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Good graphic but very short game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Good graphic but very short game. But what can you expect, its akklaim game.

Cool Graphics, Cool Idea, Poor Implementation

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really wanted to love this game. I've loved the Wipeout series since the original. I love racing games, especially non-traditional ones. XG3 is deffinately a WipeOut knock-off. It has very cool graphics. It is a lot easier to drive than Wipeout so people who don't have much time to practice won't be frustrated. I like the idea of getting at least two cycles side by side and the weapons are easy to use. However, the league system they use is pretty lame. I just wasn't very motivated to want to go farther like I was in Wipeout or SSX. Also, while the controls are easy to understand, I had to re-program the pad to really play effectively. The default setup really stinks. Overall, the game just didn't captivate my attention. I suggest renting before buying on this one just to make sure it will yours.

motion blur.......

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has te same motion blur from the bouncer. Not as intense, but it is noticable. I don't know why many PS2 games have this blur (maybe to hide its poor anti-aliasing) but it can be a little distracting. I personally liked part 2 myself. Maybe I expected to much from my PS2, or maybe the game just isn't as good as it should be and the same goes for the graphics. My advice, rent it (like I did ) and compare it to the one coming out on Gamecube in November>

Extreme G3 Critique

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well here's another solid racing game for the PS2. Personally I enjoy fantasy racing and this game definitely did the trick. But as is the case with many games play value becomes an issue. This game definitely has play value but not enough of it. Once you buy all the weapons and upgrades, you have nothing to do. The game could use more of the above. And would it hurt to slow down the game a little? This game is definitely not for beginning gamers. The controls are tricky and the weapons icons hard to see. My advice stick with GT3. That's it from me. I'm out :)

FAst, but doesn't last......

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you like the Wipeout series, you'll like this game. Same look, same sense of speed. The physics aren't as floaty, which makes sense, since these are motorcycles, not "anti grav craft".
The track design kind of [is bad], too many "blind corners while going uphill" kind of things, which aren't challenging, just too hard and mess up the flow of the tracks sometimes. I found control with the analog stick impossible. Plus I finished in about 5 hours of play.......If you can't wait for Wipeout Fusion, buy it. If you can wait, don't.

Great graphics...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think the graphics in Extreme G3 are pretty amazing, and there isn't much slowdown. I'm annoyed by the League system because you have to play the same courses over and over, just with different engines.

The weapons also annoy me because they don't really help much, in the ultimate sense. You can win with or without them -- they are just to play with. The rear-firing ones don't seem to do anything either.... I'm sure they do, but you just can't tell.

The single most annoying feature, however, and the one that no one has mentioned, and that would prevent me from recommending buying this game: getting stuck on the walls. There is some weird thing; if you get near the edge of the track, you get magnetized to the wall and it takes a second to get off it.

Good wipeout clone at bargain prices

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played Wipeout since PS1. I haven't tried Wipeout Fusion from PS2 yet but the reviews seemed to indicate that there has been little new so I decided to try this game instead- especially now that it has hit the bargain bins in most stores.

XG3 is very very similar to Wipeout.

Pros:

Good graphics compared to PS1 Wipeout. (no surprise here.)
Frame rates are very high so driving thru the more advanced tracks is quite exhilirating, once you've bought a new engine.

The tracks are quite nice but I don't think you get much of a chance to enjoy the art work otherwise you'll find yourself grinding against the side of the track.

You get to keep the weapons that you buy rather than use it for a short period of time.

Controls are responsive. Should probably reconfig the turbo and
gas controls right away to use the shoulder buttons.

Weapons are very very similar to wipeout. Machine gun, heat seeking missiles, rockets, shield enhancers, mines, ...

Cons:

You have to earn $ to be able to get different weapons. Wipeout lets you use them as you find them.

Not sure how choosing different bikers makes any difference. The manual does not say much and there is no obvious sense of it in the game.

It took me quite a bit of effort to win race 2. The hint comes at the back of the manual where it says you have to "feather" the turbo. What does that mean??? Some biker-techno-term? Turns out it means repeatedly pumping it and releasing it to get more out of your turbo. That was the only way I could catch up with the computer controlled drivers.

Music in Wipeout is much much better.

It's difficult to tell whether your weapons really helped. E.g. deploy the mines and expect to hear some kind of explosion like in Wipeout. Not in XG3. I think there is a sound but I'm not sure if it's an impact explosion.

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Overall, it is a solid Wipeout clone. If you always wanted a PS2 upgrade for your copy of Wipeout but don't want to blow 50 bucks for Wipeout Fusion, XG3 is pretty good. ...

Very extreme racing at super-high speeds

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Personally, the N64 didn't impress me at all. I bought one very late in the life of the sys - about the time the first Zelda came out. And to this day, I only own a few games for the system, and two of those are from the beloved Extreme-G series. The first installment boasted super-fast racing and colorful, smooth graphics.

The second game surprisingly was incredibly better with fast curving tracks and the implementation of an incredibly cool, if not graphically impressive, effect where if you go past the speed of sound in your speed bike, the game goes silent after a sonic boom. All music and sound effects are cut off, giving an incredibly cool effect. The only thing holding the series back was the fuzzy N64 graphics and terrible draw distance.

So, when the third came out without any hoopla or mass media advertising, I noticed it came just as the other two did for me. All of a sudden, it was there on the shelf. I immediatly picked it up and was dazzled from the minute I put the DVD in the drive.

Based around inredibly fast motorcycle-like racers with shields and armed with weapons, you race around a track at blazing speeds up to and passing 1000 mph!! The shield and weapon effects are perfect excuses for Acclaim to add tons of light and particle effects. When you hit a wall at 700 mph, your shield glows a luminescant green in the portion that it hit, slowing you down. And, at first, you will be hitting a lot of walls.

The trademark roller-coaster type tracks that go straight up, twist, and loop completely around are all included. Tight turns and drops are everywhere, and take a little getting used to, after playing a game like GT3. The draw distance is incredible; some loops you see miles away. It really has the effects of a fast rollercoaster ride through desert, city, and icy landscapes, as well as one set entirely above and below water. Acclaim really used the PS2's graphical power for this one, and it shows.

The power-up system is based on your placing in the races. Instead of the pick up in the race method of the previous installments, you have to earn money in races, just as in GT3. There are about 10 weapons and numerous upgrades to your basic engine. No refinement on your vehicle, though, it is just straightforward buying a faster engine. Weapons range from a shield absorber to a vulcan cannon, and all are quite impressivley visualized.

The music is perfect for this type of game. Fast techno beats drive you as you hit the insane speeds of the game. With big name groups and each track having it's own song, they are varied enough for even the non-techno fan.

This game is incredibly fast, with the regular amount of cheat codes as with most Acclaim games, so there is no reason not to pick this one up. The tracks are worth the price alone, and seem to whip you around like crazy. Put anyone with a queezy stomach in front of the TV for this one, and you'll regret it. This game is definitely worth the price.

Very fun stuff.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you trun all the lights off the in the room and stare at the screen hard while playing this game, you are sure to get head pains really quick thanks to lots of flashing lights and totally awsome graphics and game play. Is this a bad thing? I would not say so. The more races you win the higher levels up you go, but its the outside level that makes it worth playing and fun in my opinion. I am not a fan of racing games to much, but highly recommend you buy this or at least rent this. The reson this game gets 4 stars over 5 is because it is a little too short.

Disapointment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game made me bored fast. I suggest you rent it if you want to see how it is.

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