$20 Game of the Week: Lawnmower Racing Mania 2007 (Xbox, PC)

Developer EV Interactive (whose staff is made up of people who worked on JetFighter and Decent no less) and publisher Vivendi Universal are no less than genius. Few videogame developers have attempted to tap into the non-wrestling and non-NASCAR demographic as flawlessly as EV has done here. The companies have banded together to give us the first videogame based on professional Lawnmower Racing! And you thought those things were just for yard work! Licensed by the United States Lawnmower Racing Association, players can customize their racer and go mower to mower against legends such as Bobby Cleveland, George Herrin, and Chris “Mr. Mowjangles” Powell in the Sta-Bil circuit, Free mowing, and multiplayer racing modes! The soundtrack features the music of bluegrass legends, The Outlaw Family Band! Forget about Burnout, Midnight Club, Forza, Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, and every other racing game! It’s all about LMRM2k7! This game should be on the Xbox Originals, but shockingly, it isn’t! Click after the jump for hints and tips as well as our exclusive powet interview with Mr. Mojangles himself!