Ground Effect

Ground Effect is a cancelled PC game by Angel Studios. It was to be a 3D action hovercraft game.

Gameplay
The game would play like an arena shooter, like Twisted Metal. Arenas would range from an ocean, desert. the UK countryside, and a Floridian swamp.

The controls were unique in that you could control either side of the hovercraft. This is akin to leaning your weight on either side, helping steer it.

Development
Max Loeb, game designer at Angel Studios, worked with hovercraft enthusiasts. The devs built the hovercrafts with rounded pillowey faces for ease of control. These models combined with a high frame rate meant computers needed to be plenty powerful.

Cancellation
Ground Effect was cancelled in late 1997 for no given reason.