<s>
Sea-Doo	B-Application
Hydrocross	I-Application
is	O
a	O
driving	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2001	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
after	O
many	O
delays	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
planned	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
releases	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2000	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
showed	O
off	O
two	O
of	O
their	O
upcoming	O
games	O
:	O
Polaris	B-Application
SnoCross	I-Application
and	O
Sea-Doo	B-Application
Hydrocross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
80%	O
complete	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Sea-Doo	B-Application
HydroCross	I-Application
also	O
nearing	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
August	O
2000	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
#135	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
both	O
Cross	O
games	O
would	O
see	O
release	O
in	O
Fall	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
as	O
that	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
#136	O
)	O
revealed	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
Sea-Doo	B-Application
Hydrocross	I-Application
would	O
hit	O
store	O
shelves	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
a	O
deadline	O
that	O
was	O
missed	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2001	O
that	O
IGN	O
had	O
another	O
interview	O
with	O
Vatical	O
and	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Sea-Doo	B-Application
Hydrocross	I-Application
was	O
being	O
tested	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
till	O
Spring	O
,	O
a	O
deadline	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
missed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
five	O
unique	O
jet	O
ski	O
models	O
,	O
eight	O
courses	O
,	O
a	O
detailed	O
Simulation	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
fast-and-furious	O
arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Polaris	B-Application
SnoCross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Museum	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
3.5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2000	O
noted	O
"	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
still	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
work	O
to	O
do	O
if	O
Sea-Doo	O
is	O
to	O
compare	O
favourably	O
with	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
139th	O
issue	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
5.6	O
.	O
</s>
