Family Jockey includes more than just the Equidae family

Namco Bandai's Family Jockey is starting to look like the Mario Kart of horse racing -- a wacky party game with a bunch of crazy items. And much like the cars in Mario Kart vary from go-karts to miniature hot-rods to baby carriages and such, the steeds in Family Jockey range from horses to ... non-horse animals.

In addition to horses of various shapes and sizes (including a red-eyed monster horse), you'll be able to ride a donkey, a giraffe, a lion, and a zebra, making the track look pretty much like a carousel. In addition to the animal wackiness, there are items like a milk bottle that can turn your horse temporarily into a cow who just wanders around and a carrot that slows your horse down.

The most delightfully non-sport-of-kings-esque: the new "Pac-Man Battle," in which jockeys must race to keep ahead of a giant Pac-Man who threatens to devour them.