Wave Rally
A racer that allows players the freedom to zip through spectacular marine courses while leaving the competition in their wake
Wave Rally Accessories
 Splashdown Rides Gone Wild (Playstation 2)
ATV Offroad Fury, Greatest Hits
Jet X20
Gran Turismo 4
Spider-Man
ATV Offroad Fury 2
World Championship Paintball
Corvette
Surfing H30 for PlayStation 2
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Wave Rally Reviews
tHE TRICKS ARE HARD TO DO AND THE RACING IS OKAY. IT WAS FUN THE FEW TIMES I PLAYED IT. BUT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW FOR 3 BUCKS I DON'T CARE. WAVE RALLY IS OKAY IT WAS A GOOD ATEMPT AT BRING SKI AND RUNABOUT TOGETHER.
Memory card saving was confusing. There is no rewarding feeling after playing any of the game modes. The Kawasaki license attracted my attention as well. The constant wobbling gets old quick. Trick system feels a little like Wave Race but no where to really use it and have fun. A quick breakdown:. It feels like playing a beta game or something.
The races grew on me a little bit after a while, but then they started throwing in a few weather effects or made it night time and made you do the same dumb tracks again - sucks. This game doesn't have nearly as much personality as Wave Race 64 did. I've always been a Kawasaki fan. The tracks are bland looking most of the time and the mercurous water just looks weird I think. I made my way through the first parts of the championship mode after a while, got a dumb picture of a dumb trophy and that was it.
Gameplay: Lots of wave turbulence is difficult to overcome but perhaps more realistic. Right off the bat, I went to freestyle mode and was greeted by cardboard spectators, water that looked like mercury or some other kind of toxic liquid (but not THAT bad I guess), a bland-looking rider, a few dumb birds if you really looked for them, and NO DOLPHINS. I had seen enough. My jaw was hanging for a whole 30 minutes. Since it played crappy in my PS, I took it back and got store credit for it, so it was basically a free rent. I think that what most people have in their minds when putting this game in their disc trays is the good ol' days of Wave Race 64.
I hated the music. Presentation: Cool cover art (I fell for it didn't I). The menus are also quite nice - better than Splashdown's if ya ask me (almost had me thinking I was about to play something fun). The aquatic sounding music, the echoing voice of the commentator, flying birds, and dolphins swimming along side you. So much for freestyle. If you are like me, and have an older playstation, you will have difficulty running this game or any other game that is a blue bottom.I did get to play the game though, after I turned my PS vertical (although it still made a lot of racket).
I think that with better music, this game could have been quite a bit better. I got this game at a used video game store for $9.99. I remember seeing WR64 for the first time at a friends house and was just flabberghasted. Now, forget all of what I just said - It's time to talk about Wave Rally. Should have sounded more aquatic and soothing. What a surreal experience. I think that if you combined the core of Wave Rally (license, game modes, trick system, realism) with the pretty cosmetics, theme, humor, and smooth "edges" of Splashdown, you'd have the perfect game. Riders have no personality to them either.
There's no thrill in it. I got Splashdown this time which is better but has sort of a lite feeling to it (the trick system is TOO easy). Sound: SUCKS. To kick off the review, I'd like to comment on the fact that this game is a blue bottom. It was in mint condition.
Graphics: Not downright crappy, but not very exciting. Overall: This game is strange, because as much of a bust as it seems like it is, it really could have been GREAT without too much more work. This game isn't totally bad, it's just rough around the edges - but there are MANY edges that are rough. Actually, I didn't dislike the trick system as much as some other people are saying they did but ramping and jumping waves just didn't stir emotion the same way Wave Race did. At times though, the tracks do look sort of pretty and the free fall at the end of the dam track was kinda fun.
When I'm seeing fluid movement, I don't want to hear a square techno pulse. Spectators really make the tracks depressing looking.
It has nothing extra to do but race on track and do a crapy freestal thing. Maby a rental but nothing other than that. The tricks suck and are hard to learn. This game is just not good.
This is the worst game ever.Graphics is the only good point to this game.
and the players don't really have exciting things to say.In summary: I really like it cuz i got the hang of it, but it has a few problems and some people will wanna burn the disc(lol). go figure. Don't press forward or back, it tips your jetski. You either like it or you don't. Courses/Setup: 4/5. The anouncer sounds like a. The players look human too, but some players have similar uniform colors.
It's sort of hard to hear the music 'cause the engine is set really loud on default. The water looks AWESOME on this game. Some courses have clearer water than others. You can fix it so it's better though. It looks better than wave race, which has stick-figure-girls, bad-anime-guys, and just plain average water. And i can only figure out like 3 tricks, freestyle mode isn't that fun.
The only problem is the rain doesn't really make ripples in the water, but that would be hard to do. So here's a rundown of what i think of this game:Graphics: 4.5/5. In pro mode the other racers will ram you. But nintendo's for little kids, so it shouldn't be compared.Control: 3.5/5.
The thailand one is too hard though. The main screen is very user-friendly, and two player and time trial are pretty fun. One BIG(HUGE) problem is that i don't think you can save in championship mode so count on spending an hour+ if you wanna play that.Sound: 2.5/5. Wave rally can be a fun game, but it takes some time to get the hang of it.
I got the hang of it pretty quickly, but some people say it's hard. The courses are fun and interesting, really beautiful as i said above. The music is alright, it's sort of techno-ish but doesn't distract from your playing. It's super-realistic and it even has the reflection thing goin on.
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