Topic: NEC Ships Tube Slider

[Jonnyboy117]

The futuristic racer is on its way to stores.

NEC Interchannel, Ltd. Ships First Title "Tube Slider"(tm); Exclusive for Nintendo GameCube

SANTA CLARA, CA ¾ (April 15, 2003)¾NEC Interchannel, Ltd., a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, today announced it is shipping Tube Slider, a fast and furious racing game developed exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube( to retailers across North America.  Tube Slider is developed by NDCUBE, creators of the critically acclaimed F-Zero: Maximum Overdrive for the Game Boy(r) Advance. The game's vehicles were designed by Studio 4(C, the animation studio behind the anime classic, Akira.

Tube Slider is a futuristic racing game in which players pilot sleek hovercraft around tubular tracks that twist and turn and test not only your speed, but also your ability to keep your craft in control. Choose between Grand Prix or Free Run modes as you race one of fifteen different tweaked-out vehicles around ten unique and highly detailed elevated courses. The game features an interactive Tutorial mode, and multiplayer for up to four players (split-screen).

Critics are already buzzing about this new addition to the Nintendo GameCube library. According to the latest issue of Play Magazine, "Tube Slider jumps directly to the head of the GameCube racing class placing itself firmly in the pole position waiting for F-Zero to take it on - 4 1/2 stars out of 5."

NDCUBE Co., Ltd. is an official second-party developer to Nintendo, formed through a joint venture between the largest advertising company in Japan, Dentsu, and Nintendo. The company, now based out of Tokyo, was founded on March 1, 2000.

NEC Interchannel, Ltd., an interactive entertainment company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan develops and publishes for video game systems, personal computers and other digital devices. Established as an NEC group company to specialize in planning, development and sales of digital content, in only a short time, NEC Interchannel, Ltd. has built a solid reputation for producing a wide variety of digital content in the areas of culture, education/edutainment, amusement and music. More information about NEC's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.necgames.com.

[Darc Requiem]

Hmm.....didn't know this was coming out so soon and with F-Zero so far off it may warrant a purchase. If anyone gets the game please post your impressions. Since it looks like my copy of Burnout 2 isn't gonna be shipped any time soon I may need to pick up a racer. Plus after viewing the videos for this game it actually looks impressive. The only thing holding me back from it is a lack of impressions of the game and the fact that I should be getting Burnout 2 any day now.

Darc Requiem

[Ian Sane]

IGN has a review for it.  They gave it a 6.1 and wrote in the review "Worth a rental. But don't buy it."  I haven't seen any other reviews for it.  I'd rent it if I were you.  A 6.1 is way too low of a score for a buy without a try.

[AtomPowerd]

Does anybody else think the name sounds like a euphamism?

...I'm just gonna go into the bathroom and tube slide for a little while...