<s>
is	O
a	O
jetski	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1996	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
1992	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Wave	O
Race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waves	O
are	O
completely	O
random	O
and	O
are	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
weather	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
different	O
experience	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
most	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
genre	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Splashdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
characters	O
in	O
Blue	O
Storm	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
newcomers	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
from	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryota	O
Hayami	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
returning	O
character	O
from	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
from	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
from	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
returning	O
character	O
from	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
originally	O
from	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
originally	O
from	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Storm	O
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>
Most	O
negative	O
criticism	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
few	O
factors	O
:	O
difficulty	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
similarity	O
to	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
more	O
twitchy	O
and	O
required	O
a	O
delicate	O
touch	O
on	O
the	O
control	O
stick	O
and	O
proper	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
's	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
system	O
in	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
was	O
slower	O
and	O
smoother	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
less	O
demanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Wave	O
Race	O
:	O
Blue	O
Storm'''s	O
courses	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
copies	O
or	O
re-designs	O
of	O
courses	O
from	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
overly-familiar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40.Blue	O
Storm	O
sold	O
62,003	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
behind	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
In-Game	O
Water	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryota	O
Hayami	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
as	O
a	O
collectable	O
trophy	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Several	O
stickers	O
based	O
on	O
Blue	O
Storm	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
