Software:Surf Rocket Racers

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Surf Rocket Racers
Surf Rocket Racers Dreamcast Cover Art.jpg
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

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.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2/5 stars[2]
EGM4/10[3][lower-alpha 1]
Eurogamer6/10[4]
Famitsu29/40[5]
Game Informer5.5/10[6]
GamePro3.5/5 stars[7]
GameSpot4/10[8]
GameSpy5.5/10[9]
IGN7.2/10[10]
Next Generation2/5 stars[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Jim Preston of NextGen 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, one critic gave it a score of 3/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 4.5/10.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surf Rocket Racers for Dreamcast Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/surf-rocket-racers/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast. Retrieved June 20, 2020. 
  2. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Surf Rocket Racers - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114235651/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=28747&tab=review. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  3. ↑ Sewart, Greg; Boyer, Crispin; Mielke, James "Milkman" (April 2001). "Surf Rocket Racers". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (141): 103. https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf. Retrieved May 13, 2022. 
  4. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (March 3, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racers". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/r-srr-dc. Retrieved May 13, 2022. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "パワージェットレーシング2001 [ドリームキャスト"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12532&redirect=no. Retrieved June 20, 2020. 
  6. ↑ "Surf Rocket Racers". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (94). February 2001. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Iron Thumbs (January 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com"]. GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (148). Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041130223008/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/7444.shtml. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  8. ↑ Davis, Ryan (March 1, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racers Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/surf-rocket-racers-review/1900-2691663/. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  9. ↑ Tren (March 12, 2001). "Surf Rocker Racers [sic"]. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090125094404/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/surfrocketracers/. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  10. ↑ Chau, Anthony (March 5, 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic"]. Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/06/surf-rocket-racer-2. Retrieved June 21, 2020. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Preston, Jim (March 2001). "Surf Rocket Racer [sic"]. Imagine Media. p. 86. https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n87/mode/2up. Retrieved June 20, 2020. 

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