Cool Boarders 2 improves on its predecessor with more slopes, enriched tricks and better physics. One of the finest snowboarding games of the PS1 generation. Fun and accessible, it remains a nostalgic genre reference on Sony's console.
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Japanese version of Cool Boarders 2 released under the Killing Session subtitle. Created by UEP Systems and Sony Computer Entertainment, released in 1997 in Japan and Asia. Eleven runs, nine snowboarders, competition mode, halfpipe, slalom and boardercross. Japanese edition subtitled Killing Session.
Cool Boarders 2 under its Japanese title Killing Session, the second entry in a snowboarding series that accompanied the PlayStation's early days. This Japanese edition, with its own styling and subtitle, attracts collectors of regional variations of a then-fashionable genre. Its interest lies in this local pressing rather than in general scarcity, the game having sold widely in the West.
Is Cool Boarders 2 - Killing Session still worth playing in 2026?
A sequel to UEP Systems' snowboarding pioneer, Cool Boarders 2 widens the content with new slopes, more boards and a richer trick system, while keeping the arcade spirit of behind the back carving. The sense of speed and the chase for scores gain depth, backed by a punchy soundtrack. The angular 3D and still demanding handling have aged. A title for fans of retro snowboarding and nostalgics of board sports on the first PlayStation.
