Some courses are rather visually ho-hum, but as you progress through the later courses, things start to get much more interesting. The futuristic in-game graphics and visuals are solid, and the framerate rarely misses a beat. You are first presented with a visual display of the course you are preparing to race. With that out of the way, your racing action begins. Time Trial is a Career option that allows you to attempt to break records, which sponsors love and pay handsomely for. XG Team Career is your Career multi-player option, enabling you and a friend to join the same team and tag-team the competition. To progress, you have to accumulate credits by competing successfully. Each of the speed classes (250G, 500G, 750G, 1000G) contains a number of leagues. You are a rookie beginning your new career in extreme racing.

XG Career mode is just what you would suspect. You're encouraged to use this mode just for fun, and to learn the tracks and weaponry that are at your disposal. There are a number of modes, options, and leagues that may be confusing to figure out due to the oblivious iconic menu system and layout Acclaim incorporated into the game.Īrcade is a standard racing option enabling you and up to 3 others to compete with one another. Do well, and your sponsors will reward you with credits that you put towards vehicle upgrades, as well as continue to the next race. At your disposal are weapons, shields, and turbo boosts along the course to slow down and pass your competition. You command any of 12 magnetic, super-charged bikes through 10 visually impressive circuits to come out the winner. As with most racers, there isn't much of a story to be told. Your extreme racing experience takes place in the 23rd century.

After racking up some of my own 'extreme' racing, it's clear that XG3 gets the job done with moderate results. Though Extreme-G 3 carries the black eye of a failed predecessor, Acclaim would not be deterred from giving new life to the four-year-old name by bringing the latest of the series to the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The first title of the futuristic racing series was released back in 1997, and a sequel followed on its heels a year later, which was greeted with a cool reception.

The Extreme-G name is nothing new for early Nintendo 64 adopters.

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