<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
(	O
now	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
largely	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
traditional	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
utilizes	O
elements	O
of	O
kart	O
racing	O
and	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
uses	O
2D	O
scaled	O
graphics	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
utilizes	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
Digimon	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
traditional	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Device
Racings	I-Device
gameplay	O
largely	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
traditional	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
competing	O
against	O
seven	O
CPU-controlled	O
characters	O
in	O
cup	O
races	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
laps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
fifteen	O
tracks	O
—	O
four	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
immediately	O
—	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
conventional	O
video	O
game	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
jungles	B-Device
,	O
volcanoes	O
,	O
and	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
accessories	O
for	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
racing	O
mode	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
companies	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Device
Racings	I-Device
development	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
Kirkland	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
United	O
States-based	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
Digimon	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
since	O
Digimon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
and	O
Digimon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
ports	O
of	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
occasionally	O
uses	O
voice	O
acting	O
during	O
races	O
,	O
uncommon	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Device
Racings	I-Device
release	O
fell	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
April	O
30	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
and	O
September	O
13	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
63.67	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
and	O
com	O
's	O
Garnett	O
Lee	O
stated	O
that	O
Digimon	B-Device
Racings	I-Device
gameplay	O
mirrored	O
that	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
racing	O
action	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
kart	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Digimon	O
influence	O
adds	O
a	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
edge.	O
"	O
</s>
