Software:Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder

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Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
Grooverider Slot Car Thunder.jpg
Xbox cover art
Developer(s)King of the Jungle
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Jolyon Myers
Designer(s)Robert Churchill
Platform(s)Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2
ReleaseXbox
  • NA: 26 September 2003
GameCube
  • NA: 28 September 2003
PlayStation 2
  • PAL: 28 January 2005
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (known in Europe as Grooverider: Slot Car Racing) is a racing video game released in 2003, developed by British studio King of the Jungle. It features a selection of over 40 fictional slot cars and 5 locations set in a virtual house. The gameplay features changing lanes to avoid obstacles or overtake, 3 performance levels of cars and power-ups.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCXbox
Game InformerN/A2/10[1]
GameSpotN/A4/10[2]
GameZoneN/A5.8/10[3]
IGN4.5/10[4]4.5/10[5]
Nintendo Power2.6/5[6]N/A
TeamXboxN/A5.7/10[7]
X-PlayN/A2/5 stars[8]
Aggregate score
Metacritic49/100[9]45/100[10]

The GameCube and Xbox versions received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9][10]

References

  1. Helgeson, Matt (September 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (Xbox)". Game Informer (GameStop) (125): 121. Archived from the original on 21 September 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030921105834/https://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.1050.47893.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  2. Navarro, Alex (7 October 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-review/1900-6076474/. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  3. Tha Wiz (7 October 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder - XB - Review". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006135559/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21579.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  4. Casamassina, Matt (10 March 2004). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (GCN)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/11/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-3. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  5. Casamassina, Matt (11 March 2004). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/11/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-2. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  6. "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 173: 151. November 2003. 
  7. Nardozzi, Dale (29 October 2003). "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox)". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110112160250/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/610/Grooverider-Slot-Car-Thunder/p1/. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  8. Webb, Morgan (3 November 2003). "'Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder' (Xbox) Review". TechTV. Archived from the original on 31 October 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031031153631/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3558816,00.html. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder for GameCube Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/grooverider-slot-car-thunder/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. Retrieved 3 January 2020. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder for Xbox Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/grooverider-slot-car-thunder/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 

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