Wave Race: Blue Storm Review | GameCube Galaxy
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2021
- Today I review one of the launch day titles for the GameCube, Wave Race: Blue Storm! Is this a water ride worth experience, or is it stuck underwater?
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All footage captured on real hardware using an Elgato HD60, paired with an EON GCHD and mClassic adapter. Review was also written in-house.
#WaveRace #GameCube #RetroGaming - Ігри
That under the bridge transition from the N64 to Gamecube version was a smooth move.
Thank you man! I was adamant about pulling that off to show the transition lol. Thanks for subscribing as well!
Dude! That edit from N64 to Gamecube Wave Race was perfection!
Haha thanks man!! I’m glad someone noticed that! 👍
That was the first thing that really stuck with me too! I had to rewind to appreciate it again. Nicely done.
@@Alex-se3uy Glad you noticed that! Thank you for checking out the review!
Wave race is one of those games that define the GameCube. You cannot talk about GC without it! The graphics still hold up so well! I love when they add elements and weather effects in video games! It’s such a subtle but nice touch! Oh man I didn’t know about the insult feature haha that’s hilarious! Great video my friend!
I agree! Wave Race really was one of those games that many remember fondly, whether on the N64 or GameCube! And yes, I definitely agree that the graphics held up really well! The water physics alone are still mighty impressive, and better than some games nowadays. The weather effects are also incredibly impressive. The insult feature was a nice hidden Easter egg, so I had to show it haha! Glad you enjoyed the video man!
God I’m so sad I missed out on this in the GameCube. I am so nostalgic for Wave Race 64. That game is still beautiful and so is this entry. I need to pick this up. Thanks so much for doing this. I love the free roam feature. Excellent review man, this is 10/10 quality and very thorough.
Wave Race 64 was one of my favorite N64 games, and Blue Storm is still a great game for sure! I definitely recommend picking this up! The visuals hold up incredibly well and the water is still some of the best I’ve seen in a game. Glad you enjoyed the review, and thank you for that compliment on the quality! That means a lot!!
My most wanted GC game, too. Still have it. Bought it day one with my GameCube. It was a bit harder to control but it still has a special place in my heart.
An awesome game to get alongside your GameCube! Yeah, the controls are a little twitchier than the N64 predecessor, but still such a great sequel. Thanks for checking out the review and sharing that memory!
I remember when I was shocked to learn that Wave Race was originally on the Game Boy. I like the addition of the turbo boost with the buoys. My girl Ayumi returns! Although with purple hair... The weather system is super cool. That adds so much to the game and strategizing like you said. The water looks gorgeous. Riding that Dolphin is pretty slick. Like you said that announcer demoralizing you is hilarious... lots of men pay for that type of stuff lol Great review, they need to bring back Wave Race!
A lot of people tend to be shocked to find out Wave Race started on the Game Boy lol. The turbo boost was a nice addition that added a layer of strategy as well. Yes, Ayumi Stewart does return from Wave Race 64 (as you mentioned in your Girls in Gaming video)! I loved the weather system in this game. I found it clever how they implemented another strategizing element to the gameplay here. The dolphin is fun to use, and the condescending announcer Easter egg is hilarious! Glad you enjoyed the review, and I agree that they really need to bring Wave Race back!!
Right from the get-go, you went and blew my socks off with the nostalgia Jetski that is the opening track on Wave Race 64 😭 Blue Storm? I looooved it as a sequel. Super challenging, but super fun still.
The Game Boy title?... yeah, I might pick it up just to complete the collection lol.
Thanks for the enjoyable video! 🙏🏼
I had to go back and hit edit to say this. Dude, your editing and script are top-notch. You caused me to double-take when I looked at how many followers you have. Your video quality is that of those who have several thousand followers. Keep up the amazing work!
Wow, that compliment is beyond humbling! Stating that you feel my editing and script are “top-notch” and that it’s the level of what you would expect from a channel with “several thousand followers” is seriously one of the best compliments I’ve received on the channel! I’m really glad you thoroughly enjoyed the review and that it hit the nostalgia notes! While Wave Race 64 is still my favorite installment, Blue Storm is really enjoyable for sure. The Game Boy title is still worth getting to complete the collection, and an important part to the 64 game even happening. Thank you so much again for checking out the review, and for the phenomenal feedback!
Great review. I love that you added some of the cheats in there, really takes me back to pre-DLC days. And that transition from N64 to GC, amazing!
Thank you man! Yeah, I felt the cheats were a good way to show off an alternative to the game not having much in terms of unlocking content. I’m glad you noticed that N64 to GC transition! Thanks again for checking out the review and glad you enjoyed it!
This game is so underrated, the handling model and the way you feel you're fighting the waves, I don't think has been captured to my knowledge since. Great to see a good review for it.
