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X Games Pro Boarder

ESPN X Games Pro Boarder
Developer(s)Radical Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Windows
Genre(s)Snowboarding
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder, also known as X Games Pro Boarder, is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation and Windows in 1998.

Reception

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The game received average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3][4] GameSpot gave the PlayStation version a favorable review, over a month before its U.S. release date.[13] However, Next Generation said of the same console version, "In the end, its style-over-substance, mediocre gameplay is what you'll remember the most."[16] In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square, also under the name X-Games Pro Boarder (X GAMES プロボーダー, Ekkusu Gēmuzu Puro Bōdā), on March 11, 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[9] GamePro said that the PlayStation version "enters the PlayStation snowboarding foray to carve a piece out of Cool Boarders' mountain. But X Games Pro Boarder doesn't have the kick to knock CB off the slopes."[20][c]

Notes

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  1. ^ in Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 5.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 5/10, and another gave it 6.5/10.
  2. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 86, and the other 84.
  3. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version all four 3.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, control, and fun factor.

References

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  1. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (October 20, 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder [sic] (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Mayer, Robert (November 6, 1998). "EA Says X Games Pro Boarder Goes Gold". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on January 30, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Goble, Gordon (January 14, 1999). "X Games Pro Boarder (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Broderick, Glen (December 11, 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Smith, Shawn; Hsu, Dan; Hager, Dean; Boyer, Crispin (November 1998). "X-Games: Pro Boarder [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 112. Ziff Davis. p. 252. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Grant, Jules (December 31, 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder (PC)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on July 6, 2003. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "X GAMES プロボーダー [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "X-Games: Pro Boarder [sic] (PS)". Game Informer. No. 68. FuncoLand. December 1998.
  11. ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Stockert, Bruce "Reubus" (January 1999). "X Games Pro Boarder (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 7, no. 1. Shinno Media. p. 88. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Dick, Kevin (December 1998). "ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  13. ^ a b MacDonald, Ryan (October 13, 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  14. ^ Blevins, Tal (February 8, 1999). "ESPN X Games Pro Boarder [sic] (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  15. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (November 11, 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "X Games Pro Boarder (PS)". Next Generation. No. 49. Imagine Media. January 1999. p. 106. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  17. ^ Rybicki, Joe (November 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 2. Ziff Davis. p. 126. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  18. ^ Egger, Dan (February 1999). "X Games Pro Boarders [sic]". PC Accelerator. No. 6. Imagine Media. p. 104. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  19. ^ Gillen, Kieron (March 1999). "X Games Pro Boarder". PC Gamer UK. No. 67. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on September 6, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ The Rookie (December 1998). "X Games Pro Boarder (PS)". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 228. Archived from the original on January 17, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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