Arctic Thunder

This article is about the video game. For the air show, see Arctic Thunder Air Show. For the Darkthrone album, see Arctic Thunder (album).
Arctic Thunder
US box art for PS2 version
Developer(s)Midway Games (Arcade)
Inland Productions (PS2, Xbox)
Publisher(s)Midway
Platform(s)Arcade
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Release
2001
  • Arcade
    PlayStation 2
    • NA: September 18, 2001[2]
    • EU: November 2, 2001
    Xbox
    • NA: November 15, 2001
    • EU: March 22, 2002
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemQuantum3D Graphite

Arctic Thunder is a 2001 snowmobile racing game developed by Midway Games. It was released as an arcade game, Midway's final arcade title, and was also ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles, as a launch title for the latter. In the arcade version of the game, jets blow cold or hot winds, depending on the setting, in the player's face during gameplay. Arctic Thunder is part of Midway's Thunder series, which also included Hydro Thunder, 4 Wheel Thunder, Offroad Thunder, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane. An updated arcade version also appeared named Ultimate Arctic Thunder.

The Xbox version of this game is not compatible with the Xbox 360. A Dreamcast port was also planned but was cancelled due to sagging sales of the console.[3] A website was made available before the game's release. As of 2007, the site is no longer active.

  1. ^ "アーケードTvゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)". 2005.
  2. ^ "Midway Ships an Arctic Thunder". IGN. September 18, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Matheson, Gavin (January 26, 2001). "Interview with Arctic Thunder designer". Gaming Age. Archived from the original on May 19, 2001. Retrieved August 26, 2019.