Surfing H3O

Surfing H3O, known in Japan as Surfroid: Densetsu no Surfer (サーフロイド 伝説のサーファー, Sāfuroido Densetsu no Sāfā, lit. "Surfroid: The Legendary Surfer"), is a surfing video game developed by Opus and published by ASCII Entertainment in Japan and Rockstar Games internationally for the PlayStation 2.

Surfing H3O
Developer(s)Opus
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: August 10, 2000
  • NA: October 26, 2000
  • EU: January 5, 2001
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, Multi-player

Gameplay

There are two play modes that can be chosen from the main menu: Tournament which contains a collection of levels with different conditions, and Vs. Mode that is designed as same as the Tournament, only for two players. The latter is not played simultaneously but the players will alternate their turns instead.[1] The goal is to travel through the waves that are moving in a certain direction while picking up the buoys scattered around and doing specific tricks, before the time limit expires.[2] Each course requires the players to collect a certain number of points before progressing to the next one. They can be obtained by collecting markers or performing tricks.[3]

In the Tournament mode, each series consists of six stages. Once a single series is completed, the next competition starts with the same amount of levels and with progressively more difficult conditions.[4] At the beginning, only two difficulty levels are unlocked, easy and intermediate. As each of these are completed, new ones are opening, such as pro or semi pro.[5] The players can choose from eleven different characters, like Kelly Sunset or Mark Mavericks. Each of them have slightly different stats.[6]

Development

Surfing H30 is a reworked version of Surfroid. As a result, the plot that revolved around aliens and the planetary doomsday was cut off from this version.[7]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic46/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[9]
Edge4/10[10]
EGM4.5/10[11]
Famitsu30/40[12]
Game Informer3/10[13]
GamePro[14]
GameRevolutionD−[6]
GameSpot4.8/10[4]
GameSpy15%[7]
IGN4/10[5]
Jeuxvideo.com8/20[15]
Next Generation[16]
OPM (US)[17]

Daniel Erickson reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "One cute gimmick away from absolute crap."[16]

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[12]

References
  1. dagdag (January 26, 2001). "SURFING H30 : LE JEU QUI FAIT LA PLANCHE". fr:Gamekult (in French). Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. Grandio, Pablo (August 22, 2019). "Análisis de Surfing H3O (PS2)". El Español (in Spanish). El León de El Español Publicaciones S.A. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. Chatterton, Sally (February 12, 2001). "Games: Surfing H30 [sic]; Spawn; Ms Pac Man's Maze Madness". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. Davis, Ryan (October 27, 2000). "Surfing H3O Review [date mislabeled as "November 3, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. Perry, Douglass C. (November 3, 2000). "Surfing H30 [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. Dr. Moo (February 2001). "Surfing H30 [sic] Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  7. Tsotsos, Alex (November 21, 2000). "Surfing H3O". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. "Surfing H3O for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  9. Thompson, Jon. "Surfing H3O - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  10. Edge staff (November 2000). "Surfroid". Edge. No. 90. Future plc.
  11. Dudlak, Jonathan (January 2001). "Surfing H3O". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 212. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. "サーフロイド 伝説のサーファー [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  13. Helgeson, Matt (January 2001). "Surfing H3O". Game Informer. No. 93. FuncoLand. p. 95. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. Four-Eyed Dragon (December 21, 2000). "Surfing H30 [sic] Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  15. pliou (January 31, 2001). "Test: Surfing H3O". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  16. Erickson, Daniel (February 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 2. Imagine Media. p. 73.
  17. "Surfing H3O". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 40. Ziff Davis. January 2001.
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