Kayak Extreme

by Global Star Software

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005YTY0
• Item Weight: 12 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 30, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,228 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Kayak Extreme places the double-bladed paddle in your hands to test your abilities in the ultimate white-knuckle watersport. It's you against the clock in this test of strength, endurance, and guts. The championship kayak circuit will take you to white-water action around the world, from thunderous tropical rapids in South Africa to the subzero glacial flows of Alaska. Upgrade your boats and paddles to stay competitive, and be ready for anything around the next bend. Pirouette though deep eddies, and Eskimo roll right under fallen logs to line yourself up for that next gate. The game also features authentic kayak racing elements, such as detailed time models, reverse gates, and buoyancy maneuvers.

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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Finally an "Extreme" branded game that is worth buying., October 18, 2004

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T. Wong "Misbehave" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kayak Extreme (CD-ROM)

I think every PC gamer knows to avoid any PC games with the word "Extreme" in their game titles ever since the release of the famous piece of crab "Extreme Paintbrawl."
However, Kayak Extreme maybe the first, the last, and the only exception ever from the "Extreme" line of games.
Yes, the control is still somewhat slugglish and yes, there still aren't much option for you to adjust. But atleast this time the game does look good.
The water effect and the river scencery of the game stages are nicely rendered. I am not an hard core gamer myself. Ocassionally, I like to play some casual PC games after a full day of hardwork at the office (heck, you can even be play this at your office since all you need is a keyboard and an average 3D card). I personally feel quite relaxing playing this game. I just love those river secenery levels and the running water sound effect very much. I think they should make some of the levels or even do some game play recordings of this game into a screensaver and bundle it with the game for sale.
I really recommend this game to everyone. You have nothing to lose anyway since this game will never be sold over the price of $10. Why not give it a try. It's certainly not a game for hard-core gamers but for the casual gamers. But if you love beautiful looking PC games, you should definitely try this game out.

I give this game a 4 stars raning instead of 5 because it lacks of 2 players mode. A simple, casual, and non-resources-hungary game liks this one have no execuse not to incorporate a 2 player mode. Another major drawback is that this game won't work in WinXP. It only works in win95/98/ME and the company doesn't have any patch released for this game to make it works with WinXP.