Customer Reviews

SSX On Tour

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

To make this review easier to read, I have divided it into four sections all focusing directly on that subject.

STORYLINE/OBJECTIVE:
In SSX On Tour, the object of the game is to become a SSX Legend. You achieve this by creating a character, then going through Slope Style, Racing, and Big Air events. After you complete a certian number of objectives, you will unlock the SSX Legend tournament, in which you will compete in a variety of challenges. Along the way, you will find unlockables including new challenges, characters, boards, skis, and gear.

PROS:
Unlike the other SSX titles, this addition allows you to ride on skis or a board, adding a whole new perspective to SSX. SSX On Tour brings a whole new line of tricks to master and bust out at your opponents. A new event titled Shred Event puts you against a character in a direct Slope Style or Racing challenge. The numerous unlockables give the game a new edge.

CONS:
The controls for this game are tricky to master. It took me almost three days to master the BASIC controls (Not good for children under the age of eight). Junky hand-drawn images pop at you every time you scelect something on the main menu.Also, every time you return to the menu from an event, it will as you to save, which gats REALLY REALLY annoying. For some odd reason, you are not allowed to costomize anyone but yourself. The Specialty Tricks, or as the game calls them, "On Tour Tricks", are extremly hard to perform on skis. Some challenges are EXTREMLEY hard. It took me days to beat some of them. Some opponents are just too good to beat (Referring to Stat totals) Extreme button mashing is necessary, especially on Slope Style events. My thumbs started to burn after 20 minutes of Slope Style.

OVERALL REVIEW:
I think this game is really great but I do not reccomend it to gamers who get frusturated easily or are in the age range of 8-13.

Be careful if you're big fan of the SSX versions on the console as this title didn't port too well to the PSP. I thought that given the PSP's 3D graphics the game would come pretty close to the console version. Also, I've seen other franchises (Tony Hawk) do very well. But something went wrong in the PSP conversion process. They got the 3D graphics effect of sliding down the hills to look pretty nice, but they left out several seemingly minor details that add up to a lot in the loss of experience

- there's very minimal customization of the characters
- no extra effects while going down hill (fireworks, particles, etc) and some of the runs look a bit empty as you slide down
- NO VOICES AT ALL - the music and sound effects are ok, but you don't have an announcer telling you things nor do you hear other characters. This might seem minor, but not having it made me realize how much part of the SSX experience this was
- no opening movie, cut scenes, nothing

AND WARNING - I have not played the Console Version of SSX ON TOUR, but I've heard some comments from people saying that these are TWO different games. That is, the courses are different and such. I bought this thinking it was a smaller version of the console version but it might be much less than that.

It's a fun game to play


I woke up on my birthday, got a psp in hand and this game
Charged up my psp
Popped in the game and wow

D*mn good graphics. Love it.
The soundtrack isnt that great though, but that's my choice of music. Its very light alternative rock and some punk.
Not too many slopes to choose from, a downside
Also the slopes are a bit short for me, another downside.

Gameplay: Pretty fun, easy to maneuver, took forever to unlock certain slopes. 4.5/5

Graphics: as i said, d*mn good. 5/5

Sound: Its fun to listen to grunts when your character falls down. The soundtrack, i dont like it.. 4.5/5

Overall: 4.75/5

The idea of this game is either racing, competing or practicing in skiing or snowboarding. While this game is very repetative, it's also fun.

In the version of the game where you compete against the computer to earn trick points, it is nearly impossible to win. The tricks in this game just don't rack up enough points. But the racing and multiplayer versions make it all worth your while.

The different landscapes are hard to unlock, but the basic one is pretty fun...

Overall, this game could be better, but it's all worth it.

SSX on tour is one of the best games I have ever played. THe game play is 4.5 stars. it is a little tricky to control the rail control. EA has the same characters and courses. There a couple new characters but there are still the previous characters. The Game play is really cool because ther is a challenge mode they give challenges and if you complete the challenge you go up on the ranking list. THis game is really fun. THe only con is you character has no clothing to choose from. EA makes outfits and lets you buy them. any ways the is worth the money and have a great time playing this game!

This was a game that I could've cared less about if I didn't get it for Christmas. I've got to say, I'm glad I got it. This game gives you the option to board or ski, I like the boarding more, but they did skiing pretty good. The game has a great soundtrack featuring Avenged Sevenfold's "Bat Country," Motorhead's "Overkill," Queens of the Stone Age's "Medication," and Nine Black Alps' "Shot Down." There are some crappy songs, though, but here's a good thing. I'll tell you what to do. First off, when you go to bed or something where you won't play your PSP for 3 some hours, plug the AC Adapter in your PSP. The PSP should start charging. Then go to Pocket Trax, press Triangle, and let your music play. The game requires that you listen to the entire song to remove it. THAT SUCKS! This trick works. Back to the game, the objective of the game is to become the best rider on the tour. This game has a few different play modes to get you there. There are 6 different categories with 2 becoming unlockable (out of the 6) and 1 more unlockable at the end. Some of the different events include Best of Two (best score out of two runs with the best time being kept), Heats Total (cummulative times are kept), Elimination (more like a race event where in a quarterfinal if you take 2nd or 3rd, you advance to the semi-final, or 1st, you advance directly to the final. The winner of the final gets a gold medal. If you place 1st-3rd, you'll move up a spot on the leadboard), and Shred Event (a one-on-one race against an opponent). Another features allow you to customize your character for certain events. Overall, I was very impressed with this game, but something is missing that I can put my hand on. What is it that is missing from this game?

this is a good game but IF YOU ALREADY HAVE SSX 3 DONT GET IT! ITS THE SAME TRAILS ACCEPT WITH DIFFERENT NAMES!! I have ssx 3 for my gamecube and its actually funner than this game...check it out. you can only snowboard in that game though. i am a skiier in real life and i LOVE THE SKIING PART! it is a lot funner than the snowboarding. it has awesome graphics. the only thing is that i wish there was different trails..otherwise...thumbs up

This is fun. The graphics are awesome. The music is good. There are alot of different modes to play in. You can ski or board. You first start out with a woman named Oktane. And you unlock trails and skills. In SSX 3 you had to unlock the peaks and win money to buy stuff but this game is not like that. The same trails are the same ass SSX 3, they just renamed them. This game is really fun to play.

SSX on tour est moins bon que d'autres jeux SSX car celui-la est un peu trop répété. Ceci dit, c'est un bon jeu avec une sensation vraie de la neige. Omn crois etre a la montagne. Je ne regrette pas mon argent, meme si ce jeu pourrait etre mieux. Bonjour a la suisse....

This game is an amazing collection in my arsenal of PSP games. I love this game so much I am actually ordering it again after I lost it many years ago! The only way to describe this game is WOW