Arctic Thunder

THE BAD:
Controls are a little too loose. Not a ton of variety in gameplay.

SUMMARY:
Based on Midway's "Thunder" arcade racers, Arctic Thunder is a cool and unique spin on snowmobile racing with fast machines and racing in rather unusual ways and venues. Players can race to earn points & medals that unlock more racers, tracks, venues, and even cheat chodes to further enhance gameplay.
The graphics are arcade-perfect, and in fact look better than before. The most notable improvement is that the frame rate is faster & smoother than in the arcades, but one slight drawback is the game very briefly pauses sometimes due to the game loading a sound clip, but normally this does not affect gameplay. Sounds also are arcade-perfect, and realistic as well-you'll hear authentic engine sounds from the snowmobiles and explosions from weapons, and...