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| SSX Tricky | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (150 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3473
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 17 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 14359
Model: 014633143591
UPC: 014633143591
EAN: 0014633143591
ASIN: B00005NUJ3
Release Date: January 25, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Tons of tricks | | • | three modes | | • | more than 30 characters |
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Product Description
When Sony released the PlayStation2 last year, there were only a few standout games. One of them, SSX, brought snowboarding to people who didn't even like snowboarding. Now, only a year later, PS2 fans get a new reason to stay indoors during the cold winter months. SSX Tricky is the game, and it more than lives up to the moniker. Tricky removes two characters from the previous game and adds five new ones. It adds two new race locations to the already beefed-up World Circuit (Garibaldi and Alaska). The developers also added features to the older tracks, effectively making them new again. Tricky improves the graphics a bit and refines the controls. The game even tweaks the basic gameplay by letting you upgrade your boarder's stats in races, but also forcing you to attempt and master the showoff mode. And EA improved the challenge by evening out the learning curve. SSX tended to be a cakewalk until the later races in each set, but this time your rivals get more intense and aggressive depending upon the lap you're taking. As in the first game, personality is everything. This is true not only in terms of voice acting, but also in how you treat opponents. The game has a few basic attitudes. If you block and attack characters too much, they'll remember and actively seek you out. If you help one or two of them, they'll become your allies, warning you of danger or fending off attackers. In many ways, SSX Tricky is only an upgrade of the previous game. Admittedly, the additions don't look like enough to justify buying the game all over again. But the changes are deep enough to change quite a bit, and they'll delight even fans who are tired of, or who mastered, the first game. Maybe that's the most impressive ueber-trick of them all. --Bob Andrews
Amazon.com Review
When Sony released the PlayStation2 last year, there were only a few standout games. One of them, SSX, brought snowboarding to people who didn't even like snowboarding. Now, only a year later, PS2 fans get a new reason to stay indoors during the cold winter months. SSX Tricky is the game, and it more than lives up to the moniker. Tricky removes two characters from the previous game and adds five new ones. It adds two new race locations to the already beefed-up World Circuit (Garibaldi and Alaska). The developers also added features to the older tracks, effectively making them new again. Tricky improves the graphics a bit and refines the controls. The game even tweaks the basic gameplay by letting you upgrade your boarder's stats in races, but also forcing you to attempt and master the showoff mode. And EA improved the challenge by evening out the learning curve. SSX tended to be a cakewalk until the later races in each set, but this time your rivals get more intense and aggressive depending upon the lap you're taking. As in the first game, personality is everything. This is true not only in terms of voice acting, but also in how you treat opponents. The game has a few basic attitudes. If you block and attack characters too much, they'll remember and actively seek you out. If you help one or two of them, they'll become your allies, warning you of danger or fending off attackers. In many ways, SSX Tricky is only an upgrade of the previous game. Admittedly, the additions don't look like enough to justify buying the game all over again. But the changes are deep enough to change quite a bit, and they'll delight even fans who are tired of, or who mastered, the first game. Maybe that's the most impressive ueber-trick of them all. --Bob Andrews Pros: - Refined controls and new tricks
- Excellent computer intelligence and challenge
Cons: - The graphics are only slightly improved
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| Customer Reviews: Read 145 more reviews...
 Absolutely the best title in extreme sports October 14, 2008
I have played several SSX titles now and this one stands out as the best. Each character is unique, with individual super tricks, smart comments, wild outfits, and snowboard designs (and styles). The control scheme perfectly fits the PS2's controller, the courses are vast and colorful, and once you earn that last gold medal, you will be ready to start right over again with another character. The memory card saves the five best times and five best showoff scores for each course. The disc also contains behind-the-scenes making-of DVD content from EA Big.
ITS TRICKY!!!! ITS TRICKY!!! March 31, 2007
SSX Tricky is my favorite PS2 game that I own. It is really just a BLAST to play. IT's so hard to explain how great the game is! I haven't played SSX 3 which im getting soon but i heard that it is better than tricky in some ways but worse in a lot of other ways too. Here's why I think tricky is the best!!!
PROS-
1. Gameplay- just the all-around gameplay. You can practice, go through a world circuit, or do a single event.
2. Characters- You can be ALL the characters instead of just having to choose one and going the whole way before you realize you dont like them! You can change your mind over and over again! Still, it does become a little repetitive doing it again and again with different characters.
3. Boards- as you move up in ranks you get a new board each time. This brings a cool aspect to the game I really enjoy.
4. Free-style mode- This is where you do tricks to earn points to get medals. This is my favorite type of gameplay.
5. Racing mode- This is where you race other competitors either a friend of the computer. I like playing the computer and knocking them down because it causes them to build aggression towards you and if it gets high ehough they will try to knock you off!!! HOW FUN!!!
6. Sound- The sound is good in this game! I love it!!!
7. Addicting! This game will want you to play for hours on end until your fingers hurt!!!
And more i can't think of!!!
CONS
1. Not as many levels as i would like.
2. Many improvements could be made
And that's about it!
OVERALL RECOMMENDATION- BUY THIS GAME NOW!!! It is really fun and addicting! It also makes a good present! with the ps3 being so expensive now, you canget a good game on a ps2 without all the cost!!!
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My Favorite Game EVER! March 18, 2007
I LOVE this game! It is probably the best snowboarding game ever.There are so many things to unlock, including levels, characters, boards, outfits, and more! It's so easy to learn and soo fun to play. There are so many combinations of tricks you can do too, including the completley awesome uber tricks. With uber tricks, you can breakdance, do handstands, do the worm, grind the edge of your board and more on your board. They are probably what make this game soo exciting--the tricks,that is. If I could, I would give this game 1000000 stars! Anyways, GREAT game.
Enjoy!
SSX Tricky Review March 17, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is great, a real relaxer after work. I really feel like I am on the mountain using my own snow board.
Kick It Up!
CRAZY GOOD!!!! November 21, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is da bomb!!! If you play it once, you'll understand. Nay sayers can just walk of a cliff! BUY IT!!!
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