Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 56
  2. Negative: 1 out of 56
  1. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    40
    Ponderous and lightweight racing atop near-vaporous water. Go and have a bath instead. [Oct 2010, p.121]
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 91
  2. Negative: 9 out of 91
  1. Apr 2, 2011
    10
    Oh man this game brings back memories. Me and my friends used to play this and SEGA Bass Fishing all day, every day back on the Dreamcast.Oh man this game brings back memories. Me and my friends used to play this and SEGA Bass Fishing all day, every day back on the Dreamcast. Well, not this exactly, the original, but this is so close its not even funny. Except this one's way better. The core gameplay remains the same. You drive drifty speedboats through over-the-top courses complete with dragons and giant Norse gods with swinging axes and what not. You fill up boost meters, draft rivals, and pull off huge jumps. There are several modes like race, ring master (where you drive through ring gates as fast as possible), gauntlet and championship. You get bronze, silver, and gold medals based on your finish and are placed on leaderboards. There is also multiplayer which pretty much explains itself. There are also boats, skins, levels and other things to collect. The graphics here won't blow you away because this is essentially the Dreamcast game, although now visuals have been given a little HD polish and there are spray effects and better lighting. Not that the original looked bad, its just more than a decade old and needed a touch up. Hydro Thunder Hurricane is a lot of fun and worth every bit of the 1200 point asking price. Full Review »
  2. DaveD
    Jul 31, 2010
    10
    Arcade racing bliss! To play it, is to love it. An accomplished update to the infamous racing classic. Well done, Vetor unit.
  3. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Ok game same graphics as it's n64 version with better graphics architecture added under xbox good game for its time on n64 but in 2023 there'sOk game same graphics as it's n64 version with better graphics architecture added under xbox good game for its time on n64 but in 2023 there's better games like this Full Review »