Hydro Thunder Hurricane comes exclusively to Xbox Live gamers more than a decade after the original Hydro Thunder splashed into arcades to critical acclaim. Players once again climb into the cockpit of ultra-fast speedboats and skim over the water in eight new environments set all around the globe. A new physics engine was designed to offer more realistic racing experiences, with wakes providing for natural jumps and drafting; and the dynamic environments include temporary shortcuts, wave machines, falling rocks, whirlpools, and destructible objects. Some of the popular speedboats from the original game return, and with new models and unlockable skins, gamers have more than 30 unique boats from which to choose. Four different single-player modes pit racers against as many as 15 computer opponents, while multiplayer fans can square off in four-player local split-screen action and eight-player online races, or team up in the roller derby-like "Rubber Ducky" mode. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide