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Pilot rocket-powered hydro jets across shifting courses, chaining aerial stunts for boost as you race through a stunt-filled career.
Released 07 Mar 2014
Race Shifting Waves
Leap for Boost
Master Aerial Stunts
Rev up your rocket-powered hydro jet and put your racing skills to the test. Riptide GP™2 features dynamic racing on fully interactive water surfaces, a deep career mode with tons of upgrades, customizable riders and skills, online and local multiplayer, and fully integrated controller support.
Developed by Vector Unit · Published by Vector Unit









Race rocket-powered hydro jets through futuristic cities, canals, harbors, and research facilities. The water changes beneath you as you steer through courses and launch off jumps.
Career events include races, hot laps, eliminations, and freestyle stunt challenges. Perform aerial tricks to build boost, then time your landings and acceleration to keep your speed.
Earn rewards to collect and upgrade watercraft, customize their colors, and unlock stunts as your rider levels up. Race online, play local split-screen with up to four players, or compete against recordings of friends’ performances.
Players often enjoy the game as an accessible, fun watercraft racer, with aerial stunts and boost adding an engaging risk-and-reward element. Reviews also value the variety of events, local racing, visuals, and nostalgic appeal. Some find progression grindy or the difficulty steep, and a few criticize the controls or note that online races can be hard to find.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 29 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |