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This Game is The Bomb...Especially on the Game Cube

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 38 / 39
Date: December 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Extreme G3 is an absolutely awesome game, you ride on turbo-charged motorcycles that look like they're straight out of Akira. It is the fastest racing game ever, and it moves incredibly smooth at 60 fps on the Game Cube. The graphics are superb and the level design is great, it has a beautifully rendered realistic look. Some levels look like the futuristic city in Blade Runner, while others are out in the desert or in the middle of the ocean. The techno soundtrack is also very good and adds to the futuristic feel of the game perfectly. The gameplay is top notch and the controls are right on (the game cube controller is truly excellent, especially for a racing game like this). The high-powered motorcycles zoom through the courses very realistically. There are also a variety of weapons to equip on your motorcycle, which is really cool and adds an extra dimension to the gameplay. Also- The Game Cube version of XG3 features four player mode (which the PS2 version doesn't), and also offers much improved frame rate / graphics over the PS2 version. It moves at a constant 60 frames per second, which looks absolutely silky smooth, even in multiplayer!

I recommend XG3 to anyone with a Game Cube. It is one of the finest games to be released thus far.

The best Futuristic Techno Racer Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 34
Date: December 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had thought that Wipeout was by far the best racing series I had ever played up until now. I'm a serious fan of the futuristic techno psygnosis design, and I had honestly believed that there was nothing that could top it. In fact I purchased a PS2 almost solely based on the belief that Sony was going to release Wipeout Fusion shortly after the launch (as they claimed). Unfortunately that never occured. Fortunately, however, Extreme G3 was available for the Cube when I went shopping to get games.

Let me just say this. Crucial art direction, track layout, and musical direction personnel from Psygnosis went to Acclaim and played crucial parts in the development of Extreme G3. It definitely shows. Extreme G3 conveys the most intense sense of speed and nausea in any racing game ever. You don't know what speed is until you upgrade your engine to the 1000G model and power up the turbo boost in a loop on Oceania or Megalopis.

Or when you siphon off enough energy near the finish line from one of your opponents in the lead so that you can boost yourself into the lead and win at the last possible second.

This game is about speed, super speed, sonic boom sound barrier busting speed, and even more speed. The control is ridiculously tight, and the gamecube controller is absolutely *perfect*. It's so good that I basically use the default controller setup scheme.

This game is easily one of the best racing games of all time. The weapons system requires intelligence in deployment, i.e., do you use the defensive leech mechanism, or do you drop bombs behind you to slow your opponents down. Do you fire heat seeking rockets at them, or use your shield energy to boost past them. It is a highly intelligent racing game that I appreciate. I find myself these days doing things that in the past I would not have thought of.

One of these involves a tactic of actually slowing down so that an opponent can pass, just so that I can activate the leech weapon and siphon off energy if I know that a loop is coming up soon and I'll need all the turbo boost I can store. Simple things such as that that change the dynamic of your standard fare racing game are greatly appreciated.

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.

Excellent Racing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent racing game with lovely techno-music, detailed levels, lots of weapong to trounce your opponents, very high-speed racing, and a great multiplayer mode. Plus, it only takes 3 blocks of memory for ONE file. If you are a apst fan of the Extreme G titles, this is a must-have for the GameCube.

Yup. That's extreme.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everyone loves speed, right? And when it comes to the Extreme-G franchise, that's a given. XG3 is probably the best racer on the Gamecube to date. The one player mode will take a lot of work to open up all [twelve?] tracks, but that's only because it's such tough competition... REALLY tough competition. Unlike previous titles, XG3 also has a new kind of feature: your shield coincides with your power boosts and your ammo, though rechargable, is limited. It's hard to explain, but it works wonders. The real reason you should invest in this game is for its multiplayer capacity. There is no battle mode, which is kind of a damper. But the silky-smooth framerate alongside super-fast racing is compliments alone. But the weapon/shield system works beautifully with three or four people. That's a note to say that playing with less than three people is not much of a rewarding experience. Consider this aspect before buying.

I actually HAVE the game....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

XG3 is a wonderful expansion to my collection of gc games... there arent quite as many good multiplayer games for gc as i would want so far, and when i started playing xg3 i was amazed at the edge-of-your-seat feel of going up to 700 mph on a futuristic motorcycle and have the ability to blast other players with railguns, EMP's, heat seeker missiles, mines and more. the single player part of this game is also encridible, you choose a league and the better you do in each race the more money u get, the more money u have the better weapons u can get. there are about 10 extremely detailed and different levels, and 4 difficulties that make this game a real challenge single player. BUT WHAT MAKES THIS GAME VERY DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF THE OTHER GAMES I HAVE PLAYED IS the 2-player team setting. in this setting, u are on a team with another person, and you both race on all the levels, making this game have a 2-player single player setting. even if you bought gamecube to play games just by yourself, i still recommend this game to any1 w/ a gc... its a must. i also highly recommend super smash bros melee, another great game.

Very strong, with a few minor flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy racing in a futuristic environment with a bit of armed competition and some techno music to boot, this game is likely to please. [....]

Positives:

Fluid animation and spectacular vistas.
Well detailed and creative track design.
Interesting visual effects such as speed blur.
Judicious use of the rumble feature.
A very strong sense of speed is conveyed.
Difficulty scales relatively well.
Upgrade purchase system adds additional strategies to race by.
Well done braking systems helps whip you around curves.

Deltas:

Techno music lack bass, somewhat muffled.
At times, seems computer has most upgrades auto purchased.
Some greater detail in city models / textures desired.
A few more tracks would broaden the scope a bit.

Overall (despite a few minor flaws) the game is excellent and worth the purchase price.

Turn your Engines For The Fastest Racing Game Ever Made!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 22
Date: October 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I already played this game on the ps2 and its incredible. The graphics are fantastic and the tracks and motorcycles are amazing. Just buy the ...game and be more than my hero.

This Game is definitely worth buying!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you like racing games at all, then you will like this game. I would describe it as Road Rash on crack. The track designs are amazing and even though there are only ten tracks they do not get old. The multi player options are awsome. The career mode is extreemly addictive. This is by far the best game cube game that i have played. ... buy this game!!!!

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