Top Gear Hyper Bike

Top Gear Hyper Bike
North American box art
Developer(s)Snowblind Studios
Publisher(s)Kemco
SeriesTop Gear
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • JP: March 17, 2000
  • NA: March 27, 2000
  • EU: 2000
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a racing video game developed by Snowblind Studios and released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Gameplay

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a motorcycle racing video game that features three gameplay modes and six track layouts.[1] A track editor where players can create their own tracks is also included in the game.[1]

Development

As a follow-up to Top Gear Overdrive, Top Gear Hyper-Bike was developed by Snowblind Studios and runs on an enhanced version of its engine.[2] To make the motorcycle handling and animations more realistic, the game's polygonal racers were segmented into six independent parts.[3] The sound effects of the motorcycle engines were recorded from real bikes in a dealership.[4] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1999.[5]

Reception

Top Gear Hyper Bike received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Boulding, Aaron (March 27, 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike". IGN. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Top Gear Hyper Bike". N64 Magazine. No. 33. Future Publishing. October 1999. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Exposed". IGN. March 27, 1999. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Austin, Dean (November 30, 1999). "Talking Dirt Bikes". IGN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Gear Hyperbike". IGN. March 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Top Gear Hyper-Bike for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  7. ^ McCall, Scott. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. ^ EGM staff (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike [sic]". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 128. p. 227.
  9. ^ Fitzloff, Jay (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyper Bike". Game Informer. No. 83. Archived from the original on December 1, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  10. ^ The Freshman (April 6, 2000). "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Review for N64 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Top Gear Hyper-Bike". Nintendo Power. No. 130. Nintendo of America. March 2000. p. 121.