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Hydro Thunder (USA)

PlayStation
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
2000
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A Midway Hydro Thunder arcade boat race. Midway cabinet conversion, spectacular waves, pure arcade speed, effective two-player local multi. A solid PS1 port of a fun arcade cabinet, recommended for short friend sessions.

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Category
Racing 2 players 3+ Split screen
Description
Hydro Thunder arcade speedboat racing. Published by Midway, released in Europe and the USA between 2000 and 2001. Thirteen fast boats, ten spectacular aquatic circuits, activatable boost, hidden shortcuts, career, time trial and split-screen multiplayer modes.

Hydro Thunder review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,1 GB 📅15/11/2000
Published by Midway

Hydro Thunder (PS1) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $16 Q6 complete
 $22 Q10 new
 $280 !
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Other versions
Hydro Thunder
Europe
09/02/2001
🇬🇧 🇫🇷

Collector interest

PS1 conversion of Midway's arcade powerboat racer, released at the very end of the console's life (2000). Fun in short bursts but shallow, with no lasting demand. Loose copies trade for around twenty euros. The steep sealed price is purely an end-of-generation scarcity artifact, not a sign of a title chased for its gameplay or legacy.

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