Riptide GP: Water-Racing to the Victory

If you want some adrenaline, you can do a bit of water racing with your jet ski, you can download a popular game Riptide GP, which will cool you on a hot summer day and warm you up on a cool one!

Racing is fun, and water racing is twice as fun as just racing. Most cities have an advanced system of waterways, to which canals and rivers belong. Not just the best parts of the city are usually observed from the water, but water racing is also a true urban experience in the heart of one. It is even more fun if there are obstacles, and if you get bonuses for performing water stunts, such as in Riptide GP.

Price: $1.99 (Free on August 8, 2012)
Current Version: 1.3 (July 30, 2012)
Genre: Games, Racing games
Developer: Vector Unit
System Required: iOS 4.0 or later
Rating (App Store): 4.5

How It’s Played

You start your game by sitting an a vehicle you’ve chosen. Your ability to unlock jet skis during your game (there are six of them currently) depends on how well you play the game. After you’ve chosen one, you start racing against numerous obstacles including your opponents and powerful waves. You will need to ride through 12 waterways, and you can play in three different game modes (Race, Hot Lap, and Championship). There is more to look for in the game.

What to Expect. You need to expect some mind-blowing fast adventure in different game modes and with a result that depends half on your skills and half on your reaction. You also need to look forward to splashes and foam, as you will be racing through the city’s “blood system.”

What You Need. You will need good reaction, which you may have probably developed while playing other racing and action games.

The Latest Version

There have not been a lot of updates to the game, and it is still V.1 that we can enjoy at the moment. Still, the latest version (1.3) differs from the previous ones by 7 additional languages, in which you can play it: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.

Features

• 12 futuristic water raceways to race through
• 6 super sonic jet skis to unlock and master
• 3 different game modes: Race, Hot Lap, and Championship
• Perform stunts to earn more points
• Racing with interactive triggers in altered environments
• OpenFeint and Game Center to see and compare your achievements and challenge friends to beat your score

Watch the game’s trailer on YouTube:

Pros and Cons

Pros: graphics, physics, speed, and fun.

Cons: needs a multiplayer.