Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Aug 5, 2003
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  • Summary: Inspired by the spectacle and excitement of theme parks and thrill rides, SplashDown Rides Gone Wild has you blasting through huge, imaginative locales with amazing sights and startling events around every corner. Splashdown's famously beautiful water has evolved as well: bigger waves, swiftInspired by the spectacle and excitement of theme parks and thrill rides, SplashDown Rides Gone Wild has you blasting through huge, imaginative locales with amazing sights and startling events around every corner. Splashdown's famously beautiful water has evolved as well: bigger waves, swift currents, and treacherous downhill rivers. There are also plenty of tricky, technical indoor stadium courses, plus a freestyle stunt mode, an all-new technical time trials mode for hardcore racers, and more. [THQ]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    There's also a ton more to this game than the original. More tracks, more modes, more riders, more everything. [Sept 2003, p.101]
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  2. Game Chronicles
    92
    The gameplay is intuitive and accessible to gamers of all ages and skill levels and the interactive environments and charming level design will delight and fascinate all who play and even those who watch somebody else play.
  3. IGN
    89
    The developer's most accessible and friendliest game to date, and it works. So, simply put, if you want a technically crafted watercraft racer based on a sophisticated trick system, get it.
  4. PSX Nation
    80
    It's a testament to the prowess, technical execution and sheer addictiveness of its premise (race through ever-changing courses/tracks made to resemble theme park attractions) that Rides Gone Wild remains the heir apparent to "Waverace 64's" crown as the best water-based racing game ever made.
  5. Play Magazine
    75
    Add variable weather and a sea of upgrades and these are the depths you need to plumb, right now. [Oct 2003, p.72]
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  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    I've never seen a game with such intolerable loading times. [Oct 2003, p.142]
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  7. PSM Magazine
    60
    A decent game for players new to the genre, but there is little to be found behind its shiny façade. [Oct 2003, p.38]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. DerekS.
    Aug 3, 2003
    10
    Best Damn Racing game ever made. Awesome graphics, stunts, and boards with outstanding scenery. A must have game for the racing stunt fan.
  2. AdamB.
    Aug 11, 2003
    10
    Blows the original out of the water.
  4. CarlN.
    Aug 7, 2003
    10
    Perfect racing, perfect graphics, perfectly addicting...Perfect Game!
  5. DannyG.
    Aug 10, 2003
    10
    Best racing game ever!
  6. BrookeM.
    May 30, 2006
    10
    i think this game is cool. but for the cheat codes, where do i put them? anyways, it is fun.
  7. MikeD.
    Aug 15, 2003
    9
    It's really fun. it sux that the new suits and bikes don't give u better performance, but with all that extra stuff to buy,It's really fun. it sux that the new suits and bikes don't give u better performance, but with all that extra stuff to buy, you'll be playing a long time to earn them.… Expand
  8. Uter
    Oct 14, 2003
    6
    The gameplay is pretty fun, just like the original. The course themes, while generic, are exciting and fun. But, the load times are The gameplay is pretty fun, just like the original. The course themes, while generic, are exciting and fun. But, the load times are ridiculous. You'll spend just under 30 seconds starring at the loading screen every time you play. That's just unacceptable and seriously drags down on the fun. They could have at least halved that time by making the disc dvd format, but instead they were cheap. I'd give it an 8/10 if the loading wasn't bad.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#54 Best PS2 Game of 2003