EA Canada reinvent SSX with a return to monumental alpine slopes and a varied event system. The downhill remains exhilarating, the electronic soundtrack pulses, and global online mode turns every run into a worldwide challenge whose suspense can last for days.
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Snow sports game by EA Canada and EA Sports, February 2012. Iconic SSX riders compete and descend real satellite-reconstructed mountain slopes in tricks and speed competitions. Aerial trick chain mechanics with Tricky combo, real mountain ridge lines like Everest and deadly Killer Descents. Reboot of the classic SSX combining spectacle and geographical realism.
A revival of the extreme snowboarding series from EA, SSX reconnects with the supercharged descents, the outsized tricks and the sense of speed that made the licence's legend, on mountains from around the world recreated as dizzying playgrounds. The feel of the glide, the rewarding trick system and the asynchronous online challenges win over arcade sports fans. The sometimes temperamental camera and an uneven difficulty temper the whole. An excellent snowboarding game for fans of spectacular arcade gliding and acrobatic scoring.
