<s>
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
,	O
sci-fi	O
hovercraft	O
racing	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
(	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASCII	O
's	O
AeroGauge	B-Application
is	O
conceptually	O
similar	O
to	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
Wipeout	B-Application
or	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
Extreme	B-Device
G	I-Device
.	O
The	O
main	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
fly	O
instead	O
of	O
hovering	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
to	O
maneuver	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroGauge	B-Application
garnered	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
routine	O
concept	O
,	O
excessive	O
pop	O
up	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
overly	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroGauge	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cyber	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
,	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
difference	O
being	O
racing	O
in	O
aircraft	O
;	O
the	O
racers	O
fly	O
in	O
futuristic	O
Aero	O
Machines	O
on	O
tracks	O
consisting	O
of	O
banked	O
turns	O
,	O
bridges	O
,	O
hills	O
,	O
spiraling	O
tunnels	O
,	O
and	O
alternate	O
routes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
grand	O
prix	O
and	O
single	O
match	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
with	O
seven	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroGauge	B-Application
features	O
ten	O
Aero	O
Machines	O
,	O
five	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
N64	B-Operating_System
controller	O
is	O
also	O
usable	O
as	O
a	O
vehicle	O
,	O
although	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroGauge	B-Application
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroGauge	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
universally	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
held	O
a	O
58%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chief	O
among	O
the	O
criticisms	O
were	O
the	O
extreme	O
pop	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
power-ups	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
variety	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
excessively	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
controls	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
even	O
basic	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
which	O
race	O
so	O
flawlessly	O
that	O
even	O
a	O
single	O
mistake	O
is	O
enough	O
to	O
cost	O
the	O
player	O
all	O
chance	O
of	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
Aero	B-Application
Gauge	I-Application
looks	O
impressive	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
serving	O
up	O
wickedly	O
fast	O
hovercraft	O
racing	O
in	O
3D	O
space	O
,	O
tight	O
two-player	O
split-screen	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
tracks	O
packed	O
with	O
thrilling	O
loops	O
and	O
tunnels	O
that	O
harken	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
classic	O
Stun	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fielder	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
a	O
tinny	O
,	O
old-school	O
coin-op-type	O
sound	O
,	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
machine	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
grating	O
tunes	O
this	O
side	O
of	O
Midway	O
's	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
for	O
the	O
N64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kujawa	O
's	O
co-reviewer	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
found	O
the	O
music	O
catchy	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
it	O
"	O
keeps	O
you	O
pumped.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
praised	O
the	O
hovercraft	O
physics	O
(	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
soft	O
,	O
realistic	O
feel	O
to	O
the	O
steering	O
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
flying	O
an	O
airplane	O
in	O
[	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
Racing ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
compared	O
AeroGauge	B-Application
unfavorably	O
to	O
its	O
contemporary	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
.	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
may	O
not	O
stand	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
speed	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
diversity	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
(	O
or	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
)	O
,	O
but	O
considering	O
that	O
it	O
beats	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
cyber-racer	O
to	O
the	O
punch	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
this	O
should	O
help	O
tide	O
over	O
racing	O
fans	O
nicely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contrarily	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
concluded	O
that	O
N64	B-Operating_System
owners	O
should	O
stick	O
with	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
as	O
their	O
holdover	O
title	O
for	O
futuristic	O
racers	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
describing	O
AeroGauge	B-Application
as	O
"	O
just	O
an	O
all-around	O
pretty	O
dull	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
outstanding	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
tracks	O
 '	O
visual	O
differentiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
zipping	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
horrible	O
strobing	O
tunnels	O
is	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
method	O
ever	O
devised	O
for	O
discovering	O
your	O
susceptibility	O
to	O
epilepsy.	O
"	O
</s>
