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The best part of Ring Master is that it allows the developers to lead players through each course, thereby revealing many of the branching paths and secret areas. Making it through the rings grants boost, missing them accrues a time penalty. In Ring Master, players must navigate a path of rings while completing the course as quickly as possible. The game is broken up into four modes: Race, Ring Master, Gauntlet, and Championship. But races do not make up the entirety, or even the bulk, of Hydro Thunder Hurricane, and this is where things start to go wrong. The computer controlled opponents put up a good, but not insurmountable, challenge, and the track's many paths hold up well to repeated races. The actual races are a great deal of fun. The developers deserve a lot of credit here - no matter the conditions, players are always in control of their craft, and are not merely at the mercy of the waterways. Given the constantly changing nature of the water, it's a minor miracle that player's best efforts aren't endlessly subverted by the tracks themselves. Environmental hazards on each course cause further (and sometimes major) disruption of the water you race upon. Tides will knock your boat around, and you've got to mind the wake that other boats leave behind. The actual tracks, of course, are made of water. The boats all have goofy names (Miss Behave, Damn the Torpedos, Yellow Zag), but they look fast, and the transformations are, for lack of a better description, cool. The nine basic boats in the game are divided into three skill levels (Novice, Pro, Expert), and each boat has unique speed and handling characteristics.

While boosting, boats gain the ability to jump, which often allows passage to otherwise inaccessible areas. Grabbing one causes your boat to transform, which enables boost. Navigating these tracks is a joy, thanks to the game's responsive, elegant control.Д®ach waterway is littered with canisters to collect. Area 51, the final track in the game, packs an awesome surprise that I won't spoil here. Monster Island, for instance, teems with an array of legendary creatures, while Storming Asgard suffers the blows of a Norse colossus hammering away at the water.

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The tracks are full of life, scattered with breakable objects and loads of track-side (and on-track) animations. There are eight highly distinct, wonderfully designed tracks in the game, each with multiple paths and hidden areas to discover. Then you're off, and the game really comes to life. In the opening moments on Lake Powell, the first track in the game, undulating blue waves contrast with the sandy orange and brown of the surrounding rocky canyon, while brightly colored hang gliders fly right at the camera. Right off the bat, it's impossible not to notice how good the game looks.

Unfortunately, in an effort wring the maximum possible playtime out of the title, developers Vector Unit have - quite literally - included one too many modes. As the second of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade 2010 games, a lot is expected of Hurricane, and in many ways, the game delivers. Hydro Thunder Hurricane is the sequel to Midway's landmark arcade racing game Hydro Thunder.

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