Description
Wave Race 64 is a jet-ski racing game. The goal is to beat the other participants in the race by successfully navigating the jet-ski through courses marked by colored buoys. Red and yellow buoys must be passed on right and left side, respectively, in order to gain speed and ensure advantage in the race. Failure to pass the buoys, on the other hand, leads to decrease in speed and eventually disqualification.
Game modes include Warm Up (basically a training session in a course known as Dolphin Park); Time Trials, in which players race against time; Championship, in which players compete in a tournament, choosing one of the four available difficulty levels; and Stunt Mode, where performing various stunts awards players with point. A two-player split-screen versus mode is available as well. Players can customize their racers, modifying their parameters, which include grip, handling, acceleration, top speed and collision stability.
Alternate Titles
- "Wave Race 64" -- European title
- "Shindou Wave Race 64" -- Rumble Pack version
- "ウェーブレース64 振動パック対応版" -- Japanese spelling
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The Press Says
| Entertainment Weekly |
Nintendo 64 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
A |
100 |
| Retroage |
Nintendo 64 |
Jan 30, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Nintendojo |
Nintendo 64 |
May 26, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Aug 07, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameSpot |
Nintendo 64 |
Dec 01, 1996 |
8.6 out of 10 |
86 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Nintendo 64 |
Jan 29, 2010 |
17 out of 20 |
85 |
| Nintendo Life |
Wii |
Aug 07, 2007 |
          |
80 |
| Le Geek |
Nintendo 64 |
Jan, 2008 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Wii |
Aug 17, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GameCola.net |
Nintendo 64 |
Jun, 2004 |
5.8 out of 10 |
58 |
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Trivia
In the Virtual Console release, Nintendo has slipped in advertisements for the Wii and Nintendo DS along the racing wall sidelines to replace the Kawasaki ads. This is due to the Kawasaki license no longer existing for the game.