i played the crap out of the original on n64
Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jul 28, 2010
Hydro Thunder Hurricane is a downloadable high-speed watercraft racing game for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 8. It is the long awaited sequel to Hydro Thunder.
Are you buying the new Hydro Thunder Hurricane XBLA game for 1200 Microsoft Points?
" Tempted, but 1200 seems like a bit too much. 800, definitely. "Exactly my thoughts. I want to buy it big time since I really enjoyed the old game but that 1200 price tag seems high. I don't know why developers can't understand that a game like this comes a live and becomes worth buying when lots of people own it. It has 8 player online but they won't give it for a price that a massive amount of people would pay for it. If I spend 1200 and not many people playing it online i'm going to be pissed.
Nope never looked all that good to me to begin with and seeing the quick look did not help the matter.
If Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann gives it a 4/5 or higher I'll probably pick it up. Probably going to get all the summer of arcade honestly, even though there are a variety of reasons why I shouldn't.
I think I'll buy it. I was on the fence because I worried it would just be too much like the original and as someone who has his Dreamcast plugged in, I saw no point in repurchasing the game. I played the trial earlier to day though and loved it. It's actually really nice looking graphically for an XBLA game and they added some cool new stuff that wasn't in the original, like a drafting mechanic. I also love the fact that they kept some of the ridiculousness in the things that the announcer says.
only own a ps3. i LOVED the old on dreamcast and im hoping its coming to PC or PS3 sometime soon.....
The demo is quite "beefy" to be honest. You can play all the modes and if you complete them all, you can try out a second track. Also, you get 10 minutes of XBL online and can get the opportunity to race on maybe two more of the tracks.
Still, 1200 MSP is too high for somebody who isn't into the Hydro Thunder games. Maybe if it goes on sale, I might pick it up then.
" It's a great game, but for whatever reason people don't seem into racing games as much these days. It's a gamer's game, it's definitely not for people who play games for story, art, or even really in-game unlocks. "True and untrue. I love racing games, especially arcade ones. But I also love games with depth and story. I totally get what your saying though, most people are just interested in what everyone else is interested in. And right now those interests are definitely not racing games.
O.k. so the latest if anyone is interested. Today I free up what I think its 435mb download the trial and start it up and notice very nicely they give you 10 minutes to play actual Xbox Live multiplayer. I start a 1 player game fly around enjoy it felt enough like the old Dreamcast game I use to play, then I decide to fire up a multiplayer game join with 7 other player and start racing race after race till my 10 minutes are up, after that 10 minutes I just had to choke up the 1200 points and buy it. IMO 8 tracks that seem really fun an imaginative, its worth it if you enjoy old school arcade racers. (also special note the tracks are longer then the old game.)
I don't like that these XBLA games seem to go up another $5 every year but at least the quality seems to be going up to, at least I say that with this one.
I don't think no does it justice. Fuck no is more like it. Hydro Thunder is a terrible relic of the Dreamcast.
" Are you kidding me? 800 ok but 1200? Please I already got cheated out of 1200 points with limbo "
@WinterSnowblind said:
" Loved the original, and loved the trail version. But 1,200 is too much. "
@guiseppe said:
" 800p, maybe. 1200p, no way in hell. "
@CornontheCobbe said:
Its only a £3 difference..." If it was 800, yes. But otherwise, maybe. "
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