Carve (video game)

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Carve
Carve Video Game.jpg
Cover art of North American version
Developer(s) Argonaut Games
Publisher(s) Global Star Software
Producer(s) Caspar Field
Designer(s) Caspar Field
Steven Taylor
Programmer(s) Simon Hargrave
Artist(s) Stuart Scott
Writer(s) Nic Cusworth
Platform(s) Xbox
Release
  • NA: February 24, 2004
  • EU: March 19, 2004
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Carve is a racing video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Global Star Software released for the Xbox. [1] [2]

Contents

Two people play the game simultaneously in which the team travels the world to battle other racing teams on watercraft. The goal is to reach the top rank position. Challenges to players include weather, location and waves. There are eight individual racing styles available with tricks to perform. Carve has split screen options for multiplayer mode, which includes 2 online players and 4 offline players. It is a 480p resolution game with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. [1]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the game, one critic gave it 5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 6.5/10.

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