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Oct 19 2005
SSX: On Tour Review
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| Summary: Great addition to SSX series.
95
I've loved the previous SSX games, so I rushed out and bought this one too. It's pretty good. A worthy successor to the previous versions, expecially for it being a handheld version.
The good
The graphics are great. I'm really impressed with the quality. Very little slowdown at all. Sound-wise it's right up there. Lots of ambience to keep you immersed. Gameplay is pretty standard fare for SSX. It's got all the main playstyles, Slopestyle, Big Air, Freeride, and Race.
The only thing is that unlike SSX3 where you rode down the mountain to whatever event you wanted to compete in, On Tour goes back to the old, boring style of having to just pick an event and have it start.
Adding skis to the mix is a welcome change. They definitely play differently than the boards, so it adds just that bit more replayability.
The bad
The camera can really suck sometimes and you just end up hoping that you're going in the right direction. I find the analog stick to be far too sensitive as well. It's far too easy to oversteer with it.
Another minus for me is the music selection. I'm not overly into all the mainstream crap they put in there and the only way to take it off the playlist is to listen to the track from beginning to end. Needless to say I started the playlist, turned the volume right off and left my PSP alone for awhile.
The loadtimes are bearable, but not very snappy to say the least. But you get funky little hand drawn animations to watch while it loads, so I guess that makes up for it. Ok, maybe not.
Overall, a great addition to the SSX lineup. It could have used a bit more depth and I would have really prefered it be one big mountain like SSX3, but we can't have everything now can we?
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I love the way you gave this a 95% yet in your first paragraph you write "It's pretty good"
Apart from that, good review bud.
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I just bought this game, never played ssx so its kinda difficult. Seems pretty fun so far, I was amazed more people havn't bought this game yet with such great graphics.
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i have played the original ssx(mediocre) and i ahve played this. this is a HUGE imporvement from the orginal and i like this one far more than the first. i kinda wanna go back and play 2 and 3 now.
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mOOsE said: "I just bought this game, never played ssx so its kinda difficult. Seems pretty fun so far, I was amazed more people havn't bought this game yet with such great graphics."
It's probably b/c SSX: On Tour for PSP is basically SSX3 on psp. I never played SSX but that's what I've read on many message boards. It's also $10 mor ethan the "On Tour" console game. As I said I never played SSX3 so it's all new to me.
The only problem I've had with the game is the camera, on occasion, and the turbo button also beign a hold button. Sometimes I catch air while I'm pressing turbo and he tries the grab and a wreck. Other than that I'm really impressed.
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yea, its deafnatally a full port of ssx3, all the tracks are exctally the same :D
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ridestow,
definitely get SSX TRicky or SSX3- SSX3 is actually better between the 2 , in my opinion.
SSX on Tour now uitlizes the right analog to trigger 'monster' tricks. Although I kinda miss doing "ubertricks" w/ the shoulder buttons w/ SSx3 and Tricky.
Can you tell I'm a fan of the series.
E
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Just bought this but need to update my PSP, only problem is I have to recharge my battery before it will let me do this, and it wont let me with the power adaptor attached and plugged in. Waiting around like a fool before i can even play this thing. How annoting and frustrating is that?
Arrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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decent review. i would have like to know a bit more about the longevity of this game... muiltiplayer options... difficulty... etc.
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