Don't Miss The Return Of An Iconic Franchise In February
SSXYeah, I know what you're thinking. Twisted Metal, right? Nah, we all know about that one; it's getting plenty of coverage everywhere.
But there's something else, and I don't think the veteran PlayStation fans are giving it anywhere near enough attention. I say that knowing I'm not even a big racing or sports fan, by the way.
SSX should make its triumphant return on February 28. Now, I remember the early days of the PS2; I remember thinking, "I really don't care about snowboarding at all; I just want Summoner." I was huge into RPGs in those days, after all. But then the funniest thing started to happen: SSX started to pull down perfect scores from multiple sources and every other customer (I was working in EB at the time) seemed to be raving about its greatness. "Even if you don't like snowboarding" they would say, a wild, satisfied gleam in their eye.
It was arguably the most important title for the PS2 when it launched, because it was really the only game that separated it from the competition, which, at the time, was the Dreamcast. It gave us a hint, a little preview, of what the machine was capable of; in truth, we wouldn't know the full capacity of that system until many years later when God of War and Final Fantasy XII made us go, "...woah. Compare these to the PS2 launch titles." SSX looked amazing and was endless fun, and future iterations were also extremely well received.
I know we've sort of moved beyond the eras were sports games could dominate, but PlayStation fans should definitely recall the good ol' days of SSX. And as a direct result, one would assume they're champing at the bit for the very promising reboot. Sure, it's changed a bit but these days, what hasn't? I have complete faith in the developers; they know how to approach this, I'm sure. And when February 28 rolls around, you gotta give it a try.
Related Game(s): SSX
Tags: ssx, ssx games, ssx reboot, ssx sequel
1/26/2012 9:07:49 PM Ben Dutka
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hadouken
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 9:31:29 PM
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I wished they would have left it arcadey like the others.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 9:34:53 PM
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A cappella dude
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 9:45:19 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:40:53 PM
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 11:52:29 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 1:12:08 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
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A cappella dude
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Excelsior1
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 9:53:12 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 1:16:34 AM
Nah, yeah, I remember it. I tried a demo. I remember occasionally in a store holding it a few times from a bargain bin, thinking, should i? It's $5.......... Nah.
End of story :)
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Geobaldi
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:00:08 PM
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Twistedfloyd
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:20:38 PM
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SSX was very cool. I didn't play too much but what I played I dug, but I'm glad franchises such as this and Twisted, that are all about the gameplay are making returns in a story driven industry.
I love story driven and cinematic games, but it's always good to balance it out with some super replayable and deep gameplay.
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Temjin001
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:21:10 PM
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Twistedfloyd
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:43:36 PM
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main_event05
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 10:58:35 PM
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Dancemachine55
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 11:14:16 PM
Finally, a return to old-school Tony Hawk greatness!! Let's just hope the soundtrack is as cool as the old games.
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Dancemachine55
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 11:12:17 PM
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As for SSX, sadly it will have to wait until I've finished Mass Effect 3, MGS HD Collection (releasing in Feb here in Australia) and Twisted Metal. But I will make sure it gets a good place among my video game collection.
SSX Tricky was my favourite game from the PS2 era next to MGS3 and God of War 2. Pure shiny fun on a disc!!! I just hope SSX on PS3 can capture that same level of addictive fun!!
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Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 11:54:37 PM
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Twisted metal definitely wins over it.
I'm more excited over the next month, TOG-F.
SSX should get the fans it needs however, snowboarding games are kind of dead, and SSX is much more interesting and crazy then shuan white, and has a fairly large fanbase from ps2, I'm looking forward to discussions and reviews on it.
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___________
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 1:56:37 AM
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from a deserted month where 0 games were releasing, to a month where a million and one games are releasing!
not to mention the vita and all its games.......
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Kevin5
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 5:38:47 AM
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FullmetalX10
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 5:58:40 AM
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The game looks fun as well. I hope they will include some crazy indoor stuff like in Tricky, that shiz be mad fun :P
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Beamboom
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 8:48:18 AM
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Arvis
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 10:25:30 AM
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-Arvis
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Norrin Radd
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 1:59:15 PM
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Excelsior1
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 9:30:14 PM
I did like SSX as a launch game but I admit my gaming tastes have changed a lot since then.
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