G-Surfers is a futuristic racing game, originally scheduled to be released in Europe on September 28, 2001, by Midas Interactive Entertainment,[2] before the game was delayed to January 25, 2002. The game is an exclusive to the PlayStation 2 console. It was released on January 28, 2003 in the United States by Majesco Entertainment under the title HSX: Hypersonic.Xtreme. The game was influenced by F-Zero and the Wipeout video game series, resulting in a very similar game and very mixed reviews. The game was briefly shown in the 2008 film Meet Dave.
The game features 30 tracks and 15 crafts. While the first six races are available immediately, the player must complete the game to unlock more tutorials and tracks. It also features "TrakEdit", a mode allowing players to create their own tracks using various objects. Tutorials guide the player to this mode. A two-player split screen mode is included in the game, as well as the Time Trial and Cup racing modes for one player.[3] The player should choose a craft they like to use in the game, and then go through five series (each including six tracks). The player must finish in first, second or third place to win. The player unlocks more material for successfully completing a series. The tracks incorporate twists, turns, loops, corkscrews, and jumps. The player must avoid obstacles and hazards such as falling off the track. In addition, there are boost and health icons throughout each track.
G-Surfers received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]Edge gave the game a mixed review while it was still in development.[2]IGN's Kaiser Hwang was more critical but felt that it is something "you've seen before."[10]GameSpy gave it a negative review, saying that while the game "indisputably possesses both a real-time track system and instant functionality, the feature it needs the most is the one it doesn't have -- weapons."[8] Hitting at ramps and damaging the craft was also criticized.[8]
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^Oertel, Mathias (March 22, 2002). "Test: G-Surfers". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^Davis, Ryan (February 14, 2003). "[HSX:] HyperSonic.Xtreme Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
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surfers, futuristic, racing, game, originally, scheduled, released, europe, september, 2001, midas, interactive, entertainment, before, game, delayed, january, 2002, game, exclusive, playstation, console, released, january, 2003, united, states, majesco, enter. G Surfers is a futuristic racing game originally scheduled to be released in Europe on September 28 2001 by Midas Interactive Entertainment 2 before the game was delayed to January 25 2002 The game is an exclusive to the PlayStation 2 console It was released on January 28 2003 in the United States by Majesco Entertainment under the title HSX Hypersonic Xtreme The game was influenced by F Zero and the Wipeout video game series resulting in a very similar game and very mixed reviews The game was briefly shown in the 2008 film Meet Dave G SurfersEuropean cover artDeveloper s Blade InteractivePublisher s EU Midas Interactive EntertainmentNA Majesco EntertainmentPlatform s PlayStation 2ReleaseEU January 25 2002NA January 28 2003 1 Genre s Futuristic racing gameMode s Single player Multiplayer The game features 30 tracks and 15 crafts While the first six races are available immediately the player must complete the game to unlock more tutorials and tracks It also features TrakEdit a mode allowing players to create their own tracks using various objects Tutorials guide the player to this mode A two player split screen mode is included in the game as well as the Time Trial and Cup racing modes for one player 3 The player should choose a craft they like to use in the game and then go through five series each including six tracks The player must finish in first second or third place to win The player unlocks more material for successfully completing a series The tracks incorporate twists turns loops corkscrews and jumps The player must avoid obstacles and hazards such as falling off the track In addition there are boost and health icons throughout each track Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic53 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScore4Players68 5 Edge6 10 2 Game Informer7 25 10 6 GameSpot3 8 10 7 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 GameZone5 5 10 9 IGN5 10 10 Jeuxvideo com8 20 11 Official U S PlayStation Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 X Play nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 G Surfers received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 4 Edge gave the game a mixed review while it was still in development 2 IGN s Kaiser Hwang was more critical but felt that it is something you ve seen before 10 GameSpy gave it a negative review saying that while the game indisputably possesses both a real time track system and instant functionality the feature it needs the most is the one it doesn t have weapons 8 Hitting at ramps and damaging the craft was also criticized 8 References edit Playstation 2 News HyperSonic Xtreme HSX Ships Tomorrow 1 28 03 2005 03 10 Archived from the original on 2005 03 10 Retrieved 2023 11 12 a b c Edge staff November 2001 G Surfers PDF Edge No 103 Future Publishing p 88 Retrieved September 11 2022 G Surfers for Sony PlayStation 2 PS2 ToTheGame Archived from the original on September 28 2012 Retrieved June 30 2012 a b HSX HyperSonic Xtreme for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved September 11 2022 Oertel Mathias March 22 2002 Test G Surfers 4Players in German 4Players GmbH Retrieved September 11 2022 HSX HyperSonic Xtreme Game Informer No 119 GameStop March 2003 p 83 Davis Ryan February 14 2003 HSX HyperSonic Xtreme Review GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved September 11 2022 a b c Meston Zach March 1 2003 GameSpy hypersonic xtreme sic GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on May 9 2007 Retrieved September 11 2022 Valentino Nick February 9 2003 HyperSonic Xtreme HSX sic PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on December 31 2008 Retrieved September 11 2022 a b Hwang Kaiser January 28 2003 HSX HyperSonic Xtreme sic IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved September 11 2022 Killy February 10 2004 Test G Surfers Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on May 4 2021 Retrieved September 11 2022 HSX Hypersonic Xtreme sic Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 67 Ziff Davis April 2003 p 87 Archived from the original on May 25 2004 Retrieved September 11 2022 Gallaway Brad February 19 2003 Hypersonic Xtreme sic PS2 Extended Play TechTV Archived from the original on February 22 2003 Retrieved September 11 2022 External links editG Surfers at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G Surfers amp oldid 1206795094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
