The simple controls allow you to concentrate on what requires the most skill, controlling your boat at high speeds on tight water tracks. Boost capsules can be found throughout the track. Each capsule you pick up gives you additional booster time. These boosts are the key to victory as you use them to power your boat past the competition. The graphics mirror those you find in the coin-op version.
Backgrounds are alive with buildings, canyons and setting suns.
If you can take your eye off the furious action of the race, you'll also find a host of incendiary details, including helicopters hovering over head, orcas swimming down the tracks and ancient ruins settled at the bottom of lakes. Hydro Thunder and its water-based racing throw a much needed curveball at the often bland arcade racing genre. The game's real life physics, gorgeous graphics and extensive track list make this one a must for racing fans. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.