Hydro Thunder
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Hydro Thunder is an arcade inshore powerboat racing video game originally released by Midway Games in February 1999 and later released for the Sega Dreamcast as a launch title later that year. It was also released for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in early 2000. This game is part of Midway's Thunder series of racing games, which includes Offroad Thunder, 4 Wheel Thunder, and Arctic Thunder. Hydro Thunder Hurricane, a sequel to Hydro Thunder, was later released for the Xbox 360 on July 27, 2010 on Xbox Live Arcade.
The Dreamcast version received favorable reviews, while the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions received mixed or average reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Its popularity merited its inclusion on the compilation disc Midway Arcade Treasures 3, which was released in 2005 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
From Wikipedia's article Hydro Thunder
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.5 Could be better
GameRankings 66%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 66%. Overall source The same 66/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsshallowfaithfuloriginalfunaddictive
What the critics said
Edge gave the Dreamcast version six out of ten, calling it "mad nautical gaming – aggressive, surreal and compulsive. Sometimes shallow, it is not Mario Kart on water, more a damp Driver – full of noticeable flaws, but a lot of fun."
— Edge, 1999
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Hydro Thunder article.
Scores
- 77 Nintendo Power2000 7.7/10
- 75 Game Informer 8/10; 7.5/10; 7.75/10
- 73 GameFan (T.R.) 95% ; 86%; 73%
- 70 Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.5/10; 7/10
- 70 IGN1999 8.7/10; 7/10; 7.3/10
- 70 Next Generation 4/5; 4/5; (Mar.) 4/5 ; (Feb.) 3/5
- 65 EP Daily1999 6.5/10; 6.5/10; 7/10
- 60 AllGame 4.5/5; 4/5; 3/5; 3/5
- 60 CNET Gamecenter1999 8/10; 6/10; 3/10
- 56 GameSpot1999 7.9/10; 5.6/10; 6.2/10
- – N64 Magazine true
- 80 GameRevolution1999 B · other versions
- 80 GameSpy1999 8/10 · other versions
- 54 PC Gamer (UK)2001 54% · other versions
- 40 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2/5 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Hydro Thunder article.
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