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Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder cube Game Reviews
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
Critic Score
Metascore: 49 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.3 out of 10
based on 5 reviews
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Slot car racing is no longer child's play! Go ballistic on 20 unreal tracks in a fantasy penthouse apartment setting. Feel the thrill of super-speed lane changes through 360 degree loops and crazy twists & turns! The tracks are tricky and could be your friend or foe. Race smart and grab extra juice for a boost or blasting power. Blink an eye and a booby trap can send you flying. Unlock 20 different cars from 1920's British race cars to American stock cars and more. Choose from four ultra-fast tracks each in 5 super-charged locations. Prolong the excitement with 4 bonus races. Alter a race's destiny with power-ups like charged spikes, power boosts and mines. [Encore Software]

PUBLISHER: Encore Software
DEVELOPER: King of the Jungle
GENRE(S): Racing, Driving
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: September 28, 2003

What The Critics Said

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63
Nintendophiles
Able to separate itself form the pack through its simple control scheme and fast action gameplay. If you are looking for a racer for the kid who always crashes into the wall in other racing games, then Slot Car Thunder is the perfect choice.
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52
Nintendo Power
Generic techno music replaces the familiar hum and clatter of slot cars, and the vehicles hop grooves unrealistically. [Nov 2003, p.151]
50
Gamenikki
It's a sad world when "budget gaming" is synonymous with "poke your eye out with a dull stick."
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45
IGN
Basic arcadey track designs mix with stupidly simple controls and poor graphics for an end experience that falls somewhere below the average.
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40
GamerFeed
Although the title features a nice selection of tracks and cars, that doesn't change the fact that you're just cruising around set paths for three or five laps, and none of the car selections change much of anything.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

H. gave it a 10:
Fabulosooooooo.

Ian R. gave it a 5:
Cant find any cheats.

Kevin N. gave it a 10:
This game sounds fun and interesting. I think it will be a blast.

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