In the Beginner level, your vehicle is very stable. Unlike some games where a ramped-up difficulty simply means harder competitors, HT offers more control over your boat. HT has three difficulty levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. This leads into the levels of difficulty. There are also a few secret boats, one of which will be a hovercraft, and another is a concept speed boat created by the team. What looks to be the ultimate boat sim focuses on three types of boats: Catamarans (a cool speed boat with two pontoons), Super Boats (your basic V-hull power boat) and Hydro Boats (those awesome two-pound boats that always look like they're about to flip over). Most 'boat simulators' put you in the cockpit of a stationary object as tons of sprites and backgrounds come racing toward you. 'Even though they say on the box they use realistic physics, nothing stands out.' He's right. 'I have looked at several boat simulators, mostly on the PC,' states Steve Ranck, head designer.

Hydro Thunder is the result of 18 months of hard Midway's San Diego team, this game is the ultimate in super boats-an area of racing mostly overlooked in the arcade industry.

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