Lego Stunt Rally

What if a game let you not only race, but also build your own crazy track full of loops and jumps? Lego Stunt Rally offers exactly that, combining arcade stunt racing with a track editor, where Lego bricks become your own playground.

In terms of gameplay it is a brisk, accessible racing game with an emphasis on tricks, jumps and ramps. Brick-built cars zoom along tracks full of adrenaline elements, and the game's main appeal is that the player is not confined only to pre-made circuits. The built-in editor lets you assemble your own tracks piece by piece, which turns the title into a small creative workshop for anyone who likes to tinker with design.

The game was created at the turn of the millennium as part of the extensive range of licensed Lego games for computers and consoles, released under the banner of Lego Media. It came out for the PlayStation, PC and Game Boy Color, with the individual versions adapted to the capabilities of the given platform. It was one of many attempts to transfer the joy of the construction set into an interactive digital form.

Culturally, Lego Stunt Rally fits into a period when the brand was still searching for its signature in video games. The combination of racing and track-building foreshadows what would always be key for Lego games: creativity and playing with bricks. This philosophy then permeated the later, much more famous titles of the TT Games studio.

Both visually and mechanically the game targets a younger and family audience. The controls are simple, the pace cheerful and the overall impression carefree. It is not a game for hardcore racers, but for someone who wants to race casually while building their own world from plastic pieces.

Why play it: When you are drawn to arcade stunt racing combined with the joy of building your own tracks from Lego bricks.