Surf Rocket Racers

Surf Rocket Racers (working title: Surf Rocket Racer), known in Japan as Power Jet Racing 2001 (パワージェットレーシング2001, Pawā Jetto Rēshingu 2001), is a video game developed and published by CRI Middleware and Crave Entertainment for Dreamcast in 2000-2001.

Surf Rocket Racers
Developer(s)CRI Middleware
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • EU: 2000
  • NA: February 28, 2001
  • JP: March 22, 2001
Genre(s)Racing video game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[2]
EGM4/10[3]
Eurogamer6/10[4]
Famitsu29/40[5]
Game Informer5.5/10[6]
GamePro[7]
GameSpot4/10[8]
GameSpy5.5/10[9]
IGN7.2/10[10]
Next Generation[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Jim Preston of Next Generation called it "a diet, caffeine-free, non-carbonated version of much more interesting games."[11] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[5] GamePro gave it an average review, over three months before its U.S. release date.[7]

gollark: You *can* just use four of them in a sensible pattern.
gollark: * not inaccurate, ambiguous generally
gollark: The issue isn't dead zones as much as inaccurate positioning, which can occur in some naïve setups.
gollark: I use GTech™ TrilateratorGPS™, which uses one computer and four modems, so they need to be close together.
gollark: In which I explain how to configure GPS hosts (although I think squid has more recent advice on this?).

References
  1. "Surf Rocket Racers for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. Thompson, Jon. "Surf Rocket Racers - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. "Surf Rocket Racers". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 141. Ziff Davis. April 2001.
  4. Bramwell, Tom (March 3, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racers". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. "パワージェットレーシング2001 [ドリームキャスト]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. "Surf Rocket Racers". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. February 2001.
  7. Iron Thumbs (January 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic] Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 148. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. Davis, Ryan (March 1, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racers Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. Tren (March 12, 2001). "Surf Rocker Racers [sic]". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. Chau, Anthony (March 5, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. Preston, Jim (March 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic]". Next Generation. Imagine Media. p. 86. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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