<s>
H2Overdrive	B-Application
is	O
a	O
powerboat	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Specular	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Raw	O
Thrills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
boats	O
can	O
now	O
perform	O
stunts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
acrobatic	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Specular	O
Interactive	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
former	O
Midway	O
San	O
Diego	O
employees	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
creator	O
Steve	O
Ranck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2	I-Application
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
name	O
;	O
Midway	O
had	O
been	O
intending	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
plan	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
scrapped	O
–	O
Midway	O
would	O
also	O
declare	O
bankruptcy	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
H2Overdrive	B-Application
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
game	O
titled	O
Hydro	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
Hurricane	I-Application
would	O
however	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
