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Sport: Skateboard
| Viewed: | 3D Third-person, floating camera | Genre: | Sport: Skateboard |
| Arcade origin: | No | ||
| Publishers: | Atlus
(US) |
Released: | Oct 2003
(US) |
Summary
SPUMCO, the real world animation company responsible for the hit cartoon series, "The Ren & Stimpy Show", is holding auditions for an upcoming action feature called "Hypergrind", in which the main character will be an animated skateboarder capable of performing crazy and humorous tricks. As the character of your choice, you'll enroll in SPUMCO's newly founded stunt school, where you'll compete against other outrageous characters while pulling off insane fantasy tricks and performing extreme "Negative Reactions" on the game's 8 massive movie sets.
The one to graduate at the top of the class will earn the right to star in the upcoming show. How well you perform during the audition process and in stunt school will determine how lucrative a contract you're offered. May the best skater win!
"Go! Go! Hypergrind" takes the skateboarding genre and does a complete 180°," states Sonoko Saito, Product Manager of Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "The compelling audition style game progression coupled with the negative reaction combo system makes for a very unique and different videogame skateboarding experience. If you like skateboarding and crazy off-the-wall humor, then this game is for you."
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY FEATURES:
The one to graduate at the top of the class will earn the right to star in the upcoming show. How well you perform during the audition process and in stunt school will determine how lucrative a contract you're offered. May the best skater win!
"Go! Go! Hypergrind" takes the skateboarding genre and does a complete 180°," states Sonoko Saito, Product Manager of Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "The compelling audition style game progression coupled with the negative reaction combo system makes for a very unique and different videogame skateboarding experience. If you like skateboarding and crazy off-the-wall humor, then this game is for you."
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY FEATURES:
- Skate as one of 12 crazy, cool competitors, designed by SPUMCO, the world-famous animation studio responsible for "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "The Ripping Friends"!
- Use the new "Negative Reaction" system to score insane points and begin your rise to stardom! Chain multiple negative reactions together with normal tricks for insane combination points!
- Powerful graphics engine allows for real-time character deformation. The wacky, cel-shaded skateboarders can be subjected to numerous humiliations, such as being set on fire, flattened and covered in paint!
- Perform over 60 never-before-seen fantasy tricks as well as a host of real-world grinds, aerials, manuals and lip moves!
- Skate across 8 gigantic, deviously designed movie sets with unique themes, stage specific traps and negative reaction points!
- Compete in a multitude of head-to-head multiplayer modes!
