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SSX Tricky

SSX Tricky
SSX Tricky.jpg
Developer(s) EA Canada
Visual Impact (GBA)
Publisher(s)
Series SSX
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • NA: November 5, 2001
  • EU: November 30, 2001
  • JP: February 7, 2002
GameCube
  • NA: December 2, 2001
  • JP: December 27, 2001
  • EU: July 12, 2002
Xbox
  • NA: December 10, 2001
  • JP: April 4, 2002
  • EU: June 14, 2002
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: October 31, 2002
  • EU: November 1, 2002
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
GBA GC PS2 Xbox
AllGame 2/5 stars 4/5 stars 4/5 stars N/A
Edge N/A N/A 7/10 N/A
EGM N/A N/A 8.5/10 N/A
Eurogamer N/A N/A 9/10 9/10
Game Informer 4/10 8.5/10 9/10 9/10
GamePro 3.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars
Game Revolution N/A B+ A− B+
GameSpot 7.8/10 8.8/10 9.4/10 8.8/10
GameSpy N/A 85% 4.5/5 stars 4.5/5 stars
GameZone N/A 8.5/10 9/10 N/A
IGN 6.5/10 7.9/10 9.4/10 9/10
Nintendo Power 3/5 stars 4.5/5 stars N/A N/A
OPM (US) N/A N/A 5/5 stars N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A N/A 8.7/10
FHM N/A N/A 4/5 stars N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic 66/100 87/100 92/100 88/100

SSX Tricky is a snowboarding video game, the second game in the SSX series published by EA Sports Big and developed by EA Canada. The game was developed under the working title SSX 2. The game is build on the previous SSX game. The game was released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox and was later ported to the Game Boy Advance in October 2002.

Gameplay continues the same basic method introduced in SSX, with the main tracks being 'remixed' from the previous games and two new tracks, Garibaldi and Alaska. The important new feature added to the series are the Uber moves. If players are able to fill their boost bar to the maximum, they will be able to perform Uber moves which involve characters taking their feet off their board and doing over the top moves. If a player successfully lands an Uber move, they are given a short amount of time for infinite boost, which can be topped off by performing more Uber moves. Each player can perform five Uber moves, including a personal move if the character is using a board that matches their style. If a player successfully performs six Uber moves, spelling out 'tricky' on the boost bar, they will have infinite boost for the remainder of the level.

Also introduced in the game is a rivalry system in the World Circuit mode. If the player is friendly with another AI character, they will treat the player favourably. However, if the player ends up annoying other AI characters, generally by attacking them during the race in order to fill the adrenaline bar, they will become hostile towards players in future events.

There are four modes of gameplay.

During development, SSX Tricky was referred to using various names, such as SSX 1.5 and SSX CD.

The PlayStation 2 version received "universal acclaim", and the GameCube and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Game Boy Advance version received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.


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