Kinetica
released on Oct 14, 2001
They're called kinetic suits. They represent a total merging of man and machine with one goal in mind: speed. High speed. The "drivers" do more than operate their cycles -- they become cycles for insane velocity and maneuverability in this ultimate futuristic race. Besides acceleration and braking, the kinetic suits allow various antigravity tricks that can be performed for speed boosts, not unlike the system seen in SSX. At breakneck speed, there's no room for error; quick decisions and lightning reflexes are needed to weave your way through the tight tracks. Strap yourself in for one of the fastest rides you'll ever experience with your PS2!
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Breakneck pace - in a future where time moves so fast that its accelerated, fleeting nature is built right into the architecture/technology. Anyways that's a lot of gobbledygook just to say that this is a very unique, stylized, and - above all else - scorchingly fast racer. Like seriously, the speeds this thing reaches get so red-hot that it's often impossible to comprehend what's even taking place - requires superhuman reflexes and an element of precision that's much more turbo-charged than anything I'd expect out of a PS2 game that released hardly a year after the system itself did. Very admirable job, memorable and overlooked. If Nintendo ain't gonna do shit with F-Zero anymore then I vote for this to come back instead tbh.
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Breakneck pace - in a future where time moves so fast that its accelerated, fleeting nature is built right into the architecture/technology. Anyways that's a lot of gobbledygook just to say that this is a very unique, stylized, and - above all else - scorchingly fast racer. Like seriously, the speeds this thing reaches get so red-hot that it's often impossible to comprehend what's even taking place - requires superhuman reflexes and an element of precision that's much more turbo-charged than anything I'd expect out of a PS2 game that released hardly a year after the system itself did. Very admirable job, memorable and overlooked. If Nintendo ain't gonna do shit with F-Zero anymore then I vote for this to come back instead tbh.
This is almost the dystopian cyberpunk racing game of my dreams, but they didn't crank it up hard enough. The breakdancing mechanic should be framed as a reward for risking your life to please the audience. I want more sexual exploitation, more human rights violations, more in-game billboard advertisements. And I want more songs by Adrian Gray, holy hell this guy.