100% agreed. There's only 1 other game that tried to capture the essence of Wave Race, and that was Aqua Moto Racing Utopia on the PS4/X1/Switch a few years ago. It's actually a pretty solid game, but nothing matches Wave Race's pristine water physics. Glad you enjoyed the review!
This game 100% had new tricks from Wave Race 64. All of the air tricks (superman, etc) were new and not in the previous game.
Awesome video my friend. It was almost like you couldn’t own a 64 without wave race lol. I will shamefully admit I did miss out on this one but am looking at eBay now lol well done my friend.
Haha that’s very true! Almost everyone I knew with an N64 had Wave Race 64…it was a staple title (and an excellent one at that). Glad you were able to get a copy ironically today, and that you enjoyed the review! 👍
An absolutely gorgeous game. I still prefer the N64 entry, something about the “feel” of that game just hasn’t ever been recreated, but Blue Storm is still a helluva good time. Excellent review. 👍
Couldn't agree more! The N64 entry does "feel" better in my opinion as well, but Blue Storm is still such a great game. Glad you enjoyed the review, and appreciate you checking it out!
such an awesome game!! one of my regrets was not playing as many racing games back in the day also, but wave race looks a lot of fun! also love your review! u r so energetic!
Thank you man! I really appreciate the feedback, and glad you enjoyed the review! It’s definitely a really fun game 👍
I’m surprised how vibrant this game looked in some levels for an early Gamecube title. And the animations were good-looking too. Fun video👏🏽
It’s definitely a vibrant looking game, and one of the more impressive looking games on the system (especially for launch)! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I love Wave Race 64. I played that game on Virtual Console so much and when I got my hands on Blue Storm, I felt it was ok but not as good as Wave Race 64. I didn’t know that you can free roam so I’ll have to come back to this game at some point. Great Review Man.
While I felt the same way about Blue Storm at first (being inferior to Wave Race 64), I grew to appreciate it more as I stuck with it when I got it. Wave Race 64 will always be my favorite in the series, but Blue Storm was still a great game that holds up so well today. Definitely check out the free roam 👍. Glad you enjoyed the review!
I reviewed Wave Race 64 a few months backs, and I've always wanted to jump in and try Wave Race Blue Storm but haven't had the chance. I love that they created a free roam. That'd be very fun to try out and just dick around. I'd be down for them to revive the series and I think it's time. Great video, buddy. - TigerChainsaw.
Your Wave Race 64 video is actually the first video I saw before I came across your channel 👍. I’d say it’s definitely worth trying if you haven’t had a chance! Free roam is definitely a great feature that I played quite often back in the day. I’m really wishing Nintendo would revitalize this series on Switch, especially now! Glad you enjoyed the review man! Thank you again for checking it out!
Really cool video mate 😊
Thank you man! Glad you enjoyed the review!
I either had this game or knew someone with it back in the day, but I never played it enough to get good at it. Now I’m going back and playing all watercraft racing games. Just beat Splashdown for PS2 and Xbox. Next up is Carve, exclusive to OG Xbox, then I’ll tackle Wave Race Blue Storm.
I miss watercraft racing games. Splashdown is one I need to still play though, and pick up. Hope you enjoy Wave Race: Blue Storm when you get to it! Thanks for checking out the review!
Very nice review!
Glad you enjoyed it!!
0:33 I'm taking notes for video editing, keeping this in my pocket as a good example of transitioning
Glad you really liked that transition! Thanks for checking out the review!
I’m still playing this game today. Can play it on Wii to new tvs and use gamecube wavebird controller. Lately though been playing it on Pi5 and Android handheld. Even today it’s amazing to play looks great and is still fun challenge. Water effects still amaze me as well.
Wave Race: Blue Storm for gamecube was my first Wave Race experience. I loved it as a kid. Beat and unlocked everything. A couple years ago I got Wave Race 64 for my N64 based on everyone saying it is the better game. While I can appreciate it as a historical piece it is not nearly as good as Blue Storm. This is a great example of the old adage:
"Nostalgia is one hell of a drug". If you don't have those memories of Wave Race 64 coloring your view...Blue Storm is objectively the better game. Of course I am biased towards Blue Storm...but, my goodness, when I play them side by side I am not understanding how someone could chose Wave Race 64 as the better experience without being high on nostalgia. Thanks for the review. Enjoyed every minute.
Growing up with Wave Race 64, Blue Storm had a lot to live up to expectation-wise for me. Even though I prefer the soundtrack and controls of the N64 original, Blue Storm is still such a great game (and sequel) that I always return to. Blue Storm does improve on so many areas as well, like more content, characters, and beautiful visuals. I love both games...and still wish Nintendo would seriously bring this series back already! Thanks for checking out the review, and glad you enjoyed it!
Played this a lot with my friends as well. To this day the Wave/Water physics simply blow my mind.
