Arctic Thunder
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Back of the Box
The Ultimate Battle on Snow!
- Throttle the competition with hard-core hand-to-hand combat and weapons like Proximity Missiles, Snow Bombs and the Atomic Snowballs.
- Race with hyper-realistic velocity giving new meanng to the words “breakneck” speed.
- Compete as one of 19 different characters on 19 different sleds.
- Perform more than 50 cool tricks! Gain points and upgrade your sled.
- Master 12 Outlandish Winter Tracks that will assault your senses… from the Swiss Alps to The Lost City of Atlantis.
- Fight head-to-head with up to 3 friends in one of 5 open Battle Arenas.
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Spine Title
ARCTIC THUNDER
Release Dates
Finalized Date: 11/14/2001
Wikipedia Date: 11/15/2001
GameRankings Date: 11/15/2001
MetaCritic Date: 11/15/2001
XboxAddict Date: 11/15/2001
GamerResource Date: 11/15/2001
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Other Info
MetaCritic MetaScore: 57
MetaCritic User Score: 6
XboxAddict System Link: No
XboxAddict 360 Backwards Compatible: -
XboxAddict Widescreen: No
XboxAddict HD Support: 480p
GamerResource Developer(s): Midway
GamerResource Publishe(s): Midway
GamerResource ESRB Rating: Teen
GamerResource ESRB Notes: Mild Violence
GamerResource Genre(s): Other Racing
GamerResource Sound Channels: 2
GamerResource Progressive Scan: Yes
GamerResource HDTV: No
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GamerResource Widescreen: No
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GamerResource Local Multiplayer: Yes (2 to 4 players)
GamerResource Local Multiplayer Features:
GamerResource LAN: Yes (2 to 4 players)
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GamerResource Online: No
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Credits
(manual credits)
Arctic Thunder™ MIDWAY CHICAGO TEAM
PROJECT LEAD
Brian Eddy
PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN
Jason Blochowiak, Peter Giokaris & Patrick Lynn
ART AND DESIGN
Dave Zabloudil, Dave Pindara, Eugene Geer, Jenny Bahan, Karl Patton, Allan Ditzig & Doohyun Ma
SOUND AND MUSIC
Vince Pontarelli
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Neil Nicastro, Ken Fedesna & Elli Bennatan
PRODUCER
John Podlasek
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Brian LeBaron & Paulo Garcia
QA GROUP
Eric Wackerfuss, Warren Wilkes, Loren Gold, Francisco Aldana
SPEECH TALENT
Herman Sanchez, Rob Berry, Vince Pontarelli, Beth Smukowski, Rich Carle, Jennifer Fitzgerald & Patrick Lynn
THANKS FOR THE HELP…
Matt Booty, Joel Seider, Mike Ossian, Bob Yoest, Jim Gentile, Nik Ehrlich, Eugene Jarvis, Ed Boon, Mark Turmell, Jack Haeger, Sam Zehr, Dave Mueller & George Gomez
SPECIAL THANKS
Stacie Eddy, Marie Eddy, Kristin Blochowiak, Debra and Julia, Wei Lin Lee Geer, Emmelin Geer, Kurt Williams, Tyler Boyes, Karen Podlasek, Ed Keenan, John Vogel, Brett Schnepf & Laura Ford
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS
To the Szymanski family of Alpena, Michigan who provided the early inspiration for Artic Thunder
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT - SAN DIEGO
PRODUCER
Ken Allen
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Zach Wood
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS
John Stookey
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Paul Lefevre
PRINT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Midway Creative Services - Sen Diego
TEST MANAGERS
Hans Lo & Rob Sablan
TEST SUPERVISOR
Eric Narvaez
LEAD PRODUCT ANALYST
Brien J. Atangan
PRODUCT ANALYSTS
Arthur Fernandez, Peter Briones, Ray Veerkamp, Steve Carosella, Erika Arredondo, Dave Silva, Mike Mengle, Jason Jorgenson & Virgilio Abad
