Top Gear Hyper Bike

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a racing video game developed by Snowblind Studios and released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Top Gear Hyper Bike
North American box art
Developer(s)	Snowblind Studios
Publisher(s)	Kemco
Series	Top Gear
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	JP: March 17, 2000 NA: March 27, 2000 EU: 2000
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a motorcycle racing video game that features three gameplay modes and six track layouts.^[1] A track editor where players can create their own tracks is also included in the game.^[1]

Development

As a follow-up to Top Gear Overdrive, Top Gear Hyper-Bike was developed by Snowblind Studios and runs on an enhanced version of its engine.^[2] To make the motorcycle handling and animations more realistic, the game's polygonal racers were segmented into six independent parts.^[3] The sound effects of the motorcycle engines were recorded from real bikes in a dealership.^[4] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1999.^[5]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	62%[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.375/10[8]
Game Informer	7.25/10[9]
GamePro	[10]
IGN	6.1/10[1]
Nintendo Power	8.3/10[11]

Reception

Top Gear Hyper Bike received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[6]