Also it's possible to reach the secret area in Dolphin Park with other racers, it's just a bit harder, the waves there are insane!
This game had such a cool vibe to it.
That's awesome! Yes, 100% the water physics are on another level that games nowadays still don't seem to achieve! Now that you mention it, I do recall reaching the secret area in Dolphin Park in multiplayer back in the day lol. The waves are wild there for sure! Thanks for checking out the review!
I only got the chance to play this once lol. But I enjoyed it, wished I would have gotten more time to play it! Awesome video bro
Glad you were able to try it once! Hopefully you can get a chance to give the game another go. 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video man!
@@GameCubeGalaxy most definitely will in the future. Keep on rocking bro.
Loved this game both on the Cube & N64 🔥 totally agree them water effects & physics still hold up so well 👌
Another Nintendo series much like F zero that really does deserve a new entry.
Great video man 👏👍
I always loved Wave Race 64, and Blue Storm was also really great, but the N64 installment will always be my favorite lol. The water effects and physics not only hold up so well still, they put many of today’s games to shame in this regard 👍. I also agree that F-Zero needs to return! I’d even love an F-Zero GX Remaster on the Switch to start off with! Glad you enjoyed the review, and thanks again for checking it out man!
@@GameCubeGalaxy o yeah man, imagine how good a sequel could be on the switch 🔥 I’d gladly be happy with a HD compilation of the 2 games mind you 👌
Look forward to checking out some of your other reviews 👍
Wave Race Blue Storm -
Available Now for the Nintendo Gamecube released in November 18th 2001!!!
Rated E for Everyone!!!
They don't make games like this anymore.
100% agreed! This console generation was the last best generation! Thanks for checking out the review!
Great review.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the review!
I’m a huge fan of blue storm, what a cool challenge
Blue Storm really is a great game...but sadly was the last of this series. Definitely was a challenging game too. Thanks for checking out the review!
@@GameCubeGalaxy for sure! I did a vid on beating the trilogy, gameboy, n64, and GameCube.. I bet it gets its 4th entry in the coming years, I think F-Zero too. They revive series every so often, they’re just letting these less popular series build some real demand
@@MarMaxGaming Oh nice! Yeah, here’s hoping both franchises return!
holy shit, havnt played this since like 02
Still a classic on the GameCube, and holds up so well all these years later! Thanks for checking out the review!
One of those games I saw everywhere, but just never picked up. Definitely going to look out for it in the future as it does look like a lot of fun. I particularly liked the music from the game that you had in the background; they sounded somewhat similar to Sonic Adventure. Great review!
Definitely try to nab this when you come across it, it still holds up so well 20 years later! While not as memorable as Wave Race 64’s soundtrack, the soundtrack is still really good here! Glad you enjoyed the review man!
I hope Nintendo brings back this series
You and me both! Thanks for checking out the review!
Blue Storm is my favourite game for the gamecube.
It's a great game for sure! Thanks for checking out the review!
Good review. Have always been a huge fan of the N64 Wave Race and this is basically the only N64 game i can still enjoy as much as back in the day. They really nailed this one.
For some strange reason, i also owned the GameCube game, but never really played it.
So last week, i decided to complete this game on my Odin via emulator. But to make things easier i used save states to complete the harder difficulty levels. So i played certain races like 30+ times in a row, just to end up in first place on every course.
Doing so, a lot of things became noticeable to me, why i find this game to be inferior to its N64 counterpart and why i always thought that some things felt off in this game…
And while i still think, that it is a good racer, it is actually frustratingly flawed and could have easily been greatly improved with a couple of changes…
- The riders feel less agile on their jetski. The analogue controls are a bit stiff and the addition of the L/R buttons for harder turns is basically no improvement
- Instead of gliding over water, it feels like you are swimming through sticky honey…
- The wake of the opponents in front of you impacts your own movement/controls way too much and can easily ruin your run without any chance to react properly
- The opponents are way too aggressive and their bumping into you from behind is regularly ruining your runs which makes winning quite luck depending at times
- There‘s a lot of rubber banding going on and at certain points of the race the computer simply decides that you get attacked/overtaken by some opponents - no matter how perfectly you ride. Feels like cheap cheating…
- The tracks are generally bit uninspired and are mostly not designed for 8 riders (too much chaotic bumping going on)
- Generally, the reduction to 4 riders would have been very beneficial for the dynamic of the races
- One capital flaw in every racing game also occurs here: Walls/guard rails react very magnetic, so when bumping into them you don’t bounce of directly but somehow stick to them. And some corners/obstacles have a real bad collision detection and immediately make you stuck. Pretty frustrating as half of the tracks tend to be rather narrow.
- Also the riders fall from their jetskis a bit too easily
So overall, winning in Blue Storm is way less depending on skill and not so crisp controls make the N64 version my clear favorite.
