Not only does this version push the envelope of the bizarre tricking that you could pull off in the first game, but they give you enough DVD content to outdo many special edition DVD's with similar special features. Be sure to watch the behind the scenes material, as the creators are careful to comment on how they tried to push what they'd made before, getting a lot weirder with their material. You've got twelve different characters, six from the original SSX , six new.
Each one has strengths and weaknesses, along with a series of clothing styles and different boards to choose from. You unlock new outfits by earning tricks in your trick book and additional boards by achieving new ranks in the World Circuit mode by beating tracks with either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal.
There are a wide variety of styles represented here, normal and goofy stances, and depending on the racer, a different choice of boards. Some racers are more freestyle and prefer freestyle boards instead of the alpine boards, which focus purely on speed. My favorite boarder, Mac, has an excellent trick skill, and prefers freestyle boards so much that he's only got a single alpine board available on his advancement path.
A few different gameplay modes are available for your perusal, each of which you can try in either a single race, or on the World Circuit. The World Circuit is the mode I suggest relying on as it lets you pump up your characters with experience and unlock new features in the game. Race puts you in a race where only the top three competitors can advance. Showoff lets you race alone on a track but requires that you gain a certain amount of points by performing tricks before finishing in order to earn a medal.
Racing itself is easy to learn yet hard to master. Your analog sticks control your movement, and you can use the X button to crouch prior to a jump. Once in the air, you'll use the different buttons to control your choice of grabs, flips, or tweaks. While airborne, perform a grab, tweak it, and then push the grab further to score more points. You'll want to be mindful of the Black button, as you'll need to use it to perform a real flip.
Otherwise, your boarder will just rotate slightly, as if they were preparing for a landing. Once you've gotten used to it, learn to trick often as it leads into the entirety of SSX's gameplay. Each trick earns you points, which are necessary to score medals in the Showoff mode. Racing gives you medals for earning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Along with points, tricks will start filling your adrenaline meter. The adrenaline meter is a reserve of boosting power that can temporarily increase your speed. If you manage to max it out, you enter Tricky mode, and can perform uber-tricks, as I've noted below. On top of that, there are only a couple other things to worry about, like knocking down other racers in your path.
It's a quick way to lots of extra boost, as a knockdown fills up your adrenaline meter and puts you in Tricky mode and earns you the enmity of that racer. As you advance, you'll be able to see how you make enemies and allies of the other racers, depending on your actions in the course. SSX Tricky lets you play head to head if you'd like, but I doubt that you'll want to let someone else hog your time on Tricky.
You can play Race, Showoff, or Time Challenge mode with friends, so there's plenty of material to go wild with, especially since you can go head to head on any of the insane tracks. SSX Tricky has amazing graphics, hands down. There aren't any weather effects in the game, but that'll hardly be noticed with the amazing level design and diverse textured backgrounds.
Colors are crisp and vibrant, and the movement in each level is quick, yet slow enough to let you see the entirety of each level. In particular, I was impressed with the quality of the organic elements, like the trees and fallen debris, as they're much more complex than the original game. The characters are likewise more detailed, and you'll find that with each character and their specialty tricks, this version of SSX looks much more edgy than the first one.
You know, I never get tired of hearing, 'one trick winterstick'? I'm not familiar with anything he may have done outside of Tricky, but his work in the game is a perfect counterbalance to the in-game music, performed by artists like Rasmus, Run DMC, and a couple for Rahzel himself, usually partnered with another artist.
All of the audio in this game is well thought out and a treat for the ears, and as a slight oddity, they've also packed it full of celebrity voices. A host of characters are portrayed by celebrity voices from many different film and music backgrounds. When you've maxed out your boost meter, you enter Tricky mode. It'll last for a few seconds, in which time you can pull off an uber-trick.
These tricks defy description, usually involving a move that literally defies the laws of physics. Mac, one of the younger riders, can kick his board like he's on a lake riding a log. Another rider, Psymon, can spin the board around his neck as if he were using a hula-hoop.
As you can imagine, these tricks require you to get really, really big air, as they are by far the most difficult and time-consuming tricks you can perform. The pay off, however, is that you get lots of points for performing them, and if you perform six in one course, each one earns you a single letter that eventually spells out TRICKY. If you get all six, you enter permanent Tricky mode, with Max boost for the rest of the race.
