<s>
Extreme-G	B-Device
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
original	O
trance	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
crowded	O
field	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
racing	O
games	O
,	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
moderately	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Extreme-G	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
additional	O
games	O
:	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
XGRA	O
:	O
Extreme	B-Device
G	I-Device
Racing	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
consists	O
mainly	O
of	O
fast-paced	O
racing	O
through	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
futuristic	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
games	O
,	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
pilots	O
race	O
plasma-powered	O
bikes	O
in	O
an	O
intergalactic	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
at	O
speeds	O
over	O
750km/h	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emphasis	O
is	O
on	O
speed	O
and	O
racetrack	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
tracks	O
looping	O
through	O
like	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme-G	B-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
where	O
Earth	O
is	O
reduced	O
into	O
a	O
wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme-G	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Racer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme-G	B-Device
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
wrote	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
that	O
no	O
other	O
title	O
delivers	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
than	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
.	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
fast	O
,	O
futuristic	O
,	O
heavily	O
armed	O
speedbikes	O
with	O
rollercoaster	O
tracks	O
in	O
some	O
hallucinogenic	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bike	O
designs	O
were	O
also	O
applauded	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
reviewers	O
likening	O
their	O
look	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
Tron	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
noted	O
slowdown	O
and	O
choppiness	O
in	O
the	O
otherwise	O
strong	O
frame	O
rate	O
when	O
four	O
players	O
are	O
racing	O
,	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
Battle	O
mode	O
are	O
dull	O
and	O
unimaginative	O
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
simply	O
said	O
that	O
four-player	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
bike	O
deathmatches	O
was	O
a	O
decent	O
idea	O
,	O
but	O
flawed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
shortcomings	O
keep	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
from	O
being	O
a	O
top-ranked	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
impressive	O
enough	O
to	O
recommend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
Extreme	B-Device
G	I-Device
will	O
keep	O
N64	B-Operating_System
racers	O
sated	O
until	O
F-Zero	O
64	O
debuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
opined	O
that	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
with	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
physics	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
recommended	O
it	O
for	O
action	O
and	O
racing	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
700,000	O
copies	O
by	O
October	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
