Taming the Waters
Have you ever wondered what would it be like to be strapped in front of
a pair of supercharged Lamborghini V-12 rocket launchers? How about
planing across the Gulf of Mexico at 100 MPH, kicking up a monster
rooster tail that can be seen on the beach, maybe five miles away.
Imagine: No traffic. No cops. No conscience. Just you, a few fish,
and about 11,000 pounds of screaming muscleboat built of space-age
metal alloys, designed to run about 1,300 horsepower at open throttle.
This kind of machine that guys like Don Johnson, star of Miami Vice,
might take for a spin in the Offshore World Championships.
For real speed freaks, hoisting a spinnaker on even the fastest 12-meter
yacht causes shrieking boredom. You need huge throbbing MerCruiser
420s that eat a gallon of gas every three-quarters of a mile - three
of them whenever possible, maybe mounted on a Kevlar hull. You need
speedmaster drives and hydraulic steering systems. You need a little
thunder on the water.
Welcome to Heat Wave.
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Race a million-dollar super boat through 3-D courses.
Seven ton, fifty-foot monsters. Computer designed. Hulls 38 times stronger than steel. Each behemoth can cruise near 100 mph - and their V-8 turboprops can puree the ocean like a blender.
Race head-to-head against 4 computer opponents.
Captains courageous. Scout out their boats, skills and stats - then watch the heat from a variety of camera angles and zooms. Battle it out under the bridges- but stay sharp. It's a long dog-paddle home.
Bring the ocean to a boil,
The rumble like thunder in the distance. The unmistakable sound of 3200 horsepower ripping apart a calm sea.
The superboats are coming.
Heat Wave: Offshore Superboat Racing puts you at the helm of 4 nautical thoroughbreds as you compete on a circuit of realistic, three-dimensional courses.
A fast fleet of 4 computer skippers stands between you and the most prestigious title in all of powerboat racing: US 1- best in the world. Buckle your life vest, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Race on open ocean, rivers and through city canals.
What'll it be, skipper? Capsize a few canoes on the Mississippi or wake up the citizens of Miami? You've got 6 world-class race courses to roostertail through- or create and save your own custom course.
Race in different weather and water conditions.
Mother Nature takes her best shot. Your Superboat rocks in squalls- bounces in angry seas. Cut a wave wrong and you'll flip like a penny. Navigate by compass, landmarks or Loran. This is real racing, wakes and all.
Perform on-board repairs via the 3-D pit screen.
It's mid-race. You've blown a prop. And the pit crew is six miles away on a dock. What to do? Call up the high-tech Pit Screen. Inspect your ship from stem to stern, make repairs, then get the hull outa' there.
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