to be said that Hydro Thunder is a very faithful port. Graphically this is a good thing, but in terms of replay value, the Dreamcast version suffers for its arcade heritage. It may come packing all the graphics, boats and courses, but it's very much a no frills port that ultimately has a similar replay value to the original." Five issues later, however, Arthur Adam gave the Nintendo 64 version 72%, saying that it "doesn't give the impression of speed to make it a worthwhile racer, feeling more like a gentle ride up an escalator being powered by monkeys pulling a rope." Legacy Midway had plans to create a sequel for Hydro Thunder; however, the project was soon cancelled and never recreated, though it did result in the formation of the Thunder sub-series including Offroad Thunder and Arctic Thunder. A spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder, titled H2Overdrive, was developed by Raw Thrills with the assistance of the former Midway San Diego members who worked on the original arcade version of Hydro Thunder, released in May 2009. A sequel titled Hydro Thunder Hurricane was released for Xbox Live Arcade. Microsoft had bought the rights to the series after Midway was acquired by Warner Bros. It was released on July 28, 2010. Notes References External links Hydro Thunder at Eurocom 1999 video games Arcade video games Atari arcade games Dreamcast games Eurocom games Midway video games Microsoft franchises Motorboat racing video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo 64 games PlayStation (console) games Thunder (video game series) Video games developed in the United States Windows games