... SSX stands for Snowboard Super Cross. We had actually played it at a friend’s house some time back. I was finding it hard to pick a game that my hubby would like, as it is too easy to get drawn into finding something I would prefer! However, I knew this game was a safe bet, and even better, ... Read review
With its mesmerising graphics and high replayability,SSX: Snowboard Supercrossis one of ... more
those genre-defining and system-justifying games that will even please folks who normally dislike snowboarding games. It's just that good.What makesSSXa standout from similar games is Electronic Arts' amazing attention to detail. The tracks show much variety in their outrageous twists, bumps, jumps and ramps. However, to best utilise them, you must perform potentially back-breaking, neck-snapping tricks. Okay, you won't actually suffer any physical damage, but the cartoony falls do look rather painful.The tricks, which earn you speed bonuses, are performed through successfully performing complex button-mashing and joystick-twisting combs and of course give you better chance of winning races and therefore unlocking new characters and snowboards, each with dramatic performance differences.Take your eyes off the well-animated racer and you will see bright lighting, cheering crowds and lots of snow spray to show off the graphical power of the PS2.The bumping soundtrack changes on the fly, based on your performance. The better your tricks and speed, the wilder and more up-tempo the music gets, while all of the enormous courses (some of which can take close to ten minutes to finish) have many shortcuts and alternate routes to cut into your finishing time. --Mark Brooks
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...the Playstation2. (PS2). SSX stands for Snowboard Super Cross. We had actually played it at a friend’s house some time back. I was finding it hard to pick a game that my hubby would like, as it is too easy to get drawn into finding something I would prefer! However, I knew this game was a safe bet, and even better, I had liked what I saw of it too.
The game was one of the first games launched for the PS2, and retailed for about £44.99 ... ...when compared to some that are out there. There is a follow up called SSX Tricky, which we have had a loan of for a few days, and which looks equally good and retails for the same price.
Well, here I am again, dabbling with things that don’t concern me. No, this review is not about a daytime pan-european quiz show, hosted by someone whose name escapes me. Instead today I am going to talk to you about a game I actually bought my hubby for Xmas, for the Playstation2. (PS2). SSX stands for Snowboard Super Cross. We had actually played it at a friend’s house some time back. I was finding it hard to pick a game that my hubby would like, as it is too easy to get drawn into finding something I would prefer! However, I knew this game was a safe bet, and even better, I had liked what I saw of it too.
The game was one of the first games launched for the PS2, and retailed for about £44.99 at the time, as the top games cost these days. It was voted the best launch title for the PS2, by Playstation 2 Magazine.
I actually found it quite difficult finding a new copy of the game in the stores, and so I settled on a pre-owned version that cost £29.99 from the Electronics Boutique. The games are guaranteed by the store, so there is no real risk with buying 2nd hand anyway, not that a lot can go wrong really. EA Sports BIG, who I am sure all of you gamers out there will be familiar with, manufactures the game.
Ok, on with the game. The game is for one and two player only. There are two modes of play. These are the Single Event Mode, which can be played by one or two players, or the World Circuit, where you take on the world’s best snowboarders. Allegedly.
Within each mode there are four events that you can participate in.
Warm Up Event ---------------------
If you start with the Warm-up Event you get a free lesson in how to Snowboard and perform tricks. This is definitely the place to go to learn the basics, and worth revisiting from time to time as you progress through the levels.
Race Event ------------- Here you will be racing against five other players, controlled by the computer. Generally speaking you will need to be finishing in the top three to proceed to the next level. When playing the World Circuit level you will start at the Quarter Final Level, and proceed to the Semi-Final and the Final. If you are successful in a Final, you will be awarded a medal (Bronze, Silver or Gold), and another course will be unlocked for you. Courses are graded from Easy to Expert. It can take as little as 2.5 minutes to complete some courses and about ten minutes for some of the longer ones that I have unlocked so far, anyway!
Show-off ---------- The objective here is to do as many tricks as possible to score as many points as you can. Depending on your points score, you may earn a Bronze, Silver or Gold Medal, or nothing at all of course. There are ‘multipliers’ around the circuit, and if you jump high enough and hit one of these your points for the jump will be doubled tripled, or multiplied by five.
Freeride Event ------------------ With this level, you can effectively practice for longer as there are no other players in your way, and you can explore the different circuits and go off piste. The game has eight venues in total, which are available to you as you complete courses in the top three for World Circuit or in 1st Place for Single Event.
As you complete different circuits you also gain experience points, which you can use to improve your racers skill in speed, or ability to perform tricks.
You can also change the board that your player races with, and their costumes, which has no effect on their ability I assume!
In general, I have found this to be a fun game for all the family. The graphics are excellent, particularly as the camera spans the circuits before the race, and during replay action. You can also ‘feel’ the different effects of snowboarding on different types of snow and ice, in particular that crumpy snow stuff which slows you right down.
You get awarded points for the tricks you manage, and these can include snowboarding along rails, or old tree branches, front flips and spins.
You can explore outside of the beaten track and sometimes you will find short cuts, which will help you gain the lead. There doesn’t seem to be any rules or etiquette in this game. You have the ability to push racers out of your way if they come too close to you. This seems a little unsporting to me, but in some races the other players can be quite aggressive and so I have had to concede and fight like the rest of them sometimes! Overall though this is a pretty clean game that is well worth the money, when compared to some that are out there. There is a follow up called SSX Tricky, which we have had a loan of for a few days, and which looks equally good and retails for the same price.
