• bots have weight, grip, boost power, and boost longevity stats
  • available from the start: frog, beetle, ladybug, bat, turtle, and grasshopper
  • win races, get stars, unlock new bots
  • four stock colors, seven unlockable ones, and one special design
  • bots available for purchase at beginning of game: mouse, mantis, and hummingbird
  • rubber-band bars act as a trampoline for more tricks
  • question mark boxes morph terrain/open shortcuts/start micro-challenges
  • only the person that opens the box gets the challenge
  • bottle rocket can be used to boost
  • hammer smashes the ground and causes shockwaves
  • tambourine plays “Shave and a haircut” tune, but you have to tap A for the “two bits” part. Do so and earn stars
  • collect wrench to transform into bipedal bot
  • slam down left/right alternately to sprint
  • hit ramps while running to transform into a glider bot
  • tilt up for loft, tilt down for speed
  • collect butterflies while gliding, land on a sunflower to get even more stars
  • online mode: Poker Race mode – three specific tracks, each player given a hand of 5 cards while racing, select cards to swap-out with d-pad, run into cards to pick them up, press A to call your hand and cash it in, poker rules apply, and higher hand gets you more stars
  • two specific control styles alongside Wii Wheel support
  • SD music support from first game not in this build, not ruled out yet
  • Egypt, Scotland, Mexico, China, Kilimanjaro, Finland and more

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