Chocobo GP

The game is a kart racing game[2][3] similar to the Mario Kart series of video games[4] The player choses a character from the Final Fantasy series of video games and directs them through a race track in efforts to finish before the other racers.[5][6] Players can perform power-slide drifts to help make tight turns and get extra speed boosts.[7] Items called "magicite" can be collected by driving a character into "Magic Eggs", and can be used to either help the player's character, or hinder other racers.[3][6] Individual characters also have specific abilities, and vehicles can be customized by the player.[4] Multiple game modes can be chosen to play, including a "story mode", custom races, and online races.[8] The online races include a 64 player elimination tournament mode as well.[8]

The game's story mode includes characters entering a racing tournament offers a winning prize of "a wish for anything their heart desires".[8] Race courses are set in locations from various Final Fantasy games, such as the Gold Saucer from Final Fantasy VII, the town of Zozo from Final Fantasy VI and the town of Alexandria from Final Fantasy IX.[9] Characters that are announced so far include both specific party members from previous Final Fantasy games and characters from the previous Chocobo spin-off games. Confirmed characters include: Chocobos,[9] Moogles,[7] White Mages,[9] Black Mages,[7] Vivi,[2] Steiner.[7]

The game is a sequel to the 1999 PlayStation game Chocobo Racing.[3] A follow-up to the game was first announced in 2010 for the Nintendo 3DS, though its development was outsourced, the quality suffered, and it was quietly cancelled by 2013.[10] In March 2021, publications noted trademarks being filed for a Chocobo GP and Chocobo Grand Prix.[7] On September 23, 2021, Chocobo GP was officially announced during a Nintendo Direct broadcast.[2] It is scheduled for release exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on March 10, 2022.[2][1]

• Official website