The eight courses whisk you through the world's aquatic wonderspots. Shatter gondolas and terrify tourists in the Venice-inspired La Razza Canal. Bear right by polar bears and rapidly crumbling icebergs in Arctic Bay. Each rider is rated for acceleration top speed maneuvering stunt skill and strength. Nature will challenge you with glaring sun shadowy moonlight blinding fog rain ...

THQ's wrestling series that began on the Nintendo 64 leaps onto the * with the exclusive release of WWE WrestleMania X8. New to this version are pro wrestlers Booker T, Rob Van Dam, DDP, and The Hurricane to go along with the entire roster of the WWE. Six authentic venues are available to choose from, each allowing up...

Lace up those cleats for the full-on "futbol" action of Virtua Striker 2002. As in earlier Virtua Striker games, this title strives to blend a sophisticated representation of the sport of soccer with a friendly, accessible control interface. Choose from over 600 players and 40 international teams. Teams can be customized with player trades and strategy settings. The ...

Nintendo's first basketball game for the * continues the series that began in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. Along with 31 NBA teams and players from the 2001-2002 season, the game offers four modes of play: Quick Play, Arcade Play, NBA Season Play, and Skills Mode. Over 2,000 motion-captured moves have been included for realism. Quick Play is equivalent...

Dark Summit brings a dusting of role-playing to the growing ranks of "extreme sports"-styled snowboarding games. Like the breakaway PS2 hit SSX and the contemporarily released first-party Xbox title Amped, Dark Summit uses state-of-the-art technology to produce graphically believable, physically challenging 3D environments for virtual boarders to race and trick through. By supporting the gameplay with a light-hearted ...

From the first pitch on Opening Day to the final out of the World Series™, Home Run KING™ brings all the fun and excitement of Major League Baseball® to the Nintendo GameCube™. With Home Run KING’s pick-up-and-play controls and fast-paced arcade action, you’ll be smashing every record in the books. All the players, teams, and stadiums of MLB™...

The first beach volleyball game for *, Beach Spikers offers two-on-two competition with a choice of 16 men's and women's teams from eight countries: U.S., Brazil, Australia, Spain, Japan, Italy, France, and Cuba. The control scheme is designed to be accessible, requiring only two buttons. An icon appears along the sand to signal where the ball is heading,...

Put your driving skills to the test in the first game to feature the new 2002 Formula One season-vie for the coveted Formula One driver's title as the real season unfolds. The world's best drivers pilot the world's sexiest racing machines with the high-tech high-intensity panache that could only come from EA SPORTS. Muscle your way to the ...

Evolution Worlds continues the anime-styled adventures of Mag Launcher and Linear Cannon as they explore labyrinths and ancient ruins while searching for lost treasure. As in the two previous Dreamcast games, battles within the dungeons are fought using a turn-based system, with attacks being enhanced by cybernetic armaments called Cyframes. Each character offers different skills or Cyframes to assist ...

Fight Legend vs. Legend. Go Toe-To-Toe With the Best. Trade Leather in Slugfest Mode: Punch and power your way to the top in a radical Slugfest mode featuring brawls with bells progressive boxer damage and selectable special punches. Trade Punches With the Best: Go to blows with boxing's greatest Muhammad Ali along with Felix Trinidad Lennox Lewis Oscar ...

In the tradition of titles like Hot Shots Golf and Mario Golf comes Swingerz Golf, a four-player game featuring 14 offbeat male and female characters playable on six fictitious courses. Four modes of play include Tour Mode, Stroke, Match, and Mini Games. Each of the 18-hole courses varies in location and appearance, from seaside resorts to arid deserts, ...

Big Air Freestyle features BMX racing across three distinct events: Motocross, Supercross, and Freestyle. A total of 23 indoor and outdoor courses patterned after locales around the world are included for both Motocross and Supercross competition, with six fantasy arenas designed specifically for Freestyle play. Players can also choose from 125 cc, 250 cc, or 500 cc bikes ...

