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{{Infoboxshort description|2003 video game}}

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|image = [[Image:Ngc-GoGoHypergrind.jpg|256px|Go! Go! Hypergrind]]

| title = Go! Go! Hypergrind

|caption = Cover art

| image = [[Image:Ngc-GoGoHypergrind.jpg|256px|Go! Go! Hypergrind]]

|developer = Poponchi

| alt =

| developer = Poponchi

| publisher = [[Atlus]]

| platforms = [[Nintendo GameCube]]

| released = {{vgrelease|NA=|November 18, 2003}}

| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]

| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Local Multiplayermultiplayer]]

| director = Kazuma Nishiwaki

| producer = John YamamotoYoshinao Shimada<br>Kevin [[John Kricfalusi]]Kolde

| programmer = Tadashi Maki

| designer = Tadayuki Konno

| programmer = Tadashi Maki

|publisher = [[Atlus]]

| artist = Masaki Shimizu<br>Eddie Fitzgerald<br>Gabe Swarr<br>[[Jim Smith (animator)|Jim Smith]]

|released = {{vgrelease|NA=November 18, 2003}}

|genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]

|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Local Multiplayer]]

|platforms = [[Nintendo GameCube]]

}}

'''''Go! Go! Hypergrind''''' is a [[skateboarding]] [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] that was developed by Team Poponchi at [[Atlus]] Japan and published by [[Atlus USA]].<ref name=PressRelease>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_10428.html |title=Go! Go! Hypergrind Ships |publisher=GamersHell |accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref> It was released in North America on November 18, 2003.<ref name=PressRelease/> Animation studio [[Spümcø]] of ''[[Ren & Stimpy]]'' fame contributed character designs and animations to the game.

'''''Go! Go! Hypergrind''''' is a 2003 [[skateboarding]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Atlus]] for the [[GameCube]].<ref name="PressRelease">{{cite web |title=Go! Go! Hypergrind Ships |url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_10428.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102511/http://www.gamershell.com/news_10428.html |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=November 16, 2016 |publisher=GamersHell}}</ref> It was released only in North America on November 18, 2003.<ref name="PressRelease" /> Development was led by Poponchi, a small group of developers at Atlus, with animation studio [[Spümcø]] of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'' fame serving as a collaborative art design firm for the game, with founder [[John Kricfalusi]] acting as an executive producer. Despite being developed in Japan, it was never released in the region.

==Plot==

In the game, [[Spümcø]] is holding auditions in the "Toon World" for a new skateboarding cartoon called ''Go! Go! Hypergrind''. In the Story Modemode, youthe player choosechooses one of the cartoon star hopefuls and attemptattempts to impress Spümcø and pass the audition.

==Gameplay==

The''Go! gameGo! Hypergrind'' allows players to select one of several whackywacky cartoon characters and skateboard through a variety of cel-shaded levels. The objective of the game is to steer characters into a variety of classic cartoon "mishaps", (usually involving inflicting pain on the character in some way), and then chaining one mishap directly into another to create combos.

The game allows players to select one of several whacky cartoon characters and skateboard through a variety of cel-shaded levels. The objective of the game is to steer characters into a variety of classic cartoon "mishaps" (usually involving inflicting pain on the character in some way) and then chaining one mishap directly into another to create combos.

There is also a versus mode offering five different game types, which can be played with [[Multiplayer video game|two players]] or against the computer.

== Reception ==

{{Video game reviews

| GR = 67.03%<ref name="GRggh">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/915062-go-go-hypergrind/index.html|title=Go! Go! Hypergrind for GameCube|work=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|year=2008|access-date=2025-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234205/http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/915062-go-go-hypergrind/index.html|archive-date=2009-03-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| MC = 67/100<ref name="MCggh">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/go!-go!-hypergrind|title=Go! Go! Hypergrind for GameCube Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=November 18, 2003|access-date=2025-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122134509/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/go!-go!-hypergrind|archive-date=2013-11-22|url-status=live}}</ref>

