Splashdown

Timed PlayStation exclusive

Splashdown is a water racing video game for the Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2. It can be played by one or two players. Splashdown is quite similar to Nintendo's Wave Race series. Players take control of a personal water craft as they race against each other on various courses. Players must pass the correct side of buoys on the way or the personal water craft may stall as a penalty or they get splashed by a whales tail.

Released: 5 November 2001
Platforms: PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Personal watercraft racing Racing Sports
Developers: THQ
Publishers: Atari
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Splashdown is a water racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Infogrames, Inc. originally for the PlayStation 2 and was later ported to the Xbox. It was released under the Atari brand name.

It received a sequel, Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild, in 2003, and was published by Rainbow Studios' new owner THQ.

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Gameplay

Splashdown is quite similar to Nintendo's Wave Race series and Sony Computer Entertainment America's Jet Moto franchise. Players gain control of a personal water craft as they race against each other on various courses. Players must pass through correct sides of buoys in each racetrack, or the personal water craft may stall as a penalty.

Reception

Splashdown received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for PlayStation 2 version. It was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Best In-Game Water" prize among console games, which went to Wave Race: Blue Storm. The 2002 Xbox version was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Driving Game on Xbox" award.

During the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Splashdown received a nomination for the "Console Racing" award by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.