Surfing H3O - PS2 (2000)

If I had spent $50 on this I'd have felt ripped off. This was a launch title for the PS2 in North America, released Oct 26 2000. Though hyped as a complete virtual beach experience, the reality is a sluggish, plodding mini-game. Hopeless Records provides a great soundtrack, with Samiam - Bird Bath; Digger - Pieces, Boy Toy Days; all played within the first 7 minutes of gameplay. The music is perhaps the best aspect of the game, appropriately fitting for sulf culture in the year 2000, and does well to immerse the player in the feeling of that era. Sadly, the clumsy gameplay and lack of goals make this title easily forgettable. I'd feel awful for anyone who got a PS2 on launch day and this was the only game they got with it. At the very least they might come out of it with an appreciation for the music of Hopeless Records, and may support their many artists: https://hopelessrecords.com/artists/
Edit: Due to request from Hopeless Records, all audio from their catalog has been removed from this video. Stripped of it's fine soundtrack, Surfing H3O clearly becomes the worst PS2 game of all time.