| EGM = 4.83/10<ref name="EGMggh">{{cite magazine|last1=Linn|first1=Demian|last2=Tsao|first2=Jennifer|last3=Byrnes|first3=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-174-january-2004/page/160/mode/1up|title=Review Crew: Go! Go! Hypergrind|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=174|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=January 2004|page=160}} ([http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1386132,00.asp Transcription] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031222051632/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1386132,00.asp|date=2003-12-22}}).</ref>

| GI = 7.75/10<ref name="GIggh">{{cite magazine|last1=Helgeson|first1=Matt|last2=Leeper|first2=Justin|url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-128-december-2003/page/159/mode/1up|title=Reviews: Go! Go! Hypergrind|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issue=128|publisher=[[Sunrise Publications]]|date=December 2003|page=159}} ([http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/FE8F6EA1-2CE4-4CF7-A3F3-7271F26BDC5B.htm Transcription] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118170214/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/FE8F6EA1-2CE4-4CF7-A3F3-7271F26BDC5B.htm|date=2005-11-18}}).</ref>

| GSpot = 7.9/10<ref name="GSpotGGH">{{cite web|last=Navarro|first=Alex|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/gogohypergrind/review.html|title=Go! Go! Hypergrind Review for GameCube|work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CNET Networks]]|date=November 14, 2003|pages=1–2|access-date=2025-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205104148/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/gogohypergrind/review.html|archive-date=2003-12-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| GSpy = 3/5<ref name="GSpyGGH">{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Russ|url=http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/november03/gghypergrindgcn/|title=Reviews: Go! Go! Hypergrind (GCN)|work=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=[[GameSpy Industries]]|date=November 27, 2003|pages=1–2|access-date=2025-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206070626/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/november03/gghypergrindgcn/|archive-date=2003-12-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| IGN = 5.1/10<ref name="IGNggh">{{cite web|last=Irwin|first=Mary Jane|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/440/440845p1.html|title=GameCube Review: Go! Go! Hypergrind|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]]|date=November 17, 2003|pages=1–3|access-date=2025-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040414234824/http://cube.ign.com/articles/440/440845p1.html|archive-date=2004-04-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rev1 = ''[[GMR (magazine)|GMR]]''

| rev1Score = 6/10<ref name="GMRggh">{{cite magazine|last=Orlando|first=Greg|url=https://archive.org/details/GMR11Dec2003/page/n87/mode/1up|title=Now: Go! Go! Hypergrind|magazine=[[GMR (magazine)|GMR]]|issue=11|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=December 2003|page=88}}</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Play (US magazine)|Play]]''

| rev2Score = B-<ref name="PlayGGH">{{cite magazine|last=Halverson|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Halverson|url=https://archive.org/details/Play_024_Dec_2003/page/n86/mode/1up|title=Reviews: Go! Go! Hypergrind|magazine=[[Play (US magazine)|Play]]|issue=24|publisher=Fusion Publishing|date=April 2003|page=85}}</ref>

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''Go! Go! Hypergrind'' received "mixed or average" reviews, holding a rating of 67.03% based on eleven reviews according to [[review aggregator]]s [[Metacritic]] and [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GRggh"/><ref name="MCggh"/>

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Go! Go! Hypergrind received "mixed" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]], holding an average score of 67.<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url= http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/go!-go!-hypergrind |title=Go! Go! Hypergrind for GameCube Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref> [[GameSpot]] gave the game a 7.9 praising the humor and presentation,<ref name=GS>{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=November 14, 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/go-go-hypergrind-review/1900-6083639/ |title=Go! Go! Hypergrind Review |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref> while [[IGN]] gave the game a 5.1 criticizing the skateboarding mechanics for its simplicity.<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Irwin |first=Mary Jane |date=November 17, 2003 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/18/go-go-hypergrind |title=Go! Go! Hypergrind |publisher=IGN |accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref>

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==References==

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==External links==

*{{Official website}}

*[http://www.atlus.com/gogo/index.html Official site]

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{{John Kricfalusi}}

{{Spümcø}}

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