Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
{{Short description|2003 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
| image = Grooverider Slot Car Thunder.jpg
| caption = Xbox cover art
| developer = King of the Jungle
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Encore|EU|Play It}}
| director = Jolyon Myers
| designer = Robert Churchill
| released = GameCube, Xbox
{{vgrelease|NA|25 September 2003{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2003 |title=Encore Ships Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder |url=http://gamecube.gamezone.com/news/09_25_03_03_48PM.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901183807/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/news/09_25_03_03_48PM.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2005 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=GameZone}}}}PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|EU|28 January 2005}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2
}}
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (known in Europe as Grooverider: Slot Car Racing) is a racing video game released in 2003, developed by British studio King of the Jungle. It features a selection of over 40 fictional slot cars and 5 locations set in a virtual house. The gameplay features changing lanes to avoid obstacles or overtake, 3 performance levels of cars and power-ups.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| NGC = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| GI_XBOX = 2/10{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.1050.47893.htm |title=Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=125 |date=September 2003 |page=121 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030921105834/https://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.1050.47893.htm |archive-date=21 September 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2020}}
| GSpot_XBOX = 4/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=7 October 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-review/1900-6076474/ |title=Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103042817/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-review/1900-6076474/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN_NGC = 4.5/10{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=10 March 2004 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/11/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-3 |title=Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder (GCN) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103042819/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/11/grooverider-slot-car-thunder-3 |url-status=live }}
| NP_NGC = 2.6/5{{cite magazine |title=Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=173 |date=November 2003 |page=151}}
| TX_XBOX = 5.7/10{{cite web |last=Nardozzi |first=Dale |date=29 October 2003 |url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/610/Grooverider-Slot-Car-Thunder/p1/ |title=Grooverider Slot Car Thunder Review (Xbox) |website=TeamXbox |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112160250/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/610/Grooverider-Slot-Car-Thunder/p1/ |archivedate=12 January 2011 |accessdate=3 January 2020}}
| XPlay_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Webb |first=Morgan |date=3 November 2003 |url=http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3558816,00.html |title='Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder' (Xbox) Review |website=X-Play |publisher=TechTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031031153631/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3558816,00.html |archivedate=31 October 2003 |accessdate=3 January 2020}}
| MC_NGC = 49/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/grooverider-slot-car-thunder/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Grooverider Slot Car Thunder for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=3 January 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225031221/https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/grooverider-slot-car-thunder |url-status=live }}
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The GameCube and Xbox versions received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/grooverider-slot-car-thunder}}
Category:Encore Software games
Category:King of the Jungle games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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