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Wave Race: Blue Storm
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03 May, 2002 )
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easy to learn, hard to master...  |
this is a really great game. a lot of people will say that "this is a rubbish game," and "you cant control the racer," but thats because they dont understand the concept of the game. youre not controlling a car on a flat road surface, its a wave race (hence the name, "wave race"!) Of course its going to be bumpy and hard to control, thats the fun of it. when you play on the hard settings with the storm conditions, the waves get so big and strong they throw your racer about its a lot of fun to play, as is multiplayer (up to 4). make sure you have a big tv though, as multiplayer works in splitscreen. in championship mode (the main mode of the game) there are 8 locales, each with about 3 variations and 5 weather settings, making for 120 different races! theres also time trial, free roam, and stunt modes, as well as the fun multiplayer! there are also many secrets and hidden routes to unlock. so this game will last you a long time. it has good graphics, with some brilliant water effects, and a constantly smooth frame rate (ive never seen it drop, even in multiplayer). the commentary can get a little tiresome, although the sfx make up for it. the music isnt bad. overall a great game. if you want a good (and different) racing game for your cube, then this is a good choice
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Waverace : Blue Storm |
Waverace: Blue storm (WR-BS) was one of the original release titles of the Nintendo Gamecube, so it has been around for quite a while. With this in mind is WR-BS still a good game, and is it still worth the £30 asking price?GRAPHICS:
There is no denying that the water effects in the game are great, the best efforts probably being the menu screens and player interface, as the in game water effects have been lessened, I think, to link seamlessly with the 3D environment. An example of over doing the realism of the water can be seen in Jet Ski Riders for the PS2 which looks amazing, but seeing it along with the surroundings is rather strange, WR-BS gets this balance between the two just right. GAMEPLAY:
This is far and away the best point of this game. WR-BS is the only Jet-Ski game available that boasts fast paced and accurate game action. Watch as your rider gets caught in the swell of large waves. The game allows you to choose all the weather conditions (from sunny – full on storm) for each stage, and each course can be ridden through night or day. LIFESPAN:
As with every game there is a low point and this is it. I have never played a game that took such little time to complete. The main area of the game is the championship mode, with three difficulty settings, Normal, Hard and Expert. Anyone who has played the original Waverace 64 will breeze through the first two difficulties winning every race, and the Expert difficulty should take no longer than two attempts. I completed this game in less than 1 hour and I would not rate myself as a great gamer. All that is left after these three modes is the multiplayer and that is another disappointment with this game, although the inclusion of four-player compatibility is a good step up from the original, the fact that there are still only 7 playable courses (all based on those from 64) and not much variation means it tires quite quickly. OVERALL:
If you like Jet-Ski based games then this is a must have title. However, if you owned the original for the 64 you will probably be disappointed by the lifespan of the game. Although if you were never that good at the original but enjoyed it anyway this is a great game. All in all this is still a good game and worth the asking price but it could have offered a lot more.
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One of the worst Race/Stunt games Ever  |
I Loved Waverace 64 on the N64. I played it constantly. I even got got some of the fastest times in the competitions back when it was released.So Naturally I was excited about Blue Storm. Boy! What a dissapointment.
The Control system is terrible, it understeers then suddenly jerks violently to one side. its Very difficult to control. They have made the courses a lot smaller with the Bhouys tighter packed and a VERY annoying voice over when ever you miss them. I turn the voice totally off because Id smash the tv if I heard it one more time.
With the courses a lot smaller they have virtually destroyed the fun element of the stunts. You dont have time to do any, and tere are only a few more stunts than last time. Very dissapointing. The graphics are nice, but you dont get to see much of it as in the later levels the waves are throwing you all over the place making it almost impossible to view anything. Ive tried for about 3 months to play it and get into it, to overcome the dreadful control system, but its not worth it. There isnt much to the game, not many levels, they are rather short and poor, the modes of play are dissapointing. In summary. This game is an absolute abomination. Waverace 64 was Amazing, but they seem to have taken out everything that made it good and created Blue Storm. They have tried to combine the two and not really bothered doing it well. they have lost what actually makes each type of game good.
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