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Arctic Thunder PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Sep 17, 2001
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Metascore
45 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

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  • Summary: Climb on for a little high-speed snowmobile racing (and some hand-to-hand combat) with 19 characters/sleds to choose from, and 12 available tracks to tear up within race, training, battle, and arcade modes.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 15 out of 23
  1. Gamezilla!
    86
    I felt that if it weren’t for the fact that collecting all twelve of the gold medals gave you that maxed-out character, I'm not sure I would have ever played the game in racing mode.
  2. GameSpy
    67
    Unfortunately, when there is a lot of action on-screen, there are noticeable slowdowns, which really shouldn't happen with a machine like the PlayStation 2.
  3. GamerWeb Sony
    45
    In a field of its own somewhere near the bottom of the bottomless gaming abyss.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 4 out of 6
  1. KirkL.
    10
    Hours of family fun with Artic Thunder. Game has several features that provide action throughout every race. Our whole family plays it and have gotten several hours of great times.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. TysonB.
    4
    Unfortunately Arctic Thunder's controls are poor, the graphics aren't as sharp as most games,and without some pretty heavy competition this game fails to give it that snowmobile feeling. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KittyN.
    1
    Arctic Thunder for PS2 could've been so much BETTER. I mean, it's even kind of stupid when you play it in the arcade. For one, the graphics SUCK. They barely surpass those of the PSone. The races are too fast- you're in and out of them in like 70 seconds. Did I mention this game is all about luck? You don't even need any skill to play it. I was being nice with my rating; should've given it ZERO!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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