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Don't believe the hype

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: December 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just rented G3 and it's about the most boring game I ever played. The cycles are lame, the weapons are lame, and the enviroment is anything but interesting. Save your money, rent first buy later...

I don't know about this one....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't quite know about this one. It's cool......you shoot people to pass them, it never works for me. Not really "Exteme" G 3 Racing, more like wha?! G Racing to me.Since all you "REALLY" do is well...."TURN" for example. There is hardly any drops,twists,super sharp turns that kind of thing. I used a cheat code to get all the tracks, I played all of the levels, after that I didn't play anymore. It's really boring. I thought to myself "Wow, you know that game is so fun I'll have to play it again next year",but the reason I gave it a two is because of multi-player mode. I think you should rent this before you purchase it. Then you will see what I mean.

Nope.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: April 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I didn't like this game. PS2 has it's Wipeout Fusion, Xbox has it's Quantum Redshift, and Gamecube has this. This game dosen't compare to the other systems. It basicaly is a very mediocre futuristic racing title. I suggest you stay away.

Not so good, G3 tries to copy wipeout and f-zero

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wipeout XL is one of the best racing game ever and Psygnosis is awesome. After the new generation consoles came out (Xbox, PS2, Gamecube), games like Quantum Redshift, Wipeout Fusion, and F-Zero GX all try to copy the original Wipeouts. Quantum Redshift and Wipeout Fusion are horrible. F-Zero GX is a good game but lacks weaponary. Im still waiting for the new 'real' Wipeout to appear.

Extreme G3 tries to copy wipeout and f zero. The way the action moves, the way the track moves, the steering action, all feel decent. Air brake works good. The turning has limited range, I find it impossible to steer the race bike in reverse track fashion. The courses are pretty good, the shaloms, downhills, twists are all nice. However the tracks could've used some jumps or ramps, and tunnels.

The graphics is good but worse than the other 3 games. Graphics is more like Dreamcast or N64 quality but still good and gets the job done. The sound is lame, the techno music is cheesy and very low in quality. And all the bikes look the same.

The weaponary system is nice. There are many types of weapon and you can carry up to 3 per race. You can switch between weapons and use the boost feature too. This part Acclaim did a good job.

Problems: There are no alternate camera views. No replay.

Overall this is an average game.

The N64 games were better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Extreme G games have always been about conveying a sense of intense speed and this one falls somewhat short. Riding on souped up motorcycles complimented with machine guns, energy shields, and weapons you can pick up, you race against a field of other drivers on long courses over scenic landscapes. The graphics are very good on this game with a frame rate to match. The action is seemless despite the speeds being traveled. The game falters though in that all the motorcycles are modeled with the same tech specs. Another problem is that you aren't travelling fast enough. In the games for the N64, I was breaking the sound barrier on a frequent basis. I didn't break it once on this game because my bike's not fast enough! With a somewhat awkward game setup, Extreme G3 fails on several aspects but is still not a bad racing game. The bike's handle beautifully, even though the controls could be simplified slightly. Overall it's a decent racing game that fails to live up to the previous titles.

It's o.k., but much cheaper now...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...I've rented it...and played it. I wouldn't spend 50 bucks on it. .... One of the most annoying things that kept me from rushing to get it was the fact that only one track is open to you when you begin, and it takes a lot of practice to get good enough to finish in time to open the next track. Gran Turismo gave players a few different track options, at least. The tracks I've seen on Acclaim's website for Extreme G3 look great...if only they were easier to get to...

Extremely Fun, but Gets a Bit Old

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty good, but rent it before you buy it. The graphics are very good, but some of the courses are easy. Also, to people that don't often buy racing games, I don't recomend it for it might turn you off from that genre. As for racing games, get Mario Kart Double Dash when it comes out, THAT is a good example of a racing game.

Not very good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The concept here was good, but poorly executed. I have played a lot of games on the GameCube, and usually I resign myself to playing games that have great critical reviews. This title I picked up as a budget title, and after a week, I sold it. It is fun as a rental, but save your money for other purchases. So far, Nintendo's own F-Zero franchise looks to be heading in a similar gameplay direction as this game. I only hope that F-Zero for the GameCube turns out better than this.

Blink and you'll miss the race

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a very fast paced, extreme game. In the earlier levels you only go about 300 kilometers per hour. But in the later levels I found that whenever I blinked I would likely crash into a wall. This game features many weapons to blow the competition up, and a 2 player co-op mode. One part I like about this game is the ability to upgrade your bike, and the extremely detailed levels, I couldn't notice any "Fog" while playing, you can see for miles. This is not a game for those with weak stomachs, there are corkscrews, loops, gravity defying things like racing upside down, and if you break the sound barrier then the screen goes rather blurry. This game features a 4 player mode as well as a 2 player co-op and the single player career. Unlike the previous Extreme Gs the bikes are all pretty much the same when you start. All you do is chose a team and rider and buy upgrades for your bike. This game is a fast paced, blow stuff up sort of game. And it is rated E for Every one. But it has explosions so it may not be right for ALL gamers.

Very well done.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I find it very immature that people rate games due to thier die hard supporting of other systems or brands. If the man from New York had even played Extreme G-3 he would have seen the depth and quality in it. It is clear to me that his rating says otherwise. To hash a brief summary of XGIII I can say that its graphics and gameplay are unrivaled and it is truly well concieved. The tracks motorbikes and added combat elements stay true to the original. XGIII is a must have buy, as with nearly all of the Gamecube launch titles.

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