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SSX

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87 28 February 2012

SSX is a racing developed by EA Canada, released 28 February 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Android.

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What SSX is

SSX is a racing game developed by EA Canada and released in 2012. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Android.

The premise, in the publisher's words

SSX follows Team SSX, a group founded by riders Zoe Payne, Mac Fraser, and Tane Mumea. Gathering nine of the best riders in the world, the team sets out to conquer the nine deadliest descents across the globe, from the Himalayas to Antarctica. Standing against them is Griff Simmons, a former member of the team who intends to conquer the same descents first, setting up a race to see who will claim them.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

SSX holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What it launched against

SSX launched on 28 February 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did SSX come out?
SSX was released on 28 February 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Android.

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