Wave Race: Blue Storm

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  • Summary: Storm Warning!

    Prepare for the wettest, wildest racing ever as Wave Race splashes onto the Nintendo GameCube!
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Cinescape
    100
    Its great controls, super-realistic physics and astounding graphics will leave you searching for a towel.
  2. GameCube Europe
    92
    It’s a great laugh in 4-player and the 1-player Championship mode is well tough to beat.
  3. GameSpot
    85
    While not perfect, Wave Race: Blue Storm is the most accurate video game representation of water-based racing ever to be released.
  4. G4 TV
    80
    if you're willing to take the time to get over the initial awkwardness of steering, you're in for one of the freshest and most rewarding water racing experiences since the original "Wave Race."
  5. Hot Games
    80
    A poorly controlled game with hard-to-perform tricks can’t quite destroy one of the best looking water racers ever made.
  6. Electric Playground
    75
    Depending on your gaming tastes and how much you played Wave Race 64, you will either love this game or think it is nothing more than a technology demo that showcases the graphical prowess of the GameCube and offers nothing that gamers haven't played before.
  7. Gaming Age
    58
    The steering feel[s] somewhat awkward at first as well as stiff. This to me interrupts the smooth control design of the original game and complicates it for no other reason than to be complicated.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Hullspawn
    May 27, 2011
    10
    i just wanted to drop a quick review for this game cos i'm missing it sooooo much right now and i think next payday i'm gonna run off and grabi just wanted to drop a quick review for this game cos i'm missing it sooooo much right now and i think next payday i'm gonna run off and grab myself a gamecube and a copy of waverace and have a full nostalgasem because i genuinly think even with the quality of arcade racers available today that this is still one of my all time fav' racers and if you own a wii or a gamecube than its totally worth tracking down a copy but remember if its your first time playing blue storm try to stick with ricky cos he's the easiest character to learn the controles with :D… Expand
  2. RyotaH.
    Oct 3, 2006
    9
    This is an awesome game and still 5 years on from its release, it still has one of the best looking water environments found in games. It is This is an awesome game and still 5 years on from its release, it still has one of the best looking water environments found in games. It is however VERY difficult (expert mode) and you will find yourself ripping your hair out and wanting to punch someone in the face due to the mere frustration of losing by 1 point; therefore having to start all over again. A lot of the time you will think to yourself that some of the courses are literally impossible, but they can be completed....you just got to spend a lot of time at it! La Razza Canal will take A LOT of time getting familiar with. Once you finish the game though it is extremely satisfying.… Expand
  4. Smac_up
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    This game is super run but only when you get used to it other then that its amazing and has great graphics especially in progressive scan mode
  5. BruceC.
    Mar 8, 2002
    8
    Good gameplay, great graphics. Only 8 short tracks - a few more tracks would have been nice!
  6. joaopontesvaz
    May 27, 2014
    8
    Graphics: 8.5 Sound: 8.5 Gameplay: 8 Fun/Story: 8

    A very good launch game. Some tracks look really nice with amazing water reflections and    Graphics: 8.5 Sound: 8.5 Gameplay: 8 Fun/Story: 8

    A very good launch game. Some tracks look really nice with amazing water reflections and well designed. It was a good way so start on GameCube.    … Expand
  7. DarrionVale
    Aug 19, 2019
    7
    My personal rating for "Wave Race: Blue Storm" (GC): 7,4/10 - Good
    Gameplay: 8
    Video: 8
    Audio: 7
    Scope: 5
    Balance: 6,5
    Story: -
  8. C
    Jul 28, 2002
    5
    Boring.

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Awards & Rankings

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#10 Best GameCube Game of 2001
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#6 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2001
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#8 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2001