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Choose a jetski rider and race laps around a variety of watery stages. You will have to navigate the buoys scattered through each course if you want to stay in the race. Beat your opponents to advance through the tournaments and unlock new stages.

One new addition is the turbo. This can be activated by passing a certain number of buoys in a row, or by performing stunts. Each character also now has a coach who will provide you with tips and stats as you race.

The game comes with a training mode where both basic and advanced controls are introduced. Other game modes include Time Attack, where you aim for the best lap and course times; Stunt Mode, where you aim for a hi-score by performing tricks and passing through rings; Free Roam, where you can go wherever you like in a stage; and Multi-Player, now available for up to four players.

Cameos

1080° Characters

There are eight characters in this game. Three return from Wave Race 64, one is all new, and the remaining four first appeared in 1080° Snowboarding: Akari Hayami, Nigel Carver, Rob Haywood, and Ricky Winterborn.

Dolphin Mode

The working title for the GameCube hardware was "Dolphin". Many N64 and GameCube titles made reference to the Dolphin name.

Wave Race: Blue Storm features a secret Dolphin Mode. On the Options screen, press START, Z and X together to unlock the Password option. Enter DLPHNMOD and enter Free Roam mode. In Dolphin Mode you ride a dolphin instead of a jetski, and the level features a remix of Wave Race 64's title theme.

It's not clear if this is intended as a reference to the Dolphin name, or simply an up-to-date version of Wave Race 64's secret Dolphin Mode.

GameCube & GBA Banners

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Throughout the game, banners appear to advertise the GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

Wave Race Series

• Wave Race (GB)
• Wave Race 64
• Wave Race: Blue Storm