Jet X2O - Wikipedia

Jet X2O is a watercraft racing and stunt performance game that was developed by Killer Game and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. JetX2O FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2002racingvideogame 2002videogameJetX2ODeveloper(s)KillerGamePublisher(s)SonyComputerEntertainmentPlatform(s)PlayStation2ReleaseNA:October28,2002Genre(s)RacingMode(s)Single-player,multiplayer JetX2OisawatercraftracingandstuntperformancegamethatwasdevelopedbyKillerGameandpublishedbySonyComputerEntertainment. Thegameinvolvestheplayerracingajetskionvariouscourseswhilemaneuveringthevehiclearoundvariousobstacles.UnlikesimilargameslikethoseintheWaveRaceseries,however,JetX2Oalsoplacesemphasisonperformingtricks(whichisahallmarkofmanywintersportsvideogames,includingtheSSXseries). Despitethegame'stitle,thegameisnotconsideredaspin-offoftheJetMotoseries. Contents 1Gameplay 1.1Characters 1.2Watercraft 1.3Venues 2Reception 3References Gameplay[edit] JetX2Ohasseveralgameplaymodes:[1] WorldTour:Theplayercompletesaseriesofapredeterminednumberofraces(whichconsistofsixcompetitorsperrace)atallvenuesinorder;fourracesaredoneontheAmateurdifficulty,whichthenincreasestosixonProandeightonExpert,respectively.Inordertoadvancetothenextrace,theplayermustaccumulateenoughstandingspoints;thisisdeterminedbyacombinationoftrickscoreandfastesttime.Aftertheendofeach,theplayerisgiventheopportunitytoincreasetheirwatercraft'sattributes.OncetheAmateurandProseasonsarecompleted,twoadditionalvenuesareunlocked.CompletingtheAmateurseasonunlocksanothergenericwatercraft(andifnecessaryanothercharacter),whilecompletingtheProseasonunlocksaparticularcharacter'ssignaturewatercraft.Additionalitems,likewatercraftdecalsandalternateoutfits,canalsobeunlockedbycompletingthismodeonExpertdifficulty.Inordertounlockeverything,thismodemustbecompleted24times(threeforeachcharacter). SingleEvent:Theplayercanselectanyvenuethatisalreadyunlockedtoparticipateinoneevent.Threeeventtypesareavailable: ComboMode:Aracebetweensixcompetitorswhichisdeterminedbyacombinationoftrickscoreandfastesttime. TrickMode:Asingle-competitoreventwheretheplayerisallowedaninitialtimeoftwominutestocompleteasmanytricksaspossible.Completingaseriesoftricksaddstimetotheclock;themaximumtimethatcanbeaddedforeachtrickcombinationisoneminute.Multiplierpickups(x2,x3,andx5)areavailableonsomeoftheramps.Theeventendswhentimerunsoutorthefinishlineiscrossed,whichevercomesfirst. RaceMode:Asingle-competitorordual-competitoreventwheretheplayer(s)havetogothroughaseriesofboostergates. ThereisalsoapracticemodeknownasBigWave. Theturbometerisanimportantaspectofthegame;performingtrickscorrectlyandgoingthroughboostergatesincreasestheamountofturbothatisavailable,whilefailinganytricksdecreasesit.Whentwotricksareperformed,thetrickscoreismultipliedby1.5;whenthreeormoretricksareperformed,themultiplierisonewholenumberlessthanthenumberoftricksperformed.Oncetheturbometerreachesthe"Mega"level,theplayerhasalimitedamountoftimetoperformanyspecialtricks. Characters[edit] Name Gender Nationality Teamname Signaturewatercraft Signaturetricks Availability TaylorJordan M  USA DetroitMuscle Renegade CaliforniaRollInYourFaceSideWinderStingRay Availableatstart LucLaMouche M  France FunkMob Mastermind AssaultCraftDementiaLeCroissantMindBender Availableatstart KarinNielsen F  Sweden BlueCrush Valkyrie PrimadonnaTheSplit-UpSuperStarWhirlwind Availableatstart EvadelToro F  Spain BlackHearts Darkthorne TheCoffinTheCrowSpiderKickVampireX Availableatstart Vladimir"Vladi"Zakharov M  Russia TheProjekt Counterforce BodySlamCannonGrabSi-LoSleeperHold Unlockable Vittorio"Vito"Calabria M  Italy Vendetta GoldenTiger TheMojoOnFireThePlayerStatuette Unlockable LiaCardoso F  Brazil SunshineAll-Stars Sunburst CanSplitterCrescentMoonSuperTwistTheTornado Unlockable KenjiTanaka M  Japan OmegaCrew Mixmaster Kickin'OmegaFlareTheRock-ItSuperFreshMove Unlockable