Jet Moto (video game)
Jet Moto (known as Jet Rider in Europe) is a 1996 racing video game developed by SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console and PC. The PlayStation version was released in North America on October 31, 1996; in 1997 for Europe in February and Japan on August 7. The PC version was released on November 13, 1997. Jet Moto was made available for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in February 2007. Developers chose fictional hovering bikes instead of wheeled motorcycles initially to resolve performance concerns. Other performance concerns led the team to develop two different physics systems—one for the player, and one for the 19 computer racers.
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| Developer(s) | Sony Interactive Studios America SingleTrac |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Big Idea Music Productions |
| Series | Jet Moto |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
| Release | PlayStation Windows
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay in Jet Moto revolves around the use of hoverbikes to traverse a race course, similar to modern day motocross, but with the added ability to traverse water. Reviews for the game were mixed, with the PC version holding 75% and the PlayStation version 78.9% at gaming aggregator GameRankings. Reviewers felt the game had solid gameplay, but criticized its high difficulty. Jet Moto's popularity would earn it a spot in the PlayStation Greatest Hits in August 1998, and it went on to gain two additional sequels, Jet Moto 2 and Jet Moto 3.