But on the positive side, the graphics are pretty good, the courses do provide several versions/routes plus interesting shortcuts, dynamic weather and the boost is a good tactical addition.
Sorry for the long post. Must have been my frustration with the game for 6 days in a row…😂
Glad you enjoyed the review! And no worries about leaving a detailed comment with your thoughts on the game! While I do love the N64 original more for several reasons (between what I mentioned in the review and your reasons), Blue Storm was still a game I kept revisiting back in the day and wanted to adapt to knowing that the control physics were different. I just wish Nintendo would bring this series back already! I’m curious if you’ve checked out 1080 Avalanche by chance? I personally find that one to be better than the N64 original (which I also really enjoyed). Thanks again for checking out the review!
@@GameCubeGalaxy Yes, i do own both 1080 games. Played the N64 version a bit and added Avalanche to my collection last year - but only tried it for a couple of minutes so far.
Well, i guess 1080 on the N64 suffers a bit from the same problems as the other Nintendo racers Blue Storm or Stunt Race FX. Fun games, but their controls really need to get used to and are not that accessible as typically expected from Nintendo games.
Always found it unnecessarily complicated to pull of twists and how to properly land jumps in 1080 always puzzled me…
But a good idea to revisit both 1080 titles next. Especially to finally check out Avalanche.
Cheers from Germany…
@@mrkarbon yeah, 1080 on N64 had a rough trick system. 1080 Avalanche fixed that tremendously. Hope you enjoy diving into that one!
Well awaited
Odd, I thought I posted my response to your comment, but looks like it never went through 🤔
Anyway, glad you checked out the video! Definitely kept to my word that I would review the game 👍
I cant get why they dont release more of this franchose. Its a sure winner as everyone else who tried to make similar games felt short
Agreed! Not sure why Nintendo is leaving this series dormant, as it would sell like crazy on the Switch!
Very cool game, nice review
Thank you man! Glad you enjoyed it!
They only negative I can think of to the game is the lack of a single race mode. A mode where you select any of the tracks you’ve unlocked choose the weather and race the AI. Instead of having to survive the entire expert championship just to race the castle? Never made sense to me.
Definitely a valid point here. That always was an odd omission. Thanks for checking out the review!
Unlike the version for N64 unfortunately I'm never got into the GCN version. The GCN-version was always too dark for me compared to the N64 game. The N64 version had such a nice tropical, bright track design. In the GCN version, even tracks like Southern Iceland, were all so colorless and dark compared to the N64 game.
The setting of the game ruined the game for me. But I can understand that there is a great game under it.
I can see why the GCN version was harder to get into versus the N64 predecessor. There’s no question that Wave Race 64 is the best installment in the series, but I thoroughly enjoyed Blue Storm as well. I didn’t mind the color palette and art direction in Blue Storm, as I felt it did a good job showing off the GameCube’s visual prowess. The N64’s visuals will always standout though. Thank you again for checking out the review!
Has switch had a Waverace type game which was as good as this yet or nah ?
The closest thing was Aqua Moto Racing Utopia, which is quite good, just not Wave Race good. Hope that helps, and thanks for checking out the review!
@@GameCubeGalaxy Yea, I checked both Riptide GP Renegade and Aqua Moto Racing Utopia last night and neither has water that look or move as good as either WaveRace game.
WaveRace64 has great color and conceptual level/stage design, and WaveRace BlueStorm had the wettest, most texturally/reflectively surreal water with great physics and ripples and splashes, the storm building was great.
Hopefully, that Nintendo exec who claimed on stage several years ago, to have loved WaveRace, and that they are working on a new one, wasn’t just blowing smoke up our tailpipes.
When/if Nintendo has outdone the modern water physics and water appearance of all previous games … they should make TWO new games, one more realistic, and title it “WaveRace: ____” and another mascot cartoon version, Mario WaveRace.
@@AyeYoYoYooo Yeah, the Wave Race games were in a league of their own with water physics. Wish Nintendo would bring it back. Much like you said, that Nintendo exec did express interest to bring the franchise back, but really hope they seriously would.
Do you think this game is better than Splashdown and it’s sequel. I seriously can’t decide. 🤷🏾♂️😅
I’ve actually never played the Splashdown games, but heard they’re awesome! I’ll have to check them out one day to compare 👍. Thanks for checking out the review!
@@GameCubeGalaxy thanks for replying back. Since I’m not in a hurry to get a GameCube just yet, I decided to go after Wave Race 64 instead since it looks fun too. 😀🕹
@@bremaster93 Sure thing! Oh man, I LOVE Wave Race 64, so you’re in for a great time. 👍
I hate that the water reflects all the time! THERES NO REFLECTIONS IN SEA WATER MR. NINTENDO
This game sucked dude 😂