Extreme G3 Racing

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005ME8T
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,531 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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Extreme G3 is a gravity-defying racing game. After climbing onto one of 12 supercharged, fully armed bikes and engaging your protective shield, you're off on an extreme racing challenge. Race underwater, beneath the earth's surface, through cratered canyons, and out into space as you play through Extreme G3's nine racing circuits. The game's two-player split-screen modes include Team Grand Prix, Head-to-Head, and Co-op. This game also sports a landscape animator that renders course environments in a graphically detailed, futuristic style that's visually compelling.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arcade racing doesn't get any better than this., August 25, 2001

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Andrew Langgard (Regina, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme G3 Racing (Video Game)

Extreme G-3 is perhaps the biggest surprise of the year, at least for me. After playing the first and second ones (both were only mediocre), I wasn't expecting anything spectacular from this installment on the PS2. But man, when I booted it up I was instantly hooked. It sports some truly amazing graphics, and the overall speed keeps you coming back for more. The framerate is excellent, even in two player mode, and there's plenty to unlock and discover. One of the best games of the year in my book, go buy it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool Graphics, Cool Idea, Poor Implementation, September 17, 2001

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Railgun - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme G3 Racing (Video Game)

I really wanted to love this game. I've loved the Wipeout series since the original. I love racing games, especially non-traditional ones. XG3 is deffinately a WipeOut knock-off. It has very cool graphics. It is a lot easier to drive than Wipeout so people who don't have much time to practice won't be frustrated. I like the idea of getting at least two cycles side by side and the weapons are easy to use. However, the league system they use is pretty lame. I just wasn't very motivated to want to go farther like I was in Wipeout or SSX. Also, while the controls are easy to understand, I had to re-program the pad to really play effectively. The default setup really stinks. Overall, the game just didn't captivate my attention. I suggest renting before buying on this one just to make sure it will yours.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good wipeout clone at bargain prices, July 14, 2002

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J. Leigh "jleigh7" (chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme G3 Racing (Video Game)

I've played Wipeout since PS1. I haven't tried Wipeout Fusion from PS2 yet but the reviews seemed to indicate that there has been little new so I decided to try this game instead- especially now that it has hit the bargain bins in most stores.

XG3 is very very similar to Wipeout.

Pros:

Good graphics compared to PS1 Wipeout. (no surprise here.)
Frame rates are very high so driving thru the more advanced tracks is quite exhilirating, once you've bought a new engine.

The tracks are quite nice but I don't think you get much of a chance to enjoy the art work otherwise you'll find yourself grinding against the side of the track.

You get to keep the weapons that you buy rather than use it for a short period of time.

Controls are responsive. Should probably reconfig the turbo and
gas controls right away to use the shoulder buttons.

Weapons are very very similar to wipeout. Machine gun, heat seeking missiles, rockets, shield enhancers, mines, ...

Cons:

You have to earn $ to be able to get different weapons. Wipeout lets you use them as you find them.

Not sure how choosing different bikers makes any difference. The manual does not say much and there is no obvious sense of it in the game.

It took me quite a bit of effort to win race 2. The hint comes at the back of the manual where it says you have to "feather" the turbo. What does that mean??? Some biker-techno-term? Turns out it means repeatedly pumping it and releasing it to get more out of your turbo. That was the only way I could catch up with the computer controlled drivers.

Music in Wipeout is much much better.

It's difficult to tell whether your weapons really helped. E.g. deploy the mines and expect to hear some kind of explosion like in Wipeout. Not in XG3. I think there is a sound but I'm not sure if it's an impact explosion.

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Overall, it is a solid Wipeout clone. If you always wanted a PS2 upgrade for your copy of Wipeout but don't want to blow 50 bucks for Wipeout Fusion, XG3 is pretty good. ...