<s>
Excitebike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Excitebike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
WiiWare	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
most	O
recent	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Excite	O
racing	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Excitebike	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
classic	O
2D	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Rally	O
borrows	O
the	O
same	O
concept	O
as	O
the	O
racing	O
title	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
that	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
anonymously	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
friends	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
bike	O
has	O
two	O
options	O
,	O
an	O
accelerator	O
and	O
a	O
turbo	B-Application
function	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
increases	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
engine	O
temperature	O
and	O
overheating	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
bike	O
to	O
stall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
and	O
Excitebots	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
ranks	O
players	O
by	O
S	O
,	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
C	O
,	O
and	O
D	O
grades	O
which	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
in	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Rally	O
includes	O
an	O
online	O
component	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
anonymously	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
friends	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
Excitebike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
has	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
tracks	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
1UP	O
's	O
Retro	O
Gaming	O
Blog	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
wanted	O
to	O
approach	O
this	O
project	O
with	O
a	O
clean	O
slate	O
and	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
:	O
the	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
Wi-Fi	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
hardware	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
original	O
,	O
ExciteBike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
is	O
simple	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
no	O
Trials	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
great	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
chummy	O
pass-the-controller	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
nice	O
to	O
have	O
stuck	O
on	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
for	O
a	O
rainy	O
Sunday	O
afternoon	O
when	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
Columbo	O
reruns	O
to	O
watch	O
on	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
half-hearted	O
cash-in	O
designed	O
to	O
prey	O
on	O
our	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
not	O
unlike	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Re-Shelled	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
nothing	O
but	O
a	O
curiosity	O
,	O
fun	O
for	O
the	O
few	O
minutes	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
realization	O
of	O
just	O
how	O
badly	O
Excitebike	B-Application
has	O
aged	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
