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Arctic Thunder
PlayStation 2
Released On: Sep 17, 2001
45
4.6
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
45
17% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
65% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
45
17% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
65% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
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.
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.
Rampant slowdown exacerbates the already flawed gameplay mechanics, and the game can be played just as well with or without applying any amount of skill.
Only the most desperate sled-junky should bother with Arctic Thunder. Clearly inferior to its ancestor, this jerky ride suffers from terrible frame rates, sub-par sound, twitchy controls and mindless, repetitive gameplay.
You'll find more arctic thunder around an outhouse in Antarctica than you will in this entire game. Don't bother to thaw.
On a system this powerful, nausea-inducing framerates should be a thing of the past. [Nov 2001, p.206]
Last but not least are the incomprehensible sound effects and the typical arcade game music. The music isn't too bad but deciphering all the sound effects as they happen is something that is exceptionally difficult.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
4.6
14% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
14% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
71% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
4.6
14% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
14% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
71% Negative
5 Ratings
5 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.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date: Sep 17, 2001
Developer:
- Inland Productions
Publisher: Midway
Genres:
