Madagascar Kartz is a racing game based on 's . It was released in 2009 and the second game on Madagascar's spin-off series. The version was re-released in a bundle cart with
The game is a kart racing game, and the player can perform jumps, flips, and rolls. There are many different stages from scenes of . A Madagascar Kartz themed Wheel controller accessory was optionally bundled with the version of the game.
Playable characters include Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippopotamus, The Penguins, The Chimps, and King Julien from the films. Two characters from other movies are included alongside the Madagascar characters, from , and B.O.B. from , all franchises. Race types include Quick Race, Championship, Time Trial and Checkpoint race. A Championship race is one where the player collects and tries to finish first place in order to unlock higher speed classes (50cc, 100cc, 150cc, 200cc, the last one is raced in reverse direction/mirror mode), more and tracks. In Time Trial, players beat their own times and earn medals (, and ). In Checkpoint Race, players collect as many as they can before the time runs out. There are several tracks in the game, most of which have 2 shortcuts. "", sung by , is the menu theme.