 This is the second game on the Wii to provide such a feature, the first being "Excite Truck".The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.In Japan, "Famitsu" gave it a score of 10/10, 8/10, 9/10, and 8/10 for a total of 35 out of 40, praising the open-ended exploration aspect of the game, the scale of the play area and its soundtrack.