Top Gear Hyper Bike Explained

Top Gear Hyper Bike
Developer:	Snowblind Studios
Publisher:	Kemco
Series:	Top Gear
Platforms:	Nintendo 64
Genre:	Racing
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

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

Gameplay

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

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.^[1] To make the motorcycle handling and animations more realistic, the game's polygonal racers were segmented into six independent parts.^[2] The sound effects of the motorcycle engines were recorded from real bikes in a dealership.^[3] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1999.^[4]

Reception

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

Notes and References

1. Top Gear Hyper Bike . . . 33 . 24 . October 1999.
2. Web site: Top Gear Hyper-Bike Exposed . January 24, 2020 . . March 27, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524043345/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/27/top-gear-hyper-bike-exposed . May 24, 2014 . live.
3. Web site: Talking Dirt Bikes . January 21, 2020 . . November 30, 1999 . Dean . Austin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200121215222/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/30/talking-dirt-bikes . January 21, 2020 . live.
4. Web site: Top Gear Hyperbike . January 23, 2020 . . March 24, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200123212023/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/24/top-gear-hyperbike-2 . January 23, 2020 . live.