Watercraft[edit] ThedefaultwatercraftinthegameistheAftershock;anadditionalgenericwatercraftknownastheTsunamiisunlockedwhencompletingtheWorldTouronAmateurdifficulty.Acharacter'ssignaturewatercraftisunlockedbycompletingtheWorldTouronProdifficulty. Name Character(s) Attributes Availability Handling Speed Acceleration Stability Aftershock All Low Low Medium High Availableatstart Tsunami All Medium Medium High High Unlockable Renegade TaylorJordan Low High Medium High Unlockable Mastermind LucLaMouche Medium High Medium Medium Unlockable Valkyrie KarinNielsen Low High Medium Medium Unlockable Darkthorne EvadelToro Medium High Medium Medium Unlockable Counterforce Vladimir"Vladi"Zakharov Medium High Low High Unlockable GoldenTiger Vittorio"Vito"Calabria Medium High Medium Low Unlockable Sunburst LiaCardoso High High High High Unlockable Mixmaster KenjiTanaka Medium High Low High Unlockable Venues[edit] Thegamehaseightcourses,ofwhichthefirstfourareavailableatthestartofthegame.TwoadditionalcoursesareunlockedaftereachWorldTourseasoniscompleted. Slicstream:Thebeginnercourseofthegame,whichissetinanalpinemountainenvironment;featuresahydroelectricdam. DeltaFaktor:Setinaswampenvironment. HyperionGorge:Setinadesertenvironment;featuresacaverncomplex. Mesotec:Setinarainforestenvironment;consistsofruinsofanancientcivilization. Permafrost:Setinapolarenvironmentwithicecavesandsnowdrifts. Neotropic:Setinatropicalenvironment;featuresislandsandvolcanoes. Aquatica:Consistsoftwosections:oneofwhichissetinaMediterraneanenvironmentandtheotherfeaturingasunkencity. Metronox:Setinacityenvironment;featuresnumerousbridges,buildings,andtunnels. Reception[edit] ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic66/100[2]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreAllGame[3]EGM8.5/10[4]GameInformer7.5/10[5]GamePro[6]GameRevolutionC+[7]GameSpot7.2/10[8]GameSpy[9]GameZone8/10[10]IGN7/10[11]OPM(US)[12] Thegamereceived"average"reviewsaccordingtothereviewaggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[2]TherewerecomplaintsaboutthelimitednumberofcharactersavailableincomparisontoWaveRace:BlueStormandSplashdown(whichwerereleasedintheyearpriortothegame'srelease),aswellasthegame'soveralldifficulty.However,thegamewaspraisedforitsgraphicsanditsframerate,aswellasthedesignofitscoursesandtheeasinessofperformingtricks.[citationneeded] References[edit] ^"JetX2O–FAQ".GameFAQs(GameSpot).CBSInteractive.Retrieved2018-11-18. ^ab"JetX2OforPlayStation2Reviews".Metacritic.CBSInteractive.Retrieved2018-11-18. ^Marriott,ScottAlan."JetX2O-Review".AllGame.AllMediaNetwork.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2014-11-14.Retrieved2019-03-20. ^"JetX2O".ElectronicGamingMonthly.No. 162.ZiffDavis.January2003.p. 176.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2004-04-01.Retrieved2019-03-20. ^"JetX2O".GameInformer.No. 116.FuncoLand.December2002.p. 120. ^Dr.Zombie(2002-11-04)."JetX20[sic]ReviewforPS2onGamePro.com".GamePro.IDGEntertainment.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2005-02-09.Retrieved2019-03-19. ^Nash,Joe(November2002)."JetX20[sic]Review".GameRevolution.CraveOnline.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2015-09-12.Retrieved2019-03-20. ^Shoemaker,Brad(2002-11-12)."JetX2OReview".GameSpot.CBSInteractive.Retrieved2017-10-07. ^Pavlacka,Adam(2002-11-19)."GameSpy:JetX20[sic]".GameSpy.IGNEntertainment.Retrieved2017-10-07. ^Bedigian,Louis(2002-11-06)."JetX2O-PS2-Review".GameZone.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2008-02-21.Retrieved2019-03-20. ^Roper,Chris(2002-10-29)."JetX2OReview".IGN.ZiffDavis.Retrieved2018-11-18. ^Baker,Chris(December2002)."JetX2O".OfficialU.S.PlayStationMagazine.ZiffDavis.p. 160.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2004-03-29.Retrieved2019-03-20. vteJetMotoseriesMainseries JetMoto JetMoto2 JetMoto3 Canceledtitles JetMoto2124 JetMoto:SOLAR Related JetX2O SingleTrac PacificCoastPower&Light SonyComputerEntertainment 989Sports vtePlayStationStudiosGames ApeEscape ArctheLad AstroBot Blood&Truth Bloodborne BokunoNatsuyasumi CallingAllCars! 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