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GameCube | Sports | SSX Tricky

Boxart for SSX Tricky
SSX Tricky 15 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.0
  • SOUND: 4.0
  • CONTROL: 4.5
  • FUN FACTOR 4.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.2
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.3
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Review: SSX Tricky

Review by DANELEKTRO | 11/27/2001 | 15:19:17 PM PST

Hey, GameCube owners: Are you SSXperienced? You should be.

EA found a few things to tweak in the already-cool SSX for Tricky, but they?re upgrades, not overhauls. First, there are Ubertricks?wild moves like kickflips and spins that you?ll never see on the real slopes. They?re complemented by a new friend/enemy system that changes dynamically based on your combat actions. Character animation is smooth, but the textures look a little scruffy in places and you?ll spot dropped frames when racers crowd a corner. The celebrity voices work well?thankfully, the high-profile actors get lost in their characters. Controls are complex but not confusing?there?s just the right amount of challenge to make you feel like you?ve accomplished something when you pull off a cool trick. The sequel doesn?t stray far from the original, but SSX Tricky has far more personality and the ultimate tricks wired?rewarding gameplay and a high replay value. Check it out.