Wave Race 64 Kawasaki Jet Ski (N64)

Take a Mario Kart 64, a pinch of the chill out room in Mau Mau Barcalona, a cold shower, a bunjee jump and an addiction that keeps you up all night and you have Wave race 64!! Most racing games I play I like but this one is the next best thing to the real thing! The graphics and playability of this game are hard to beat but why?? Skimming across the water at 50 MPH using the joy to balance your weight is why. Once you have understood the dynamics of this creature you realise that slammin corners is never going to win you the race. Carving and weight distriution do. Using the beautifully rendered waves do. Understanding the sea . . is the key ; ) There ...  Read the complete review

Wave Race was introduced to the public as one of the Nintendo 64's launch titles. Launch titles make and brake machines, and so a primary objective for companies is to only release a machine when it has a suitable amount of good titles to back it up and show it off. To this extent I think Wave Race succeeds and fulfills its role perfectly. The graphics are crisp and precise, and above all the racing action is good fun. Deciding to tackle one of the computor games worlds tricky aspects was, I assume, a make or beak decision for the machine. For Water, that moves fluidly, laps up on shores, crashes down in waves, and is in constant motion, had never really ...  Read the complete review

I purchased 'Waverace' 64 a couple of years ago from Electronics Boutique, as it was on sale. It cost me a pathetic £12 and was worth every penny. To pay £12 for such a great game, certainly surprised me, as I thought it was on sale to shift it out of the shop. It certainly surprised me when I played it, as I was expecting a rubbishy, naff, and badly made game. How wrong I was. The objective of 'Waverace' is, as the name suggests, race on Jetski's, either against the computer or against your mates, if you play multiplayer. There is a stunt mode, which is fun, and a time-trial mode too. The stunt mode objectve is to collect points by doing ...  Read the complete review

One of the most enjoyable racers on the 64. This game looks beautiful and is a lot of fun to play. There are some great levels on which to race. The stunts are quite easy to pull off and you will find yourself pulling them during races for fun. The 2 player mode is excellent with no real problems to get in the way of racing. The only mode I would have like to have seen added would be a racing mode without the buoys to go round. I would recommend this to anyone who has even a mild interest in racing games. ...  Read the complete review

*A review of Wave Race 64 for the N64.* Sponsored by Kawasaki Heavy Industries - unless you've the Wii Virtual Console version! Even on completion of Championship mode on Expert and Reverse there's no credits shown - those responsible for Wave Race 64 deserve great credit! This is one of the best looking N64 titles - wat-er effort they've made for the realistic wave physics and fluid animation. The only slip-up is characters surfacing from solid surfaces. Of course. There may be debris in the waters of Marine Fortress, but none of the courses are rubbish. Drake Lake looks great, with the fog clearing up as you race - the water like a ...  Read the complete review