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

• Drivable Vehicle: Jet Ski
• Kawasaki licensees
• Wave Race series

User Reviews

Finally! An interesting racing game that isn't Mario Kart!	Pixelspeech (1006)
The best physics i've ever seen in a video game!	Matthew Bailey (1280)	unrated

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Dec, 1996	5 out of 5	100
IGN	Nov 15, 1996	9.7 out of 10	97
Game Play 64	Aug, 1997	95 out of 100	95
Mega Fun	Feb, 1997	93 out of 100	93
Super Power	Jul, 1997	91 out of 100	91
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Jun, 1999	91 out of 100	91
Nintendo Difference	May 02, 2010	18 out of 20	90
VicioJuegos.com	Aug 08, 2005	90 out of 100	90
GameSpot	Dec 01, 1996	8.6 out of 10	86
Retro Game Reviews	Aug 26, 2015		70

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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.

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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.

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