Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild (Playstation 2)

by Rainbow Studios

Product Features

• Go water-racing in 8 huge outdoor courses, with 12 new races in 12 new stadium tracks
• Blast through huge imaginative locales as you try for first in multiple game modes - Arcade Mode, Time Trial and more
• Gain points by completing goals and setting records, then use your points to buy unlockable items for better racing
• Try out the new stunt-chain system -- it lets you kick off more than 75 separate stunts
• If you're all about the stunts, try the new Freestyle Mode and catch big air and big air

Product Details

• ASIN: B00008J2V0
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,108 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Splashdown Rides Gone Wild will send you blasting down incredibly realistic water rides with amazing sights around every corner! Animated events and path changes bring a new level to the water-racing madness Entertaining characters with plenty of funny dialogue and animations, to keep you laughing the whole time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Star game all the way!, October 13, 2003

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C.E. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild (Playstation 2) (Video Game)

This game is great! I really cant praise it enough. The graphics are slick (the water physics are awesome)and framerate isnt even an issue, control is like butter and the trick system is easy to master, yet surprisingly complicated.
The levels in this game are reminiscent of theme park rides. We have a haunted mansion, ice caves, tropical lagoons and even a race through the streets of a venice-style city.
With a large amount of things to unlock from new charachters to new outfits and watercraft, this game is great in terms of replay value and extended play time.
The two player mode is great as well. Challenge a friend to some competitions of speed, style or just see who can get the highest point totals for bragging rights. Splashdown is a great game for fans of the SSX series and for those that want to pick up a game and just have some fun without having to worry about a learning curve.
I suppose that its greatest strength lies in its simplicity. Its fun! Its easy to play, its not going to ailenate an entire group of players and it doesnt take itself seriously. I'll keep the review short and sweet. Splashdown: Rides gone Wild is a great addition to ANY game library and a fun way to pass the time while you wait for the next big wave!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The King of Racing Games!, August 19, 2003

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gracie M (Winchester, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild (Playstation 2) (Video Game)

This game rocks!!First of all, this game is about racing on a jet ski, while going off ramps, on crazy levels and doing tricks. If you have played splashdowns original game, you will realize that the games are a whole, lot different, mainly beacause the first one was made by Atari and Infrogames, while the second on is made by THQ and rainbow studios.
There are also different modes.
traning mode:you can lern how to steer,manuver and do stunts.
Career Mode: You pick your Character to do a career. You can also earn points to unlock characters, jet skis, and wet suits.
Arcade Mode:All one Player fun. you can also earn points in arcade but not as much.
V.S. mode: grab a friend and race! It earns points but not very many.
warehouse: the place where you trade in points for charachters,jet skis and wet suits.

the only charachters they keep from the old game is Andy pierce, Haily holister, Kyoko Takahashi,and Amman Ra.the new characters are, Jonah Barett, Sha Blamm!!, "Wrong way" Mcnabb, and Coral Suarez. There are four more super secret characters, but I won't spoil the fun!
Now I will score the game.

Graphics 5/5 the graphics are awsome,they are probably some of the best I have ever seen!

Sound 4/5 I actually love the sound tracks, but not everybody will like the music, That is why I gave it 4/5 Instead of 5/5.

Difficulty level I would say this game has a medium difficulty level. probably for 7 and older.

Gameplay 5/5 awsome. Lots of Choices.

Overall 5/5 as I said best racing game ever.

Pros:

awsome graphics
good sound
lots of choices
cool characters
crazy but fun levels
two different race styles, world and stadium
easy controls
good difficulty level

Cons:

Only one thing... NOTHING!!!!Its all pros!

One more thing, watch the intro. trust me.

so if I could suggest, if you are looking for a new, cool, fun, worthwhile game, get SPLASHDOWN RIDES GONE WILD!!!!!!!!!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars HUGE enhancements over the prequel, a FEW problems., August 7, 2003

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E. Harris (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild (Playstation 2) (Video Game)

The huge 8 outdoor courses are disney like themed races that you race 3 laps on. And each course changes as you race in it. For example, new shortcuts and dynamited out for you in gold mine rush, the mechanical dinosaurs break down on the final lap. Ghosts and Ghouls overtake the village on that last lap, while on the first lap things are relatively peaceful in Haunted Mansion.

While those are cool, and the new waves are awesome. In this game you got, small chops, rollers, large swells, and a multitude of different simulated wave types like downhill currents, raging rapids, and even water jet streams that push you foward at blazing speeds. This game does have a few problems I am dissapointed with. Firstly, they have completely taken out the free camera control. I don't know about you but one thing I liked in the first splashdown was moving the camera down and slightly to the left to give me a real sense of speed while racing. You can no longer do that. The second you be, with all of the detailed things going on in the tracks, the frame rate seems to stutter a little bit. And Finally, the game has lost some of it's simulation feel to the sea-doos. When you used to be able to dig down into the water to make quick turns, when you push yourself into the water during turns your sea-doo doesn't feel quite as heavy as it did in the original splashdown. You can still go under water and pop yourself up mind you, I'm just talking about when you turn you don't seem to bleed enough speed hence taking away some of the simulation appeal of the first game.

All in all. I am really impressed with the new courses. But other than the major 8 courses I am impressed with. All of the 12 indoor and 20 outdoor (open ocean with simple barracades on the side of you) courses don't feel unique. I feel this game could have used about 20 less technical time trails and about 8 more major outdoor themed tracks. I don't think it is a terrible game at all. I think I just like the original splashdown better. I hope my thoughts on the game have helped anybody who agrees with me that some of those minor features that were taken away, really are and important element. This game is not worth the original retail price if you ask me.