| 95 |
GameZone
The best racing game of the year..."Gran Turismo 2" and "3" are just as good, but they are definitely not better than Splashdown.
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| 90 |
GamePro
As long as you don’t mind a slightly more technical feel and a hefty challenge, you’ll find the best thing to happen with jetskis since the N64’s Wave Race.
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| 90 |
TotalGames.net
If you like your racing fast, fun, highly controllable and mouth-wateringly gorgeous to look at, however, then this is definitely one title you want to add to your pool of games.
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| 90 |
Hot Games
One of the best looking water games with lots of tricky entertainment and wet fun for everyone, newbie and pro, to enjoy.
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| 90 |
Game Informer
GameCube's Wave Race will receive the hype this holiday season, but Splashdown's sexy curves and what it can do with them are much more appealing to me. [Dec 2001, p.95]
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| 90 |
Total Video Games
The graphics are fresh and the water effects are fantastic. You’ll find it hard to get bored of this title.
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| 89 |
Operation Sports
Each of the 9 riders has their own ending movie which is well worth the effort to unlock.
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| 88 |
IGN
Highly addictive...Even after having played in the area of 20 hours of this game, I still find myself distracted by just how good it looks.
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| 85 |
TotalPlayStation
If you can live with drop dead gorgeous tracks and great physics, you'll find a lot to love in Splashdown.
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| 85 |
GameSpy
Splashdown has amazingly distracting watery visuals, great draw-in distances, offers a large challenge for one or two players, and is a joy to control.
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| 85 |
GamerWeb Sony
A game no library should be without. Splashdown is THE game to own for fast-paced purified racing graphical gaming goodness.
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| 83 |
Game Revolution
Easy to handle control, a decent trick system, and the all important water physics are down pat.
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| 83 |
Gaming Age
This is a better game than "Wave Race: Blue Storm." It may not have the wave physics that Nintendo's racer has (or many waves at all for that matter), but it runs away with the look of the water, control, and playability.
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| 83 |
XenGamers
With intuitive control, superb graphics, and a catchy soundtrack, Splashdown is an excellent Jet Ski racing game.
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| 80 |
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
I have never seen water this realistic in a video game. [Jan 2002, p.136]
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| 80 |
PSX Nation
Incredibly fun physics which give you the feeling of actually riding on a waterbased vehicle.
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| 80 |
Gamezilla!
The controls are easy to learn, races are challenging without being unbeatably difficult, and the terrain is rich and varied.
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| 77 |
GameShark
Incredibly addictive and loads of fun...Sadly, the game only takes a few hours to beat on easy, and is ridiculously hard on the higher difficulty setting.
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| 76 |
GameSpot
A good racing game that--with a few tweaks-- could have easily been one of the greatest.
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| 73 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly
It strikes a perfect balance between racing and aerial trickery so one doesn’t overshadow the other – they’re equally important. [Jan 2002, p.220]
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| 70 |
All Game Guide
A great choice for those seeking a fun, arcade-style racer, but it also has enough depth and variety to keep players interested beyond the first few hours of play.
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| 70 |
GamePen
It's difficult to remember which tricks you’ve performed in a race, and which ones have yet to be done... It would have been nice to have stunts “reset” after a while.
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