Splashdown is a water racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Infogrames originally for the PlayStation 2 and was later ported to the Xbox. It was released under the Atari brand name.
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Developer(s) | Rainbow Studios |
Publisher(s) | Infogrames[lower-alpha 1] |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Release | PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
It received a sequel, Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild, in 2003, and was published by Rainbow Studios' new owner THQ.
Splashdown is quite similar to Nintendo's Wave Race series. Players take control of a personal water craft as they race against each other on various courses. Players must pass the correct side of buoys on the way, or the personal water craft may stall as a penalty.
Aggregator | Score | |
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PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 84/100[1] | 78/100[2] |
Publication | Score | |
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PS2 | Xbox | |
AllGame | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
EGM | 7.33/10[4] | N/A |
Famitsu | 28/40[5] | N/A |
Game Informer | 9/10[6] | 9.25/10[7] |
GamePro | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameRevolution | B+[10] | N/A |
GameSpot | 7.6/10[11] | 8.2/10[12] |
GameSpy | 85%[13] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameZone | 9.5/10[15] | N/A |
IGN | 8.8/10[16] | 7.3/10[17] |
OPM (US) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
OXM (US) | N/A | 8.6/10[19] |
The Cincinnati Enquirer | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Splashdown received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1][2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for PlayStation 2 version.[5] It was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Best In-Game Water" prize among console games, which went to Wave Race: Blue Storm.[21] The 2002 Xbox version was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Driving Game on Xbox" award.[22]
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A THQ Nordic Company | |
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