Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games

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Product Features

• Serious Arade Action! Product Information Get in on the action with Otto, Reggie, Twister and Sam!  Help Otto scorebit time in Hockey Shot..get Sam awesome air in Rocket Pogo..slam it withReggie in Sandcastle Slam..and help Twister rack it up at Roller Rocketball! Fun Activities Include Hockey Shot Control Otto and shoot the puck into the goal as fast as you can before thetimer

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005JHKF
• Item Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,558 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Skate, score, and bounce your way to a place in gaming history. The Rocket Power gang is out to have some fun on the beach, and they're taking you along for the ride. Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games is a four-game package for young action fans, a good starter for children interested in arcade-style computer gaming.

Rocket Pogo places Sam on an obstacle course, for example, where he bounces around collecting parts for a robot he is building, while avoiding anything that might make him wipe out. Sandcastle Slam is a sort of combat Pong, where players bounce balls against each other's battlements in an attempt to destroy their opponents' sand castles. Hockey Shot is an exercise in basic movement theory, with Otto trying to rebound a hockey puck into an increasingly obstructed net.

In each of these three games, players collect gold bonus coins that unlock a fourth activity. In Roller Rocketball, Twister collects balls that have been littered on the boardwalk, firing them into the trash bins where they belong and racking up points.

Rocket Power offers single-player and head-to-head modes, and each of its activities has 10 levels of difficulty. Succeed at all 10 levels, and you qualify for a silver medal. To get the gold, users must play all 10 levels of each game perfectly--which means collecting every single one of the gold bonus coins displayed on the game screens. The four games contained in this package are slow-paced by arcade standards and more than a little repetitive. They are also far from original in concept or execution. Even so, only one game is seriously flawed--Rocket Pogo is slow-running, with an interface that is very nearly player-hostile.

The other three activities more than make up for this weakness, though, with cheery graphics, solid action, appealing sound effects, and, of course, a chance to hang with the Rocket Power kids on their own sporting turf. --Alyx Dellamonica

Product Description

Serious Arade Action!Product InformationGet in on the action with Otto Reggie Twister and Sam!  Help Otto scorebit time in Hockey Shot...get Sam awesome air in Rocket Pogo...slam it withReggie in Sandcastle Slam...and help Twister rack it up at Roller Rocketball!Fun Activities IncludeHockey ShotControl Otto and shoot the puck into the goal as fast as you can before thetimer runs out!  Use the boards and obstacles for rebounds and bank shotsto get bonus points.  Sandcastle SlamControl Reggie and try to defeat Lars and Sheri by throwing your bail at theirsandcastles. Don't let them hit yours!  When a sandcastle is demolishedthat player's turn is over.Rocket PogoSam needs to put his robot back together! Control Sam and pick up all five robotpieces before the time runs out.  Avoid Eddie (the "prince of thenetherworld") bouncing beach balls and other obstacles in your search forthe five robot pieces.Roller RocketballIf you've been able to collect enough coins you can control Twister Rodriguezand skate down the boardwalk! Collect the rocketballs and shoot them into eachtrash can for points. Reach the end of the level before time runs out or youwill have to start over! Score a certain amount of goals into the trash cans towin.Product Features Play as your favorite Rocket Power character 4 arcade action games Voice-overs by the Rocket Power television actors Authentic music from the television showMinimum Requirements Pentium II 233 MHz or faster processor Microsoft Windows 95 98 or Me 32 MB RAM (64MB recommended) 80MB available hard drive space 8X CD-ROM drive 2 MB video card 16-bit sound card DirectX 8

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for All Ages, October 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games (CD-ROM)

My son bought this product for our computer. He is 8. He loves it. My daughter who is 12 also plays it. I would definitely recommend this for any Rocket Power fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not player-hostile! It's fun!, July 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games (CD-ROM)

Rocket Pogo is really fun, but it takes a few tries to get the controls figured out. And it runs great on my machine. It's true that the games are not completely original, but few Rocket Power fans have played the games they ARE based on. Roller Rocketball is worth unlocking because it's one of the funnest games, too. The graphics look just like the show. The music is awesome - can I buy a CD soundtrack? This game is a great deal for hours of fun!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars plain awesome, September 1, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games (CD-ROM)

great games graphics cant describe it its so awesome just leaves u breathless its so awesome