Super Street Game Reviews
| Console: PlayStation2 |
| Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. |
| Genre: Racing |
| Hot: The eight amazing looking tracks |
| Not: Lower level PWC sometimes sluggish |
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Three, two, one! Smash the X button and try to hang on as you rocket your way through eight mind-blowing tracks while doing insane tricks and trying to keep your top spot against hard-hitting opponents. If that's not enough, choppy water, waves, wakes, and half-submerged boulders, cars, and relics are there to cause even more pain. Welcome to Jet X20.
If you are a fan of racing games, you have to get this game. Like Tricky and Freekstyle, you are pulling tricks and racing wild courses, only this time you are racing on water with your souped-up personal water craft (PWC). The game has eight international characters, all equipped for doing stunts and tricks for extra boost to jump ramps or more importantly pass the competition. The other players are tough and won't make it easy for you either, good stick control is essential for fast, smooth racing. One big crash and you can almost surely kiss first place good-bye. Although, a good knowledge of the tracks shortcuts and enough trick points and you're certain to make a decent finish and move on. And, that is a good thing.
Jet X2O has three skill levels: amateur, pro and expert. The difficulty levels progress steadily, and by the time you make it through the Amateur season, you are definitely ready to move on to pro. The A.I. boosts the other players and the difficulty of the course by escalating the water choppiness, currents, and rider wakes, making it a stick-thrashing, X button-mashing, roller-coaster ride. There are five gameplay modes for both single and multi-players that include, World Tour, Combo, Trick only, Race only and Big Wave.
The graphics in this game are unreal. The water is so realistic that at times you just want to forget the race and kick back on a raft and hang out for awhile. You'll be surprised at how genuine the waves and currents look and feel. Point-to-point race courses and arcade-style features really solidify the total look and feel of the game. Sony really knocked themselves out on the tracks, each one very different and full of its own clever obstacles. With great names like SlicStream, DeltaFaktor, Hyperion Gorge, PermaFrost, MesoTec, Aquatica, NeoTropic, and Metro Nox you can already tell you're in for a hell of a ride no matter what. We had fun playing this game.