TECHNICAL STANDARDS ANALYSTS
Ray Mitchell & Rick Blair
V.P. OF MARKETING
Helene Sheeler
DIRECTOR - ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING
Lawrence Smith
PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER
Randy Severin
SPECIAL THANKS
Deborah Fulton, Rob Gustafson, Nancy Ramsey, Brett Schnepf, Serena Chan, Arlynn Liebster & George Burrola
INLAND PRODUCTIONS TEAM
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Mike Cihak & Scott Williamson
PRODUCER
Rob Nicholls
LEAD PROGRAMMERS
John Sanderson & Brian Bilicki
ART DIRECTOR
Tim Coman
PROGRAMMERS
Anthony Rod, Jose Corpuz, Joseph M. Guagenti & Scott Williamson
ARTISTS
Dan Bernard, Arnie Boedecker, Mike Cronin, Jamie Learned, Aaron Marroquin, Sean McMenemy, Kimberly Reck, Joe Sibilski & Ben Throop
SOUND AND MUSIC
Matt Scott
CHARACTERS
Brian Bilicki, Andy Dorizas, Valerie Dorizas, Rob Nicholls, Anthony Rod, Matt Scott, Danielle Turyna & Scott Williamson
SPECIAL THANKS
Joe Chang, Andy Dorizas, Steve Gehrke, Andrew Hura, John Schmidt, Jim Terdina & Danielle Turyna
(in-game credits)
ARCTIC THUNDER HOME VERSION DESIGNED BY
Brian Eddy
— MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT —
PRODUCER
Ken Allen
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Paul Lefevre
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Zach Wood
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
John Stookey
THIRD PARTY PROJECT COORDINATOR
Serena Chan
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Rob Sablan
TESTING SUPERVISOR
Eric Narvaez
LEAD TESTER
Brien J. Atangan
TESTING TEAM
Arthur Fernandez
Erika Arredondo
Peter Briones
Steve Carosella
Mike Mentgle
David Silva
Ray Veerkamp
Jason Jorgensen
Virgilio C. Abad II
TECHNICAL STANDARDS ANALYSTS
Ray Mitchell
Rick Blair
XBOX MOVIE CODEC
Jason Dorie
Black Box Games, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V.P. OF MARKETING
Helene Sheeler
DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING
Lawrence Smith
MARKETING SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
Randy Severin
PACKAGE LAYOUT
Matt Schiel
MANUAL COPY AND MANUAL LAYOUT
-Midway Creative Services-
Debra Austin
Erin Shems
Matt Schiel
Ramon Garcia
Chris Mowry
Brian Casper
Conrad Rudy
DIRECTOR OF ON-LINE DEVELOPMENT
David Tokheim
FMV MOVIES
-Midway Creative Media-
Jim Tianis
Rigo Cortes
Chris Skrundz
Jack O’Neall
Christa Woss
Beth Smukowski
Christian Munoz
Luren Wozny
— MIDWAY GAMES (COIN-OP TEAM) —
PROJECT LEAD
Brian Eddy
PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN
Jason Blochowiak
Peter Giokaris
Patrick Lynn
ART AND DESIGN
Dave Zabloudil
Dave Pindara
Eugene Geer
Jenny Bahan
Karl Patton
Allan Ditzig
Doohyun Ma
SOUND AND MUSIC
Vince Pontarelli
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Neil Nicastro
Ken Fedesna
Elli Bennatan
PRODUCER
John Podlasek
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS
Brian Lebaron
Paulo Garcia
COIN-OP AND HOME GAME TESTERS
Eric Wackerfuss
Warren Wilkes
Loren Gold
Francisco Aldana
SPEECH TALENT
Herman Sanchez
Rob Berry
Vince Pontarelli
Beth Smukowski
Rich Carle
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Patrick Lynn
THANKS FOR THE HELP…
Matt Booty
Joel Seider
Mike Ossian
Bob Yoest
Jim Gentile
Nik Ehrlich
Eugene Jarvis
Ed Boon
Mark Turmell
Jack Haeger
Sam Zehr
Dave Mueller
George Gomez
SPECIAL THANKS
Stacie Eddy
Marie Eddy
Kristin Blochowiak
Debra And Julia
Wei Lin Lee Geer
Emmelin Geer
Kurt Williams
Tyler Boyes
Karen Podlasek
Ed Keenan
John Vogel
Brett Schnepf
Laura Ford
Valkyrie Studios
Alias Wavefront
Starbucks
Mcfarlane Toys
Coney
The Magical Mini Pound
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SZYMANSKI FAMILY OF ALPENA, MICHIGAN WHO PROVIDED THE EARLY INSPIRATION FOR ARCTIC THUNDER
