<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trick	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Monster	O
Games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Excite	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
features	O
animal-themed	O
robot	O
vehicles	O
and	O
short	O
minigames	O
during	O
racing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
pie	O
throwing	O
,	O
bowling	O
and	O
soccer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
bought	O
packaged	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Australia	O
's	O
Managing	O
Director	O
,	O
Rose	O
Lappin	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
Excitebots	B-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
seeing	O
an	O
Australian	O
release	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Excitebike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
horizontally	O
,	O
optionally	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
features	O
six-player	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
local	O
,	O
split-screen	O
2-player	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
place	O
bets	O
on	O
themselves	O
with	O
in-game	O
tokens	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
exchanged	O
for	O
unlockable	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Excitebots	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
custom	O
music	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
features	O
many	O
game	O
modes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
:	O
Excitebots	B-Application
has	O
10	O
minigames	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
will	O
compete	O
several	O
challenges	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dart	O
throwing	O
,	O
bowling	O
,	O
or	O
gliding	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
gain	O
as	O
much	O
stars	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
other	O
people	O
online	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
WFC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
existed	O
after	O
each	O
race	O
to	O
save	O
replays	O
and	O
ghosts	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
including	O
their	O
own	O
and	O
attach	O
awards	O
to	O
the	O
ghost	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
WFC	I-Application
,	O
playing	O
online	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
robust	O
racing	O
environments	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
redesigned	O
tracks	O
from	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
environment	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real	O
location	O
is	O
"	O
Crystal	B-General_Concept
Nebula	I-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
planet	O
made	O
entirely	O
out	O
of	O
various	O
crystals	O
and	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
hardest	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Kilimanjaro	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
dinosaur	O
fossils	O
that	O
come	O
to	O
life	O
,	O
Guatemala	O
,	O
the	O
Moai	B-Language
statue	O
heads	O
can	O
breathe	O
fire	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Tasmania	O
,	O
several	O
rock	O
monsters	O
will	O
alter	O
tracks	O
or	O
attack	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
locations	O
featured	O
include	O
:	O
Fiji	B-Language
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Scotland	O
,	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crystal	B-General_Concept
Nebula	I-General_Concept
is	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
states	O
,	O
a	O
purple	O
nebula	B-General_Concept
made	O
of	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebots	B-Application
has	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
score	O
was	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
that	O
previously	O
awarded	O
to	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
(	O
8.5/10	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
lower	O
score	O
being	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
made	O
since	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
StageSelect.com	O
awarded	O
Excitebots	B-Application
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
twitchy	O
controls	O
do	O
n't	O
harm	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
