	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
each	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
driving	O
through	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
abilities	O
are	O
another	O
important	O
aspect	O
of	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
borrows	O
themes	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
to	O
VIII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Story	O
Mode	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
Cid	O
and	O
includes	O
nine	O
chapters	O
in	O
a	O
pop-up	O
book	O
fashion	O
with	O
FMVs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
drawn	O
from	O
recurring	O
creatures	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Chocobo	O
's	O
Dungeon	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
reach	O
Mysidia	O
,	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
mages	O
,	O
a	O
White	O
Mage	O
there	O
notices	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
companions	O
have	O
Magicite	B-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
companions	O
had	O
previously	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Blue	O
Crystals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
companions	O
want	O
to	O
know	O
the	O
legend	O
behind	O
the	O
Magicite	B-Application
shards	O
;	O
the	O
White	O
Mage	O
agrees	O
to	O
tell	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
they	O
race	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
Floating	O
Gardens	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
the	O
winner	O
's	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
winning	O
,	O
she	O
tells	O
them	O
of	O
the	O
legend	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
Magicite	B-Application
Shards	O
scattered	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
large	O
Magicite	B-Application
Crystal	O
...	O
But	O
people	O
kept	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
so	O
to	O
assure	O
later	O
restoration	O
of	O
the	O
Magicite	B-Application
Crystal	O
...	O
when	O
all	O
eight	O
pieces	O
are	O
brought	O
together	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
companions	O
then	O
notice	O
that	O
their	O
Magicite	B-Application
shards	O
begin	O
to	O
glow	O
,	O
and	O
Mog	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
possessed	O
Magicite	B-Application
all	O
along	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
convergence	O
of	O
all	O
eight	O
shards	O
of	O
the	O
Magicite	B-Application
crystal	O
fulfills	O
Ming-Wu	O
'	O
s	O
prophecy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gate	O
to	O
Fantasia	O
,	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Espers	B-Application
,	O
opens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
companions	O
arrive	O
in	O
Fantasia	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
greeted	O
by	O
Bahamut	O
,	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Espers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
rhetorically	O
ask	O
if	O
the	O
companions	O
knew	O
why	O
Ming-Wu	O
broke	O
up	O
the	O
Magicite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
explains	O
the	O
legend	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
at	O
the	O
Fall	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
'	O
98	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
unclear	O
if	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
staff	O
noted	O
its	O
striking	O
similarities	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
are	O
arrangements	O
of	O
music	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
composed	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Square	O
to	O
"	O
cash	O
in	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
kart	O
racer	O
genre	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
successful	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
of	O
NextGen	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
kart-racing	O
fare	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
standard	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
deathmatch-type	O
courses	O
that	O
made	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.coms	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Retro	O
Roundup	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
game	O
"	O
ruined	O
by	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
steering	O
with	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
rated	O
"	O
Not	O
Worth	O
It	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
similarities	O
were	O
noted	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
such	O
as	O
similar	O
course	O
themes	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
"	O
power	O
slide	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
title	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Codename	O
:	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3D	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
had	O
he	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
he	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
sure	O
that	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Chocobo	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
