History VideoGame / JetMoto

-->--Magazine ad for ''Jet Moto''.

''Jet Moto'' is a racing game series that was developed for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in the late 1990s. Racers use a diverse array of hover bikes varying in mass, maneuverability, lift, and acceleration to compete against each other at high speeds over a variety of race courses that are intricately linked to their environmental settings. The complexity of successful strategies is increased by the inclusion of limited turbo boosts and magnetic poles at sharp turns to which the rider may "grapple" while turning in order to slingshot around the corner. Many of the courses themselves present a significant challenge as well, requiring racers to navigate across bottomless pits on awkwardly placed platforms, monitor speed at jumps to avoid overshooting the landing, and slip through groups of oncoming racers to get to the next checkpoint (these are called suicide tracks).

* SelfImposedChallenge: Just ''try'' Cliffdiver with a character with low turning stats, like Blackjack or Mace. Then try it [[UpToEleven without using grapples on Master difficulty]].

* TheAce: The Max.

%%* FragileSpeedster: Wild Ride and Li'l Dave.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This series as a lot of characters to pick from, but the original ''Jet Moto'' stands out.

* NintendoHard: Large numbers of ruthless opponents, lots of sharp turns, {{marathon level}}s, {{bottomless pits}} everywhere, etc., not to mention a lot of confusing course designs that usually take a few laps to get a handle on.

* UpdatedRerelease: An interesting but minor case. ''Jet Moto 2'' made it into the best-selling Greatest Hits re-releases, but in the process the developers opted to rebrand this version "Championship Edition". It starts with all the tracks unlocked, and cuts the racer count from 10 to 4 - done so the game can remain at 30 frames per second more consistently. As a result, which version fans prefer came down to personal preference rather than it being a superior version.

* FakeDifficulty: ''Jet Moto'' was a very glitchy game at times. Often one would race off a ramp and find themselves tripped up for no clear reason. As a result, players would find themselves back in last place almost instantly. It also wasn't uncommon to come down from the air on top of an AI player and go sliding off a cliff before resetting the player well behind the back of the pack.

* FakeDifficulty: ''Jet Moto'' was a very glitchy game at times. Often one would race off a ramp and find themselves tripped up for no clear reason. As a result, players would find themselves back in last place almost instantly.

''Jet Moto'' is a racing game series that was developed for the {{PlayStation}} in the late 1990s. Racers use a diverse array of hover bikes varying in mass, maneuverability, lift, and acceleration to compete against each other at high speeds over a variety of race courses that are intricately linked to their environmental settings. The complexity of successful strategies is increased by the inclusion of limited turbo boosts and magnetic poles at sharp turns to which the rider may "grapple" while turning in order to slingshot around the corner. Many of the courses themselves present a significant challenge as well, requiring racers to navigate across bottomless pits on awkwardly placed platforms, monitor speed at jumps to avoid overshooting the landing, and slip through groups of oncoming racers to get to the next checkpoint (these are called suicide tracks).

* EternalEngine: Nightmare has hints of this.

* FragileSpeedster: Wild Ride and Li'l Dave.
* GreenHillZone: Joyride, from the first game.

* JackOfAllStats: The Max and Vampeera.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard
** The second game is a unique case. All of the AI racers are based on different developer runs of each track. The different difficulty levels simply change the speed of the racers. Pro difficulty has most AI racers reaching above the top speeds of players. Insane difficulty is almost literally impossible without the the normally [[GameBreaker game breaking]] bonus character, Enigma.

* FranchiseKiller: ''Jet Moto 3'' sold poorly, and as a result, a 4th game was cancelled.

* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Jet Moto 3''[='=]s ludicrous speed is said to have come from executives ratcheting up the top speed on the bikes.

* HailfirePeaks: Meltdown in ''Jet Moto 2 and Volcano Island in ''Jet Moto 3'' are PalmtreePanic combined with LethalLavaLand. Meltdown also has hints of GreenHillZone.
* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels:
** Amateur, Intermediate, Professional, Master, and Insane (only in ''Jet Moto 2'').

* PlatformHell: Especially in ''Jet Moto 2''. Many tracks require you to jump from platform to platform while trying not to fall into a bottomless pit. Not to mention avoiding getting clotheslined by checkpoints.

* {{Vaporware}}: At least two sequels were in production, but thanks to ''Jet Moto 3''[='=]s poor sales, they were cancelled.

* FranchiseKiller: ''Jet Moto 3'' sold poorly, and as a result a 4th sequel was canceled.

* CutandPasteEnvironments: The original ''Jet Moto'' had three beach themed stages, three swamp themed stages and three snow themed stages. And Nightmare.