Arctic Thunder

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2000 video game

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FieldValue
titleArctic Thunder
imageArctic Thunder Coverart.png
captionUS box art for PS2 version
developerMidway Games (Arcade)
Inland Productions (PS2, Xbox)
publisherMidway
released{{collapsible list
2004(Ultimate update)
PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease		NA
}}
genreRacing
modesSingle-player, multiplayer
platformsArcade
PlayStation 2
Xbox
arcade systemQuantum3D Graphite
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| title = Arctic Thunder | image = Arctic Thunder Coverart.png | caption = US box art for PS2 version | developer = Midway Games (Arcade) Inland Productions (PS2, Xbox) | publisher = Midway | released = {{collapsible list|title=2000|Arcade 2004(Ultimate update) PlayStation 2 Xbox }} | genre = Racing | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = Arcade PlayStation 2 Xbox | series = | arcade system = Quantum3D Graphite

Arctic Thunder is a 2000 snowmobile racing game developed by Midway Games. It was released as an arcade game, Midway's final arcade title, and was also ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles, with added content, as a launch title for the latter. In the arcade version of the game, fans built into the cabinet blow cold winds in the player's face during gameplay to simulate the feeling of riding a snowmobile while the seat contains a vibrating shaker motor to simulate engine rumbling. Arctic Thunder is part of Midway's Thunder series, which also included Hydro Thunder, 4 Wheel Thunder, Offroad Thunder, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane. An updated arcade version, titled Ultimate Arctic Thunder, which added some of the content introduced in the home versions, was developed by Play Mechanix and distributed by Betson Enterprises, released sometime in 2004.

The Xbox version of this game is not compatible with the Xbox 360. A Dreamcast port was also planned but was cancelled due to sagging sales of the console. A website was made available before the game's release. As of 2007, the site is no longer active.

Reception

| align = left | ARC = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | MC_PS2 = 45/100 | MC_XBOX = 57/100 | Allgame_ARC = | Allgame_PS2 = | Allgame_XBOX = | EGM_PS2 = 2.67/10 | EPD_PS2 = 4/10 | GI_PS2 = 5/10 | GI_XBOX = 5/10 | GameRev_PS2 = D+ | GameRev_XBOX = C+ | GSpot_PS2 = 3.6/10 | GSpot_XBOX = 4/10 | GSpy_PS2 = 67% | GSpy_XBOX = 84% | GameZone_XBOX = 8.5/10 | IGN_PS2 = 3/10 | IGN_XBOX = 6/10 | NGen_PS2 = | NGen_XBOX = | OPM_PS2 = | OXM_XBOX = 5.9/10 | XPlay_PS2 =

The Xbox version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

AllGame gave the arcade version a score of three-and-a-half stars out of five and said it was "not an unpleasant arcade diversion, and it can be quite entertaining to compete against other players. The levels are clever and distinct, and only the patented Midway cheapness and simplicity will get in the way of your enjoyment."

The PlayStation 2 version was nominated at *The Electric Playground*s 2001 Blister Awards for (the non-intentional) "Game With the Most Laughs" and "Biggest Disappointment of the Year", but lost both to the PS2 version of Escape from Monkey Island and the Xbox version of Shrek.

Notes

References

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