Top Gear Hyper Bike

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a racing video game developed by Snowblind Studios and released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Top Gear Hyper Bike
North American box art
Developer(s)Snowblind Studios
Publisher(s)Kemco
SeriesTop Gear
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • JP: March 17, 2000
  • NA: March 27, 2000
  • EU: 2000
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a motorcycle racing video game that features three gameplay modes and six track layouts.[1] A track editor where players can create their own tracks is also included in the game.[1]

Development

As a follow-up to Top Gear Overdrive, Top Gear Hyper-Bike was developed by Snowblind Studios and runs on an enhanced version of its engine.[2] To make the motorcycle handling and animations more realistic, the game's polygonal racers were segmented into six independent parts.[3] The sound effects of the motorcycle engines were recorded from real bikes in a dealership.[4] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1999.[5]

Reception

Top Gear Hyper Bike received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6]

References
  1. Boulding, Aaron (March 27, 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike". IGN. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. "Top Gear Hyper Bike". N64 Magazine. No. 33. Future Publishing. October 1999. p. 24.
  3. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Exposed". IGN. March 27, 1999. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  4. Austin, Dean (November 30, 1999). "Talking Dirt Bikes". IGN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. "Top Gear Hyperbike". IGN. March 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  7. McCall, Scott. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. EGM staff (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike [sic]". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 128. p. 227.
  9. Fitzloff, Jay (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyper Bike". Game Informer. No. 83. Archived from the original on December 1, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  10. The Freshman (April 6, 2000). "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Review for N64 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  11. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike". Nintendo Power. No. 130. Nintendo of America. March 2000. p. 121.
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