Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (known in Europe as Grooverider: Slot Car Racing) is a racing video game released in 2003, developed by British studio King of the Jungle. It features a selection of over 40 fictional slot cars and 5 locations set in a virtual house. The gameplay features changing lanes to avoid obstacles or overtake, 3 performance levels of cars and power-ups.
| Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder | |
|---|---|
 Xbox cover art | |
| Developer(s) | King of the Jungle |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Jolyon Myers |
| Designer(s) | Robert Churchill |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | GameCube, Xbox PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GC | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 49/100[10] | 45/100[11] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GC | Xbox | |
| Game Informer | N/A | 2/10[2] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 4/10[3] |
| GameZone | N/A | 5.8/10[4] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[5] | 4.5/10[6] |
| Nintendo Power | 2.6/5[7] | N/A |
| TeamXbox | N/A | 5.7/10[8] |
| X-Play | N/A |   [9] |
The GameCube and Xbox versions received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Encore Ships Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder". GameZone. September 25, 2003. Archived from the original on September 1, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Helgeson, Matt (September 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 125. GameStop. p. 121. Archived from the original on 21 September 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Navarro, Alex (7 October 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Tha Wiz (7 October 2003). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (10 March 2004). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (11 March 2004). "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder". Nintendo Power. Vol. 173. Nintendo of America. November 2003. p. 151.
- ^ Nardozzi, Dale (29 October 2003). "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Webb, Morgan (3 November 2003). "'Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on 31 October 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Grooverider Slot Car Thunder for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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