【激流快艇采访】“水上竞速”的发展,一个赛车手的演变(原文+个人翻译理解)

【原文】(转载自Vector Unit 官网 https://www.vectorunit.com/blog-posts/2017/2/24/hydro-heritage-evolution-of-an-arcade-racer)
【翻译】本人自己翻译的,有误请见谅
February 24, 2017
HYDRO HERITAGE: EVOLUTION OF AN ARCADE RACER
水上竞速遗产:一个电子赛艇手的演变(标题)
This week, we here at Vector Unit are proud to announce that our latest game, Riptide GP: Renegade, is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10.
本周,我们Vector Unit再此十分自豪地宣布我们最新的游戏,激流快艇:叛逆者,将会登陆XBOX ONE 以及 WINDOWS 10 平台。
We're especially excited to be bringing this game to Xbox. In 2010 we released our studio's very first game, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, as an Xbox 360 Summer of Arcade exclusive, and in many ways Renegade is the culmination of work that started way back then.
我们对于将这款游戏代入到XBOX(微软的游戏主机平台)尤其激动。在2010年,我们发布了我们工作室的第一个游戏,飓风快艇,这款游戏作为XBOX360(微软XBOX ONE 主机世代之前的微软游戏主机)夏季电竞独家游戏(就是独占游戏的意思),而《叛逆者》在许多方面是这场在当时就开始的作品的最终之作(culmination还有“巅峰”之意,在此认为是终点的意思)

When we signed up to develop a sequel to the classic Hydro Thunder in 2009, we knew that none of the game engines available back then would be able to handle the advanced dynamic water physics and fast framerates that a next-gen speedboat arcade racing game would require. So we created our own in-house game engine, and we've evolved it through all the games that came after.
当我们签约要研发一款2009年的飓风快艇的续作时,我们知道在当时没有任何一个游戏引擎能够应付的起(带得动)次时代水上竞速游戏所需要的高速帧率和真实的水面物理效果。所以,我们自己研发了属于自己的游戏引擎,并在接下来的游戏创作中将其不断改进。
Riptide GP, which was released on mobile platforms in 2011, was originally conceived as a spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder Hurricane, a fast-paced water racing game with dynamic, interactive waves, big jumps, and arcade action. But where Hydro Thunder emphasized powerups and shortcuts, the Riptide GP series focused more on the driver character, on pulling off stunts and learning when to take a risk to earn a little bit of extra boost.
激流快艇,一款于2011年在移动手机平台上面发布的游戏,原本被认为是飓风快艇的成功精神续作,(主语为飓风快艇)一个快节奏,有着真实的,可互动的(逼真的)动态水浪,大的跳跃,和电竞(街机)的动作感的竞速游戏。但飓风快艇所凸出更多的是氮气的收集(就是指的是飓风快艇里的氮气是通过收集氮气泡泡(我也不知道怎么形容)的玩法特色)和捷径,激流快艇系列更多地专注于快艇手的形象(指摔倒、特技等效果集中在赛艇手身上)、使出特技以及学习在什么时候应该冒险去积攒一点额外的氮气加速(啥意思呢,就是说在做特技的时候呢,要估计一下到底会不会翻艇)。
Riptide GP: Renegade was designed from the start for consoles and PCs, and we knew we wanted to turn the action up to the next level. During the design process we went back and looked at Hydro Thunder Hurricane, and we decided to incorporate more of the over-the-top, ridonkulous spectacle that we loved about that game.
最初,激流快艇:叛逆者是为了游戏主机和PC电脑主机而专门设计的游戏,而且我们知道(在当时设计时)我们想要将这款游戏的动作感(刺激感)提升到一个新的等级。在设计期间,我们回头借鉴了飓风快艇,然后我们决定去加入更多在那款游戏中我们所喜欢的刺激,夸张,疯狂的场面。
We created race tracks with secret shortcuts, and added massive set pieces for you to race through like military bases, burning forest fires, and flying mining platforms. We added in gigantic jumps off huge waterfalls and buildings, and brought back the idea of animated, transforming vehicles. And on top of that we added a whole story mode, a ton of unlockable characters, a stunt skill tree, and upgrade systems for characters and hydrojets. (We even added a secret big head mode for fans of classic console racers!)
我们设计了含有秘密捷径的赛道,加入了很多庞大震撼的场面供你在比赛时体验,例如军事基地(独角兽基地unicorn base)、燃烧的林火(火酒公园firewater)、在天上悬空(飞)的采矿平台(天空矿山sky mines)。我们加入了更多巨大的从大型瀑布和建筑的跳跃(1,2代中,算得上大型跳跃的很少,例如“Leap of faith 信仰之跃”的大跳台),并且带回了具有变形功能,拥有动画效果的快艇。然而除了以上的变化之外,我们还加入了全新的剧情模式,一大堆可以解锁的驾驶员,特级技能树(这里不清楚是指形容3代的特技更多还是指火酒公园中可以做特技的树,个人更偏向于第一种解释)以及为人物和快艇所准备的升级系统。(我们甚至加入了一个他叔的大头模式给经典主机玩家的粉丝们(我不知道这是什么意思))

And naturally being a console racer, the game features single player modes, ghost racing (Challenge Mode), online multiplayer with up to 8 players, and -- one of the most popular features from the Hydro Thunder series -- local split screen multiplayer. (In fact, the Xbox One supports up to 6 players for split screen.)
并且自然地,作为一个主机玩家,游戏内还指出单人模式,幽灵模式(挑战模式),最多支持8人联机,以及——飓风快艇(这里泛指该公司的水上竞速游戏)系列中最受欢迎的玩法——本地分屏游玩(事实上,XBOX ONE 支持最多6人分屏游玩)。
Oh yeah, and did I mention it's one of the very first 3rd party Xbox Play Anywhere titles? That means shared Gamerscore and Achievements, save game progress, and cross play across Xbox One and Windows 10 -- all for the price of a single game.
哦对了,我有没有提到激流快艇:叛逆者是最早的支持XBOX PLAY ANYWHERE(微软游戏的一个系统,使用同一个账号,可以在XBOX 和windows 双系统上面使用一个存档,就是说你在XBOX上买了游戏你在Windows上也能玩)的第三方游戏之一吗?这意味着(在上面提及的两个平台上面的同一个微软账号)将会共享游戏分数(不知道是什么)和成就,保存游戏进度,并在XBOX ONE 和Windows 10平台上都可以游玩——只需要支付购买一次游戏的钱!

In many ways Riptide GP: Renegade is a hybrid of all our favorite elements of Riptide GP and Hydro Thunder, and the culmination of 8 years of game engine development and racing game experience. We're very excited to be bringing this franchise back to Xbox, where it all began for us ... and we hope to see you online on Xbox Live for some arcade racing throw-downs!
从许多方面来看,激流快艇:叛逆者是一个融合了在激流快艇和飓风快艇中所有我们所喜欢的元素的游戏,以及这8年来游戏引擎发展和(制作)竞速游戏经验的巅峰(结晶、终点)。我们十分激动地将这个系列带回XBOX,对我们来说那是梦开始的地方......我们也希望你们在XBOX Live线上看到你在游戏中刺激地竞速!