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Extreme G - Nintendo 64 Video Game Cartridge

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: March 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A somewhat entertaining video game to pull out of your cartridge stack to play and help kill thirty, maybe forty-five minutes with. Out of the twenty Nintendo 64 games that I own, I play this one probably every other month or so. Good graphics to say the least. Also like the music that's played when I put this cartridge in for a race. Sounds very much like that of The Orb or possibly Aphex Twin. Used price for the video game simply cannot be beat.

Get ready for FAST PACED racing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Extreme G is a pretty good racing game. It's a lot like Wipeout in ways. It's fun racing against the computer in one player mode even though it can be close to impossible to win in certain levels. The new powerups are awesome just like most of the other attributes in Extreme G. The graphics were some of the best I had seen when I played it about a year ago. The sound kicks with a soundtrack that will keep you jamming while you're playing the game with the tight control and the FAST paced action. If you're like me and you're a speed demon and got the need for speed, then you would like this game. It is probably the fastest racing game ever to date.

The multiplayer is also fun and gives this game more replay value. I recommend Extreme G to anybody who likes racing games, especially if you want a lightning fast one.

High Quality Racing Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got this game a few years ago when it came out and am writing this review because I enjoyed it lots. There are three dificulty settings to play racing on - then 3 racing circuits. The cool thing about winning the circuits is winning new bikes and codes. The graphics are really good, and the weapons that one can get while racing help slow down other opponents. The multiplayer combat is mediocre, but the 2 player racing is excellent.

SPE>>>>>>>>EEEEEE>E>>>>>>>>E>>E>E>>>DDDD>>>

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

WZZZZZZZZZvvvvvvvvvvvvvvooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm.
That is why we bought Extreme G for the N64. October 1997. The end of a great summer playing Golden Eye, you knew you needed a break and heard that the fastest game ever made was coming out on the N64 and so what did you get? EXTREME G racer. Great speed in this game. Nothing like it. However I played the most recent G racer on the PS2 recently and games like this are great but have had their day. The next best game to this in terms of speed fun is SSX 3 for the PS2. I turned to MOTO GP racer simulations now instead. MOTO GP 4 is out soon.

An underrated racer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

"Extreme G" is probably the most underrated racing game for the Nintendo 64. It's a great overall game. You choose from several awesome looking bikes, and then you race until your heart jumps out of whack from the blinding speed of the game. In one player mode, there are cups where you race other computers, and also a time trial. The two player mode offers even more things including a battle arena, a catch the flag sort of game, and regular two player where you can race somebody else. Along the way, there are weapons you can collect and use against your opponents, and you'll need them because the one player game can be exceptionally hard when you race against the computers.

The graphics in "Extreme G" are some of the most colorful and some of the best for the Nintendo 64 with the vibrant and textured backgrounds, and the lightning fast bikes. The sound is also top notch with great sound effects and a soundtrack that will keep you jamming along while you play the game. The control is precise enough to master it after a few races, and best of all, "Extreme G" is a lot of fun. The best thing about this game other than it being fun is that it is a FAST PACED racer, and when I say fast paced, i mean FAST PACED. That's what really makes it stand out from most of the other racing games for the Nintendo 64. If you're like me and you're a speed demon and you feel the need for speed, you will definitely like this game. I recommend anybody who likes racing games to try out "Extreme G." But beware, be prepared to take off at lightning fast rates and never look back.

Racing with an edge!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. I hate racing games of all sorts, they just bore me; but this game has lots of action, lots of fun, and lots of speed! The elaborate tracks make this game so much different from other racing games. The graphics aren't the greatest you've ever seen, but it defiantly makes up for it in game play. So if you're looking for a racing game with a little more than just... racing, pick this one up now.
P.S. Don't play if you get motion sickness.

I'VE GOT THE NEED FOR SPEED

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

you wont beleive how fast this game is!!! the graphics are cool, you go extremley fast on the bike( duh thats the title), plush you can even shoot your enemies. the bad part is that when u shoot them they still come back but it's still good.you can't even blink yor eye cuz you will probly crash on the wall!!! this game is worth the money IF YOU HAVE THE NEED FOR SPEED!!

Cool graphics Lousey game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

the graphics is pretty good on this game, but the game play sucks. it's not worth your money.

Extreme Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got this game as a gift and I have had it over a year. The graphics are good even for today. The difficulty has 3 different modes (on Novice I can be up to 20 seconds ahead of second place, but when I got the game, 1st place was a treasured moment.). The sound is some of the best on a game ever and when i first listined to it I turned it up and everything else off. The controls are different than most games, since the Z button is used as the gas. But I think this is a better thing, because you have you thumb free to fire weapons, nitro, and change view. The tracks are great, and I wish there was more. Over all, this game is great and I not typing this for no reason. So take my advice and buy it. No game collection is complete without it.

Pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When Nintendo first sent out its N64 development kits to third-party developers, there must have been a sticker on the box that said "please make a racing game." There is no way around it: You all have at one point played an N64 racer, be it from Midway, Human, Boss Game Studios, Imagineer or Nintendo itself. Luckily, Extreme-G, the latest one out for the N64, is quite unique (at least until Nintendo's own F-Zero 64 arrives next year).
Lovingly called XG by its developers, the game pits up to four players against each other in insanely fast cyber bike races down tracks that make Six Flags look like a golf course. There are more than a dozen magnetic tracks, bikes, weapons, boosts, loops, drops, corkscrews and jumps -- but if you had to choose only one trait that sets XG apart from the slew of other N64 racers, it's SPEED. The game is very, very, very fast. And most of time, that's what makes it fun. It's evident from the start that the developer, Probe, tried to make Extreme-G live up to the high quality marks set by other N64 racers (no, we're not talking about Cruis'n USA). And while it can't quite compete with the graphics, physics and control of Wave Race and Top Gear Rally, it is a solid and well-designed game that is sure to appeal to action and racing fans alike.
First off, the graphics are quite nice, with four different worlds filled with tracks that up the ante on every other racing game out there. Imagine double loops, steep drops, sudden turns, lava, driving on the ceiling, and corkscrews that make the whole screen spin. Speed-wise, Extreme-G is second to none. Unfortunately there is that dreaded layer of fog (a different color for each world) to hide pop-up and keep things moving at high speeds. While it doesn't disturb the gameplay (the fog is not as close as in Turok), it comes at the expense of any sky texture or backdrop that could have lent the tracks more personality and made the loops and twists more dizzying. Another problem is the frame rate. XG often moves so quickly, the N64 is having a hard time to keep up a consistent frame rate. But in the end, XG's incredible sense of speed, the excellent track layouts, and some very cool roadside graphics and lighting effects quickly make you forget these cosmetic shortcomings.
The stereo sound effects are right on, with booming explosions, convincing rocket launcher "fumps," and futuristic engine sounds that add just as much to the gameplay as the good Rumble Pak implementation. Extreme-G also features a cool techno soundtrack that does exactly what it's supposed to do: Provide a pulse-pounding background beat to the races. The drum beats are a bit weak, but cranking your subwoofer up to maximum levels should give you (and your neighbors) enough enjoyment for days to come.
The bike designs look like they've been inspired by the movie Tron, featuring aerodynamically rounded bodies with no trace of a rider. Each machine has unique handling, shields and acceleration, and is equipped with a built-in laser weapon. Controls are pretty tight, but they definitely take some getting used to. In the beginning you will probably drive all over the place and have a hard time aiming at your opponents, but after a while, you will be amazed how you're able to keep track of things at speeds exceeding 300 miles per hour. But the real thrill lies in taking out your opponents with some of the awesome power-ups found on the tracks. There are more than 12 weapons types, including all kinds of missiles, flash bombs, mines, laser tripwires and even a flame thrower. If you thought using Mario Kart's "lightning item" was a dirty trick, wait until you see XG's portal holes, sling shots or the "static pulse ray" that reverses your opponents controls. An awesome arsenal, to be sure -- but what good would it be if you couldn't try it out on your favorite buddy? Good thing Probe took the extra time to include some solid multi-player modes. Two to four players can race at the same time, either head to head, compete in a capture the flags mode, or hunt each other down in the Mario Kart-style Battle Mode. Unlike most polygonal racers out there, Extreme-G also features a two-player Grand Prix mode (Extreme Contest) that lets you and a friend compete against six other computer drones, and an awesome Tournament where up to 16 (!) human drivers are pitted against one other. As most other racers, the two-player mode splits the screen horizontally, and things can get tiny in the four-player split-screen battles. But there's an added surprise for all you triplets out there: When playing with three, the first player gets 1/2 of the screen, while the other two get quarters. N64.com predicts bruises and bloody noses in the battles for the first controller, comparable only to the good old "who gets to sit in the front seat" fights. Despite some slowdown and lower framerates, XG's multiplayer modes will keep you coming back for more while your other games are already collecting dust on the shelf. Kudos also for the good data management screen that lets you refresh without having to press Reset every time you flip data banks in your switchable Mem Pak.

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