If this were a good game, I'd praise it. (Hydro Thunder (DC))

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Product:	Hydro Thunder (DC)
Date:	30/04/02 (5 review reads)
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If this were a good game, I'd praise it. But I wont because it's crap. One day, there will be a good motorboat game, and to be frank, this isn't it. Hydro Thunder lacks even basic functions required for good games - innovation, options, thrills and creativity are all lacking in this wonderfully flawed spectacle of the water-racing genre.

Originally released in the arcades, Hydro 'Thin'der has subsequently joined the Dreamcast, Playstation and N64. The combination of a rushed and multi-format release has diminished this games already low score. The linear aspect of the game also reduces the score, e.g. Enter the only available race; Finish 5; No other tracks are unlocked; get frustrated that you can't come above 5th; sell the game. Paying 30 quid for a solid straight line isn't fun.

Although the graphics are reasonable (for the arcades) and likewise the sound, Hydro Thunder deserves to be shelved and kept for the arcades. Period.

Advantages: Arcade Feel
Disadvantages: Too Linear

IanJC

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