<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2003	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NDcube	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NDcube	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
pitched	O
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
franchise	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
racing	O
down	O
an	O
enclosed	O
tube	O
course	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
design	O
futuristic	O
and	O
complex	O
track	O
structures	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
typical	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
conducting	O
research	O
on	O
race	O
tracks	O
and	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
high-speed	O
formula	O
racing	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
race	O
in	O
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
consists	O
of	O
three	O
laps	O
around	O
the	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
lap	O
in	O
a	O
successively	O
higher	O
place	O
to	O
avoid	O
disqualification	O
from	O
the	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
offers	O
two	O
main	O
modes	O
and	O
each	O
contains	O
different	O
play	O
modes	O
:	O
Compete	O
(	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
,	O
Versus	O
and	O
Time	O
Attack	O
)	O
and	O
Training	O
(	O
Course	O
Practice	O
,	O
Free	O
Run	O
and	O
Tutorial	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
mode	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Application
;	O
The	O
player	O
must	O
score	O
races	O
to	O
win	O
points	O
across	O
ten	O
tracks	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
sessions	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
mirrored	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
having	O
the	O
highest	O
sum	O
of	O
points	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
a	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NDcube	O
,	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
founded	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
since	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
9	I-Application
onwards	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Mitsuteru	O
Furukawa	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Masaru	O
Tajima	O
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
co-composer	O
Naoto	O
Ishida	O
on	O
Maximum	O
Velocity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
pitched	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
staff	O
conducted	O
hours	O
of	O
research	O
on	O
race	O
tracks	O
worldwide	O
and	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
while	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
additionally	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
work	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
gave	O
them	O
experience	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
were	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maeda	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
a	O
good	O
choice	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
"	O
lets	O
developers	O
deal	O
with	O
memory	O
and	O
texture	O
issues	O
very	O
easily	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
2003	O
launch	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
shipped	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
label	O
,	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
NEC	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
former	O
Capcom	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
Clint	O
Kurahashi	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
publish	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
garnered	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacked	O
polish	O
and	O
depth	O
compared	O
to	O
XGRA	O
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
F-Zero	B-Application
clone	O
that	O
succeeds	O
on	O
some	O
levels	O
and	O
fails	O
on	O
others.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
recommended	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
3	I-Device
instead	O
,	O
labeling	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
uninteresting	O
futuristic	O
racer	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
that	O
has	O
n't	O
already	O
been	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
done	O
better	O
,	O
by	O
previous	O
futuristic	O
racers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZones	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
other	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
accessible	O
difficulty	O
and	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
three	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
its	O
"	O
shallow	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
energy-stealing	O
mechanic	O
for	O
not	O
working	O
well	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
"	O
questionable	O
"	O
physics	O
,	O
recommending	O
the	O
original	O
Wipeout	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojos	O
Glenn	O
Dillard	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
is	O
a	O
mildly	O
fast	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
mediocre	O
techno	O
beats	O
,	O
unbalanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
“	O
wow	O
"	O
worthy	O
environments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Tony	O
Ponce	O
gave	O
Tube	B-Device
Slider	I-Device
an	O
overall	O
negative	O
retrospective	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maciejewski	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
gem	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
