Downhill Domination
- June 12, 2003 00:00 AM PST
Downhill Domination follows the tracks carved by the snowboarding genre as it debuts mountain-bike racing on the PS2.
The quickest way to get up to speed on Downhill Domination is to picture SSX on mountain bikes. Like its snowboarding brethren, Sony�s downhill mountain-bike racer doesn�t take itself too seriously, steering a wide path around a gearhead simness in favor of bombing down slopes, snagging speed-boost icons, and clobbering opponents. Five pro riders, including Eric Carter and Richie Schley, join nine other riders to thunder down mountains in locations ranging from Russia to Fiji to Salt Lake City. Power-ups litter the slopes, unless they�re already littered with the bodies of your opponents, who you can send cartwheeling off their bikes via a four-tier combat system. In a preview version, the tracks were long, fun, and busy, while the controls were instantly comfortable. If you�re part of the SSX fan club, Downhill D could be the summer training you�ve been craving.
