Jet Moto |
Playstation |
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Review by Doug Jackson |
Sony |
Sports |
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Graphics: 4 |
Sound: 8 |
Gameplay: 4 |
Overall: 4.5 |
It's amazing what passed for good back in the early days of the PSX! Some
loved this game and others hated it. I will take the opinion of the latter. It is a good
concept and it should have worked but it is littered with flaws that make this semi
classic almost unplayable today, and probably not too much easier in yesteryear.
The game play is where this game is just a mess. Need for Speed on the 3DO, Ridge Racer, and Wipeout were released around the same time and look ten times better than this game. You can tell they tried to add some nice effects with reflections on the water but the graphics are so muddy and garbled that it creates problems with judging distance and speed perception is weakened. The first track is the only one that is remotely enjoyable; the rest are too narrow and there are too many obstacles on the courses, causing frustration. You will crash into stumps and trees so often that you will lose a race because you can't tell how far an obstacle is from you. All around the graphics are just hurting, even back then it was frustrating. The highlight of this game is the music, it all fits the game quite well, it all sounds like tropical racing tunes and other classic rock tunes. This game is better off left alone. If you need to play a jet ski game play the sequels
or just play a different racing game period. This one causes frustration and is a terrible
first impression of the PSX's capabilities. |