| Top Gear Hyper Bike | |
|---|---|
 North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Snowblind Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Kemco |
| Series | Top Gear |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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 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]
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]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 62% [6] |
| 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] |
Top Gear Hyper Bike received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [6]
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