Outboard boat and jet ski games have practically been a genre unto themselves over the years. You only have to remember that extraordinary Wave Racer 64 from Nintendo 64 (among many others) to understand that, from time to time, players like speed experiences that go beyond asphalt , dirt or snow. Although if we look at this Wave Break , you are going to be surprised at how far things have progressed.
Success on PC and Nintendo Switch
It was in June 2020, that is, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when Funktronic Labs released this game for PC and Nintendo Switch (and Stadia, it must be said) that invites us to live permanently immersed in the water at controls of an outboard boat that, the truth, will not only be used to try to outrun the opponents. This is so because we will not have races as such, but rather something much simpler, such as eliminating everything that comes our way.
And it is that the game has just enough of Waeve Race 64 because you will quickly see that much of our success in the game lies in two essential elements: the weapons that we equip and that we can pick up for each of the scenarios, and the capers that are possible to carry out when sliding over objects, edges and walkways of the stage. Remember Insomniac’s superb Sunset Overdrive for Xbox One? Well, something similar but in the water.
This facet of being able to perform stunts and special moves has earned Wave Break the nickname of the ” Tony Hawk of outboard boat games”, because an essential element of the game is precisely those stunts that we can carry out to earn points and , over time, exchange them for rewards that improve our arsenal. Why don’t you lie, this title invites us to erase from the map the presence of any enemy that may be bothering us a little and, for this, you will have to use whatever you see placed on the map: a huge pipe, a ramp, etc.
New versions of Wave Break arrive
This small success in stores like Steam, or in the Nintendo eShop, have allowed its creators to think of new frontiers for their little success that has not only announced the arrival date for Xbox for December 21, but also has ensures that we can test it with the online multiplayer option, which is practically what has earned him a good part of the great word-of-mouth campaign that he has led among those who have tried them.
In any case, if online bores you and you prefer something more intimate and personal, it not only has a campaign with several scenarios and modes, but also a complete circuit editor and many characters with very different stats between each one of them. One of those games that seem less than what they are at first glance, but later, when we’re at the controls, we realize that driving isn’t enough. You also have to know how to aim and complete somersaults that bring us some kind of reward.