Tube Slider

The main objective is to pilot a hovercraft through a track and compete against other racers (human or AI controlled). Tube Slider is unique in the fact, like its name, the vehicles race through transparent tubes that are often suspended off the ground. The modes available are a generic single-player mode, a time trial mode, and a multiplayer function.

Tube Slider garnered "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator site Metacritic.[2] IGN's Matt Casamassina commended the game's colorful graphics for the unique and varied tube tracks, but found its presentation and audio average. Casamassina felt that the gameplay lacked polish and depth compared to XGRA and F-Zero, stating that it was a "decent F-Zero clone that succeeds on some levels and fails on others."[8] GameSpy's Benjamin Turner gave positive remarks to the "tight" graphics, gameplay and multiplayer. However, Turner saw the title's AI nature, learning curve and lack of additional content as negatives.[6] GameSpot's Ryan Davis commended the soundtrack for working well within its context, while fiding the tube tracks to be its most unique aspect, but faulted the presentation. David recommended Extreme-G 3 instead, labeling the title as a "generally uninteresting futuristic racer that doesn't do anything that hasn't already been done, and done better, by previous futuristic racers."[5] GameZone's Louis Bedigian praised its gameplay for being different compared to F-Zero and other futuristic racing titles, visual effects, accessible difficulty and concept. Bedigian also highlighted the multiplayer as one of its best features.[7] Play's Dave Halverson lauded its audiovisual presentation and vehicle designs.[13]

GameRevolution's Nebojsa Radakovic positively noted the game's smooth framerate and subtleties of speed maintenance, but criticized its uninteresting setting, lack of additional modes and ubiquity.[4] X-Play's Sandon Chin regarded it as an average game lacking in depth and variety, finding the ability to steal energy from a rival craft as its only unique feature.[10] Nintendo World Report's Jeff Shirley commended the detailed environments, music and responsitve controls, but leveraged his criticism at its limited number of tracks, cheap difficulty and generic feeling.[9] Electronic Gaming Monthly's three reviewers criticized its "shallow" gameplay, energy-stealing mechanic for not working well, backgrounds and "questionable" physics, recommending the original Wipeout instead.[3] GMR's Andrew Pfister praised the title's graphical prowess for its consistent framerate, but ultimately found it boring due to tracks lacking obstacles because of their nature.[11] Nintendojo's Glenn Dillard summarized that "Tube Slider is a mildly fast racing game with mediocre techno beats, unbalanced gameplay, but “wow” worthy environments."[12] PCMag's Benj Edwards regarded it as a "criminally underrated futuristic racer."[14] Likewise, Video Chums's A.J. Maciejewski labeled it as a "hidden gem" of the GameCube's library.[15]

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