Customer Reviews

Extreme G3

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Extreme G3 is an absolutely awesome game, you ride on turbo-charged motorcycles that look like they're straight out of Akira. It is the fastest racing game ever, and it moves incredibly smooth at 60 fps on the Game Cube. The graphics are superb and the level design is great, it has a beautifully rendered realistic look. Some levels look like the futuristic city in Blade Runner, while others are out in the desert or in the middle of the ocean. The techno soundtrack is also very good and adds to the futuristic feel of the game perfectly. The gameplay is top notch and the controls are right on (the game cube controller is truly excellent, especially for a racing game like this). The high-powered motorcycles zoom through the courses very realistically. There are also a variety of weapons to equip on your motorcycle, which is really cool and adds an extra dimension to the gameplay. Also- The Game Cube version of XG3 features four player mode (which the PS2 version doesn't), and also offers much improved frame rate / graphics over the PS2 version. It moves at a constant 60 frames per second, which looks absolutely silky smooth, even in multiplayer!

I recommend XG3 to anyone with a Game Cube. It is one of the finest games to be released thus far.

I had thought that Wipeout was by far the best racing series I had ever played up until now. I'm a serious fan of the futuristic techno psygnosis design, and I had honestly believed that there was nothing that could top it. In fact I purchased a PS2 almost solely based on the belief that Sony was going to release Wipeout Fusion shortly after the launch (as they claimed). Unfortunately that never occured. Fortunately, however, Extreme G3 was available for the Cube when I went shopping to get games.

Let me just say this. Crucial art direction, track layout, and musical direction personnel from Psygnosis went to Acclaim and played crucial parts in the development of Extreme G3. It definitely shows. Extreme G3 conveys the most intense sense of speed and nausea in any racing game ever. You don't know what speed is until you upgrade your engine to the 1000G model and power up the turbo boost in a loop on Oceania or Megalopis.

Or when you siphon off enough energy near the finish line from one of your opponents in the lead so that you can boost yourself into the lead and win at the last possible second.

This game is about speed, super speed, sonic boom sound barrier busting speed, and even more speed. The control is ridiculously tight, and the gamecube controller is absolutely *perfect*. It's so good that I basically use the default controller setup scheme.

This game is easily one of the best racing games of all time. The weapons system requires intelligence in deployment, i.e., do you use the defensive leech mechanism, or do you drop bombs behind you to slow your opponents down. Do you fire heat seeking rockets at them, or use your shield energy to boost past them. It is a highly intelligent racing game that I appreciate. I find myself these days doing things that in the past I would not have thought of.

One of these involves a tactic of actually slowing down so that an opponent can pass, just so that I can activate the leech weapon and siphon off energy if I know that a loop is coming up soon and I'll need all the turbo boost I can store. Simple things such as that that change the dynamic of your standard fare racing game are greatly appreciated.

This game is sweet! Its graphics and desighs will blow you away! Its got plenty of racers to choose from and a ton of long race tracks to go flying through. My favorite thing about this racing game is these motoctcles are armed for the next world war! if a racer is giving you a hard time...just use a E.M.P explsion on him! This game gets very hard about halfway through. Its almost impossible to beat some of the races but thats when (cough)codes come in. If you saw the anime movie Akira you would really like this because the motocycles in both are nearly identical! The only probelem I have found with this is its sound. on my tv, it sounds very static. I had to adjust the sound menu for 20 minutes just to make it sound right! I'm not sure if othet people are having that same problem. anyway, if your in the mood for really really really fast motorcycle shooting exploision action game, XG3 marks the spot!

This is an excellent racing game with lovely techno-music, detailed levels, lots of weapong to trounce your opponents, very high-speed racing, and a great multiplayer mode. Plus, it only takes 3 blocks of memory for ONE file. If you are a apst fan of the Extreme G titles, this is a must-have for the GameCube.