The game rocks. Go buy it' now. If you're still waiting to get an Xbox, I've only got one thing to say, '? However, right after Halo , think about SSX Tricky , as this game is enjoyable no matter what your skill level is, although you may need to practice a bit to get the hang of it. If you've been waiting for a truly awesome snowboarding game to come to your GBA then your wait is over. SSX Tricky is here and it does an excellent job of showing off what this system is capable of.
I can honestly say I don't normally like snowboarding games mainly because I'm horrible at them. Being that this version is for the GBA it will naturally be scaled down from the versions on the Xbox or Gamecube.
This is to my advantage, though, since you don't have to be as precise and the controls aren't quite as complicated. Don't think this doesn't mean that the game isn't challenging though. There are still tons of tricks to pull off and learning how to do them is where your learning curve comes in.
The tricks range from very easy to very difficult so virtually anyone should be able to pick up the game and have a good time with it not long after starting to play.
To get your bearings you may want to start by just running a normal race. No tricks are required although they can always be pulled off. Just speed down the hill and try to beat the opponents. This is a good way to learn your tracks. You can also play show off mode and strut your stuff. Grind rails, get some massive air and rack up points for each successful stunt. You can earn medals in both modes that unlock more characters and tracks.
SSX Tricky has some very nice features, such as the game will automatically save your unlocked characters and tracks as well as save your best times and scores. It also has a visual tutorial that shows you how to pull off each individual trick. Now for the icing on this delicious cake - the graphics are incredible for a GBA game. Actually the graphics look very similar to a good PS1 game. There's even a pretty cool full motion video sequence when you turn on the game. While this might not sound special, wait until you realize this is happening in the palm of your hand.
The animation and scaling are top notch and I think these are what make the game shine the most. The sound is also right up there. Sure there's the energetic music and sound effects you'd expect in a game like this but there's even a little speech and you just don't get much of that in GBA games these days.
To all snowboarding or extreme sports game lovers out there with a GBA: you need this game. This is about as good as it gets on a GBA and if you have even the slightest interest in a game of this type you need to check out SSX Tricky 'the graphics and sound will blow you away. Browse games Game Portals.
SSX Tricky. Install Game. Successfully completing tricks boosts your adrenaline meter, thus making it easier to perform the hardest crowd-pleasing maneuvers.
Heightening the experience, the Dual Shock 2 reacts to even the subtlest bumps and jostles. Each of the 10 courses features much more than simple jumps and grinding material. Moving ramps, rotating doors and tons of non-traditional elements litter the trails. At certain points fireworks will explode around you.
Wipeout -inspired arrows line the base of the banked corners increasing the sensation of speed. Exploring new routes on these massively long tracks is encouraged: within them you'll find secret goodies as well as special trick areas and time-saving shortcuts. If you haven't figured from our gross display of enthusiasm, SSX is already looking good. It's definitely not just another snowboarding game, and could even make it into the ranks of must-buy PS2 launch games.
But we'll wait 'til the review next month to say for certain. SSXis a pure adrenaline rush. It bombards the senses with incredible speed, fantastic graphics and excellent sound. Rather than go the licensed music route, EA actually had a real artist Mix Master Mike come up with original songs to fit the game. All eight boarders have unique trick repertories containing 50 different maneuvers including my favorite, the Canadian Bacon Air which you unlock as you build up their stats by competing in different races.
There are several boards to unlock for each character as well, and using different types results in a different trick set for your rider. This all adds up to a surprising amount of depth for a game that could have been just another snowboarding title. While the control takes a little getting used to most people automatically want to play it like Tony Hawk , it's easy to appreciate the subtleties after only a couple of races.
I can't say enough good things about SSX, but there is one downside: slowdown. It's very infrequent and doesn't really bother me in the heat of competition, but it's there.
I guess the new-system blues hit the guys and gals at EA Oh, and the Canadian girl is totally hot. I'm all for that in any video game.
Buy this. Snowboarding games haven't held my interest since Steep Slope Sliders on the Saturn I was never a big Cool Boarders fan , but SSX succeeded in bringing me back for more, even when I was doing poorly some advice: Don't start the game playing with Mac. Courses are long and varied enough that it doesn't feel like you're whizzing past the same scenery over and over. The sense of speed is intense helped along by the excellent soundtrack , and aside from an occasional drop in framerate, the game runs "sweeter than candy," as Elise would say.
This is one PSa game that plays as good as It looks-A rarity in what I've played of the launch lineup. SSX is about the most creative snowboarding game I've played. The flashy environments, shortcuts and insanely long tracks keep the adrenaline flowing.
But most importantly, it really looks and feels like you're snowboarding. Like how the snow trails behind your board change shape depending on your angle.
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