Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (Nintendo 64)

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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.

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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

Part of the Following Groups

• Advertising / Product tie-ins / Advergames
• Drivable Vehicle: Jet Ski
• Kawasaki licensees
• Wave Race series

User Reviews

Finally! An interesting racing game that isn't Mario Kart!	Pixelspeech (949)
The best physics i've ever seen in a video game!	Matthew Bailey (1136)	unrated

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Dec, 1996	5 out of 5	100
Game Play 64	Aug, 1997	95 out of 100	95
Nintendojo	Jun 09, 2000	9.5 out of 10	95
Mega Fun	Feb, 1997	93 out of 100	93
Video Games	Jan, 1997	90 out of 100	90
Edge	Dec, 1996	9 out of 10	90
X64	Oct, 1997	90 out of 100	90
Retroage	Jan 30, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Dec 01, 1996	8.6 out of 10	86
Le Geek	Jan, 2008	4 out of 5	80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The N64 version of Wave Race 64 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Advertisements

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.

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Wave Race 64 Kawasaki Jet Ski (Information about Wave Race 64 Kawasaki Jet Ski at Wikipedia)