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SSX

SSX is the first in a series of snowboarding video games which specializes in extreme sports titles with an unrealistic or arcade feel, including exaggerated jumps, highly decorated mountain runs and…

84 26 October 2000

SSX is a puzzle developed by EA Canada, released 26 October 2000 on PlayStation 2.

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What SSX is

SSX is a puzzle game developed by EA Canada and released in 2000. It was published by EA Sports BIG. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

SSX is a 2000 snowboarding video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts as a launch title for the PlayStation 2. It is the first game in the SSX series, as well as the first title released under the EA Sports BIG publishing label, which specialized in extreme sports titles with an arcade feel.
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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: Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

SSX holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

SSX launched on 26 October 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

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When did SSX come out?
SSX was released on 26 October 2000 for PlayStation 2.

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