This game is a very fast paced, extreme game. In the earlier levels you only go about 300 kilometers per hour. But in the later levels I found that whenever I blinked I would likely crash into a wall. This game features many weapons to blow the competition up, and a 2 player co-op mode. One part I like about this game is the ability to upgrade your bike, and the extremely detailed levels, I couldn't notice any "Fog" while playing, you can see for miles. This is not a game for those with weak stomachs, there are corkscrews, loops, gravity defying things like racing upside down, and if you break the sound barrier then the screen goes rather blurry. This game features a 4 player mode as well as a 2 player co-op and the single player career. Unlike the previous Extreme Gs the bikes are all pretty much the same when you start. All you do is chose a team and rider and buy upgrades for your bike. This game is a fast paced, blow stuff up sort of game. And it is rated E for Every one. But it has explosions so it may not be right for ALL gamers.

I'm a huge XG fan and of course I HAD to get this latest version of the game. Although I will admit that it cannot beat XG2 for N64, this game is awesome. It has the feel of extreme speed and the music helps to add to the atmosphere. The graphics are better than ever for any XG game -- as is expected. All of the race tracks are good too. This game has a great replay value because once you beat it on single player you can always play the multiplayer version against friends or team up to race together. I loved the new aspect of being able to race on the same team as a friend! The only improvements to this game would be the addition of a few more tracks, or maybe different variations of the existing ones as in previous versions of XG. Overall, I would reccommend this game to anyone, and it is a must-have if you are a big fan of racing games!!!

This game is pretty good, but rent it before you buy it. The graphics are very good, but some of the courses are easy. Also, to people that don't often buy racing games, I don't recomend it for it might turn you off from that genre. As for racing games, get Mario Kart Double Dash when it comes out, THAT is a good example of a racing game.

I got this game because it had a picture of a girl on the cover, and I figured my daughter would like it. Well, I of course had to try it out, and lo and behold, I found the best game I have ever owned. I play tons of PC games, and I have every game worth getting, as well as owning about 26 GameCube games. This is a game that tests more than your ability to manipulate a controller, as it requires some intelligent decision making. I am not really that good at most games, and usually plod along on the easy levels, but this game, although it does not have easy normal and hard levels, is almost intuitive. Despite the fact that there is a bit of a learning curve, it is fun all the way.

The scenery is splendid, and I don't just mean graphically, either, as the futuristic settings are compelling.

I am 39 years old, and reach for this game daily. Of all the games I own this is by far the most fun to play, with a real draw to play it again. Best of all, you don't have to trudge through levels with all sorts of hidden stuff to discover. If this is your first game, or if you everyone except this one, get it.

By the way, forget getting it fot the kids. Once an adult tries it out, the kids will be sitting around watching you play.

This game rates an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10.

I was spending the night at a friends house. When we went to go rent a game he rented Extreme G3 racing. I thought that the game would suck. But i was wrong. When we started playing i was immediately hooked.

The levels are gorgeously designed and the colors are vibrant and beautiful. You never get the feeling that your doing the same thing again. The courses are so unique. Some provide challengs such as many turns and loops, while other require you to use your weaponry more.

The co-op mode is a great twist. In most racing games, you only race against your friend. In this mode, not only do you and your friend get to work together, but you get to actually play the game. Race against other racers instead of just each other. The power-ups provide a twist in the gameplay. But as you get the power-ups, so do your opponents, making you have to think about what you get.

This game is one of those games that highlights the excellence of the racing genre. It is perfection, in video game form.

Everyone loves speed, right? And when it comes to the Extreme-G franchise, that's a given. XG3 is probably the best racer on the Gamecube to date. The one player mode will take a lot of work to open up all [twelve?] tracks, but that's only because it's such tough competition... REALLY tough competition. Unlike previous titles, XG3 also has a new kind of feature: your shield coincides with your power boosts and your ammo, though rechargable, is limited. It's hard to explain, but it works wonders. The real reason you should invest in this game is for its multiplayer capacity. There is no battle mode, which is kind of a damper. But the silky-smooth framerate alongside super-fast racing is compliments alone. But the weapon/shield system works beautifully with three or four people. That's a note to say that playing with less than three people is not much of a rewarding experience. Consider this aspect before buying.