Advantages: Fast and furious gameplay, Involving, fun and addictive, Very nice graphics Disadvantages: None
...Tournament and Ridge Racer V. SSX simply blew the competition off the snow and reached the number one sales spot sometime after the launch. Not bad for a little known or hyped title, and it has been selling well ever since. Along with Timesplitters, SSX was hailed as one of the great launch games and rightly so. SSX is the first extreme sport game from a special division of EA sports, EA Big. EA Big have excelled themselves in every way possible ... ...the PS2. SSX stands for Snowboard Super Cross in case you were wondering and is basically a futuristic and slightly mad snowboarding competition. This is where SSX's strengths come from and is why it has succeeded in making a cracking game out of the snowboarding genres where other games have failed. SSX is not a snowboarding sim. It is distinctly arcade in style without being too far-fetched or totally unrealistic. The tracks are probably the most ...
SUPERDUCK 24.07.2001
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Advantages: Very enojoyable, hugely playable, great graphics Disadvantages: Limited replay value
SSX was, for a lot of people, their first game for the PS2. I lagged behind though, having seen that one of my friends got hold of a copy I thought that I should get other games and simply borrow SSX. That didn't work out either, so I've only recently managed to play the game in any great depth after acquiring a copy on the cheap through eBay. The game may be old now, but it's more than well equipped to compete with the current ones.
Essentially ... ...In terms of gameplay, SSX is infinitely enjoyable, with the replay value very high. There's no loss of interest once you've completely mastered the game, in fact it is more of a joy to play when you execute an absolutely perfect run or beat your best showoff scores. The multiplayer may well last you the entire life of your console, not that you'll be playing it consistently forever, but you're likely to keep coming back to it from time to time.
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crutchley_am 09.09.2005
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Advantages: Brilliant contrast between racing and trickage; captures the vibe of snowboarding perfectly; well designed courses; brilliant music system Disadvantages: Steep learning curve after initial understanding; annoying characters
...control scheme of that game, SSX is very different. Gone is the flip, grind and grab system, and instead we get an intuitive "Prewind" system which, while seeming very odd at first, seems as natural as anything once you've mastered it.
To put it briefly, lets say you're approaching a jump. You line yourself up at the angle you want, and hold down "X" to crouch down. Once you're crouching you cannot turn your boarder - instead, holding a direction ... ...this is one thing about SSX - if you want to have any hope of winning any races after the begginners course, you NEED to practice. You need to do each course again and again untill you know every single shortcut and know the whole course off by heart, otherwise the CPU players will tear you apart every time. In this sense, the learning curve is odd, because on the one hand you'll grasp the basic mechanics in a few hours, but you'll be playing a long ...
barknee 23.12.2001
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...every way possible to make SSX one of the best games available on the PS2. SSX is basically a futuristic and slightly mad snowboarding competition. This is where SSX's strengths come from and is why it has succeeded in making a cracking game out of the snowboarding genres where other games have failed. SSX is not a snowboarding sim. It is distinctly arcade in style without being too far-fetched or totally unrealistic. The tracks are probably the ... ...look of traditional ski slopes SSX has gone in favour of brightly coloured boards, metal pipes and stands as well as a variety of coloured stripes on the track. This helps to give a fun arcade feel to the game and makes it a joy to watch and play. The characters are also beautifully designed and colourful and represent a full spectrum of likely snowboarders. A neat touch is the ability to win new outfits for the boarders as you progress through the ...
Ice_Blaster 10.10.2001
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Advantages: Great graphics, gameplay and sound. Disadvantages: A little frustrating.
...console with a hammer, but SSX is a completely different story. It makes you want to kiss your shiny black box (PS2). It's one of those games which is so much fun it makes you come back for more and more, over and over again, and still keep you interested. So what is it all about? There are 8 characters: Moby, Mac, Elise, Kaori,Jurgen, JP, Zoe and last but by no means least, the super speedy Hiro, and the aim of the game is to win races, earn new ... ...is a 'freeride' on one of the eight tracks with no opponents, points or medals, it is a chance to get acquainted with the tracks on offer in the game. Race is a 'race' against six other computer controlled opponents, in which you have to come in third or better to qualify for the Semi-finals and the final, but be warned, by the final the opponents have somehow gained the ability to 'board' properly instead of falling over every few minutes. When ...
Gonda 18.03.2001
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SSX On Tour is a the 4th game in the SSX snowboarding series. I bought this for around £15 from Play.com. I like snowboarding games although this was my first game in the SSX series,
Gameplay:
The game consists of two main sections, "The Tour" which is the main "career" mode, and then "Quick Play" which is for multiplayer gaming and also quick races. In The Tour you compete in two main types of events "medals" which are competitions in race or slopestyle (tricks) form, and "shreds" which are more like challenges. During the career yuo win money to spend on boards, clothes and new tricks. You also win "hype" which improves your rank. You can also play the game with skis although Ive found the controls for that are more difficult.
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Rich444 23.08.2007 (28.08.2007)
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Advantages: Live radio, eye-candy graphics, easy to play Disadvantages: Not big enough
slopes, or compete in a tricks contest with them to see who is the true king of SSX. SSX 3 is playable if you're lucky enough to have your PS2 online, so you can tread snow with people from around the globe and win online tournaments, trophies and medals to build up your SSX stats.
The best aspect is no doubt the live radio, but the multiplayer feature and the sheer gorgeousness of the game will keep you playing long after you buy this gem.
SSX 3 is the best racing game I've played in a long time and I advise you to snap this game up before frostbite claims your thumbs. SSX 3 is snow, snow good!
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