![]() ![]() The remaining boats on each team try to protect their team's duck while keeping the other team's at bay, with the winning team being first to get their duck across the finish line. In this mode one player on each team pilots a boat in the shape of a rubber duck. ![]() In addition one multiplayer-exclusive mode was added, 'Rubber Ducky'. Track times are recorded on leaderboards for players to compete against. Players can also use any combination of splitscreen and Xbox Live players to play online with up to eight players. Up to four players can complete via splitscreen against each other and twelve AI competitors. Hurricane also features a number of multiplayer scenarios. 'Championship' mode is also new to the series, and pits the player in a mixture of tracks and modes. Players must complete the course as quickly as possible while avoiding the barrels. 'Gauntlet' also removes AI competitors, but replaces the rings with explosive barrels littered throughout the water. The objective is to drive through as many rings as possible in the shortest amount of time. ![]() 'Ring Master' removes all AI racing competitors and places a sequence of rings throughout a given course. The game also adds three additional single-player game modes in which to compete. Players can choose to race a given mode and track additional times to earn more credits. These credits serve as points which automatically unlock additional gameplay elements, such as boats, skins, new courses and game modes. Some routes can be found by simply driving towards them or smashing through an obstacle, while others require the player to drive over green powerups which lower gates or raise ramps. Hurricane continues the Thunder series tradition of hidden shortcuts and alternate routes in courses. The game's eight tracks are (in order): Lake Powell, Storming Asgard, Monster Island, Tsunami Bowl, Lost Babylon, Paris Sewers, Seoul Stream, and Area 51. Once transformed, players can use acquired boost to increase the speed of the boat temporarily, or to jump over obstacles. As with Hydro Thunder, players can collect boost powerups throughout a course which physically transform the boat into a more aggressive-looking form. The primary mode of gameplay involves a sixteen competitor race to the finish line. Gameplay involves players selecting one of nine boats to race through one of eight courses. It also means the races feel a lot fairer, and are often a lot closer, because no-one has any unfair advantages, leading to much less frustration by people who are less experienced.Hydro Thunder Hurricane is an arcade-style boat racing game, and the sequel to Hydro Thunder. The lack of any weapons also means you're unlikely to encounter any of the arguments that often occur between children when they're included - such as a child worrying they're being "picked" on, because someone keeps using a weapon on them, or seems to be going after them. The simple controls mean anyone should be able to jump in (or should that be dive?) and start racing, as even our resident racing game novice managed to win the first few races, and always puts up a fight in multiplayer. With four player split-screen on offer, and the ability to play as rubber ducks, it has that pick up and play appeal in droves. It's also a perfect game to play with kids. It's not realistic, and it's not the most educational game out there, but it is a lot of fun. It's a bit trickier than the likes of Mario Kart, as the bouncing waves can make your path a bit more unpredictable - but once you've got used to that, you should be fine. Beating each of the races takes skill, persistence, and you can utilise concepts such as slipstreaming a boat by staying close behind it (and therefore letting the boat in front take all the air resistance - the commentators even comment when you do this), and it does test your basic understanding of the physics of water, as you try to angle your boat mid-air so you can land in the best possible way. But while it isn't the kind of game that teaches morals and values, there are more than a few ways it'll test your child. ![]()
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