Go! Go! Hypergrind
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| Developer(s) | Poponchi |
| Publisher(s) | Atlus |
| Director(s) | Kazuma Nishiwaki |
| Producer(s) |
John Yamamoto John Kricfalusi |
| Designer(s) | Tadayuki Konno |
| Programmer(s) | Tadashi Maki |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo GameCube |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Local Multiplayer |
Go! Go! Hypergrind is a skateboarding video game for the Nintendo GameCube that was developed by Team Poponchi at Atlus Japan and published by Atlus USA.[1] It was released in North America on November 18, 2003.[1] Animation studio Spümcø of Ren & Stimpy fame contributed character designs and animations to the game.
Plot
In the game, Spümcø is holding auditions in the "Toon World" for a new skateboarding cartoon called Go! Go! Hypergrind. In the Story Mode, you choose one of the cartoon star hopefuls and attempt to impress Spümcø and pass the audition.
Gameplay
The game allows players to select one of several whacky cartoon characters and skateboard through a variety of cel-shaded levels. The objective of the game is to steer characters into a variety of classic cartoon "mishaps" (usually involving inflicting pain on the character in some way) and then chaining one mishap directly into another to create combos.
There is also a versus mode offering five different game types, which can be played with two players or against the computer.
Reception
Go! Go! Hypergrind received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic, holding an average score of 67.[2] GameSpot gave the game a 7.9 praising the humor and presentation,[3] while IGN gave the game a 5.1 criticizing the skateboarding mechanics for its simplicity.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Go! Go! Hypergrind Ships". GamersHell. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Go! Go! Hypergrind for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Navarro, Alex (November 14, 2003). "Go! Go! Hypergrind Review". GameSpot. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Irwin, Mary Jane (November 17, 2003). "Go! Go! Hypergrind". IGN. Retrieved November 16, 2016.