Summer-themed games

[isiolia]

No mention of the Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball, Noise? I know you are a big fan of the series.

Was mentioned in the OP as DOA Xtreme.

[Hobie-wan]

Far Cry
Cobra Triangle

[flojocabron]

There are lots of racing games that can fit this thread.

but one thats fun for many systems is:

Hydro Thunder

[dsheinem]

ok, noise, here's a list of games I consider to be "summer themed"-- but I truthfully rarely play them in the summer:

Outrun series
Cruisn' series
Summer Games series/Activision Decathalon/ Track and Field/etc.
California Games
any baseball game
River Raid
games that prominently feature the desert (Journey, Riddle of the Sphinx, Desert Falcon, etc.) or the beach (Cool Spot, volleyball games, Aladdin, etc.)
Vice City

that's off the top of my head, but again - I really don't play them in the summer which is what i thought you were asking before...

[noiseredux]

any baseball game

word. I'm actually toying with picking up a NGPC and Baseball Stars to be my "beach handheld."

games that prominently feature the desert (Journey, Riddle of the Sphinx, Desert Falcon, etc.) or the beach (Cool Spot, volleyball games, Aladdin, etc.)

I hadn't really thought of Desert games, so that's kind of a good point. Aladdin is a good one. Journey rules. Of course I've already played through it twice. But yeah, I could gladly do it again, haha.

Vice City

Really glad this landed on my Summer Gaming list. One of the nights I was playing it, it was 100 degrees man. So I'd like play for a mission or two, run to the bedroom and let the AC blast me for ten mins, head back out to go through another mission.

that's off the top of my head, but again - I really don't play them in the summer which is what i thought you were asking before...

yeah, my question was really meant as "recommend good Summer themed games that others could play in the Summer," not necessarily ones you already do play in the Summer.

[Bradtemple87]

Windjammers has been my summer game

[Valkyrie-Favor]

R.C. Pro Am. I've got good memories of driving RC cars in the summer with my ad.

[Duane Dibbley]

I'll second Cool Spot.

[noiseredux]

The Secret of Monkey Island



well, the Monkey Island series in general. But I'm trying to convince my wife that she needs to play this game this Summer. She was playing Gabriel Knight, but she's never played P&C Adventure games before and found it a little obscure -- I feel like Monkey Island is probably a lot more n00b friendly.

[noiseredux]

seeing as some of you have been discussing the Summer Game Challenge, I was reminded of this thread I had started and thought I'd bump it to continue the conversation.