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Cartoon Network Racing for PlayStation 2
Cartoon Network Racing for PlayStation 2 is a kart game featuring characters from Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, The Powerpuff Girls and Courage the Cowardly Dog, among others. You choose a driver and passenger, race across colourful tracks and use items to slow rivals. Every pairing has its own attributes and toon powers.
Championships form the main single-player route. Across several races you collect points, learn the corners and unlock additional characters, vehicles and tracks. Time Trials focus on setting a fast lap without direct opponents. Weapons and aids lie on the course during normal races; good steering still matters because a poorly timed attack will not recover a missed corner.
The game supports one or two players on the same console. Two people can race directly against each other or work together as driver and passenger, with the second player operating weapons and toon powers. There is no online multiplayer and no Multitap is required. Progress and unlocked content are stored on a PlayStation 2 memory card. This page covers Eutechnyx's PS2 version, not the separately developed Nintendo DS game.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Cartoon Network Racing for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Cartoon Network Racing
Eutechnyx developed Cartoon Network Racing for PlayStation 2 and The Game Factory released it in Europe in 2007. Firebrand Games made the Nintendo DS version, so the same title does not contain exactly the same content on both platforms. The PS2 game drew from a broad selection of Cartoon Network series from the 1990s and early 2000s.
The design paired every kart with a driver and passenger. This gave attacks and special powers their own role alongside steering. The cooperative option split those tasks between two players, while head-to-head play offered traditional split-screen racing. Twenty-four tracks gave the different cartoon worlds recognisable backgrounds and obstacles.
Cartoon Network Racing received no direct sequel with the same cast and structure. Later Cartoon Network racing games used different characters and platforms. This PS2 edition therefore captures the channel's library at that time, with Eutechnyx's own tracks and local driver/passenger setup. Features from the DS version, including its different structure, are not part of this disc. The European release followed the North American one and retained the same core design. Cooperation in one kart gave the PS2 game a distinct place among contemporary kart racers.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Crash Nitro Kart also uses karts, weapons and colourful tracks for local racing. The Crash teams have fixed rivalries and the game supports more local participants with a Multitap. Cartoon Network Racing remains limited to two players and lets driver and passenger cooperate. Both reward knowledge of corners and saving a weapon for the right moment.
Nicktoons Racing brings Nickelodeon television characters together in a kart competition. Cartoon Network Racing does the same with another channel's library and adds the choice of driver and passenger. Both use recognisable settings and items; Cartoon Network ties its toon powers directly to the selected pairing.
Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing uses fairy-tale characters, animals and vehicles on obstacle-filled tracks. Cartoon Network Racing chooses karts and figures from several television series. Both are light-hearted combat racers, but Cartoon Network also lets two players work as driver and passenger on one team.
Looney Tunes: Space Race uses hovering vehicles, weapons and short cartoon jokes around one classic cast. Cartoon Network Racing instead mixes several series and ordinary karts. Both allow local duels, but driver/passenger cooperation and toon powers give Cartoon Network a different team structure.
Wacky Races uses familiar cartoon vehicles and special attacks on tracks filled with traps. Cartoon Network Racing shares that television humour, but chooses newer characters and lets a passenger operate the weapons. Wacky Races centres on its fixed competitors; Cartoon Network gains variety from combinations of driver and partner.
