Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder is a racing developed by King of the Jungle, released 26 September 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder is
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder is a racing game developed by King of the Jungle and released in 2003. It was published by Encore. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Slot car racing isn't just for kids anymore. Set in a fantasy penthouse, Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder lets you experience quick lane changes, 360-degree loops, and crazy twists and turns on 20 slot car tracks. If you're a smart racer, you'll be sure to grab extra power-ups for a boost or blasting power. If you're not, then the tracks' spikes, mines, and other booby traps will surely be your downfall. In single- or multiplayer modes, you can get behind the wheel of any racecar, ranging from 1920s British cars to American stock cars
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder launched on 26 September 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and The Simpsons: Hit & Run. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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