World champion BMX rider Mat Hoffman pedals across nine cities along with 11 other professionals in this follow-up to 2001's stunt-based racing title. Road Trip and Session are the two single-player modes, while friends can join in the following eight multiplayer games: Graffiti War, Trick Attack, Tag, Horse, Push, Free Ride, Treasure Hunt, and Halfpipe Hell. The main ...

As the title implies, Outlaw Golf is a non-traditional approach to the sport, with over-the-top characters and offbeat courses. Each of the ten featured characters comes with his or her own personal caddy, who may be beaten with a club if a particular shot doesn't go off as planned. Three featured courses consist of an urban setting in ...

Crave follows up their Razor Freestyle Scooter series with Whirl Tour, a game that moves away from professional stars and licensed equipment to focus on an original storyline featuring a motley group of cartoon-like street characters. The hottest band in town has been kidnapped by evil Dr. Skeezicks, so it's up to a loyal roadie named Wasa B. ...

Battle big-game bass and fight feisty bluegills in the fantasy freshwater lakes of Xicat's Top Angler. Featuring over 30 authentic lures and other real-life equipment, virtual anglers test their cunning and skills through various weather conditions, in multiple levels featuring lakeside lodges and even a castle. A split-screen mode lets the player watch the fight at both ends ...

Released as Rally Championship Xtreme for the PC, Warthog's Rally Championship for Nintendo * features European rally racing from Africa to the Arctic. Drivers begin single-player mode with a standard Privateer car and, as they earn money, advance through 1600 and 2000 modified rally championships, and finally to the Pro Championship. Adjustable car settings include gear ratio, suspension,...

Nintendo's futuristic racing series makes its * debut courtesy of Sega's Amusement Vision, a developer best known to arcade fans for Daytona USA and to * owners for Super Monkey Ball. More than 30 characters and their vehicles established in the first two console versions of the game return for this third installment, including Captain Falcon and his...

Midway Sports expands upon the groundwork established in their first arcade-style baseball game with the release of MLB SlugFest 20-04. Outfielder Jim Edmonds endorses this extreme take on the national pastime, which features turbo-powered base running, catches, throws, and hits. Realistic elements -- such as the MLB and MLBPA licenses for professional teams and players, actual batting stances ...

Based on the FOX animated series, Ultimate Muscle follows the intergalactic exploits of Kid Muscle and his zany Muscle League friends as they compete in a series of wrestling matches against their older predecessors, the Legends, to determine which group is the strongest. In all, 20 characters are available to play as or against in Story, Versus, and ...

THQ's acclaimed wrestling series returns for an encore performance on * with the release of WWE WrestleMania XIX. New to this game is a story mode that finds players trying to earn the respect of peers and fans by embarking on a series of 30 missions. Apparently Vince McMahon has banned the player's character from wrestling, so he...

Based on the LEGO Racers toy line targeted at children ages eight to 12, Drome Racers is a 3D racing title taking place across such diverse environments as jungles, canyons, deserts, cities, and ice. Assuming the role of Max Axel, players compete for a championship trophy using one of 18 off-road, road, and drag racing vehicles. Three modes of play include Arcade Mode, Time Trial, and the multi-event Career Mode. Placing within the top three on each course earns players bonus parts to upgrade their car's performance in a number of different areas, including engine, aerodynamics, tires, and more. Various offensive and defensive power-ups are scattered along the courses to help players advance through the competition. Up to four players can simultaneously compete against each other on a split screen. You are Max Axel pacing your pit area tensions high as you await the first stage of the Drome Championship. Prove you re a match for the intensity of multi-challenge racing--each race a seamless set of stages mixing tracks from realistically stunning City Mountain and Canyon worlds. With high-tech cars based on the 2002 LEGO Racers construction toy range Drome Racers for the Nintendo * is a racing experience like no other. Fast-paced anything-goes racing in sleek high-tech LEGO racing machines. Multi-Challenge Racing takes you through a series of stages on all-terrain tracks set in incredibly detailed environments...