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Strangeoid's SSX Tricky (PS2)
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| [February 10, 2007 01:31:48 AM]
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And an hour later, I have managed to get Elise from Rookie to Contender. This time around was MUCH more difficult. I had to try the final race four or five times before I placed third - the competitions before then weren't difficult at all. I am slowly discovering the point behind doing all these tricks. There is a meter on the side of the screen that fills up when I do particularly well, and I tend to be in first place whenever I do a lot of tricks. Therefore, I am making the assumption that more tricks leads to a faster speed, and a higher position. I must assume all these things because my little sister lost the handbook that came with SSX. XD
Anyways, there's a handy dandy tutorial for tricks that I've just figured out. Comes in very handy, too, to know what will get you the big points.
There are a couple of annoying things about this game; the characters are able to shove each other while racing, everyone talks during the race, and the 'cut scenes' upon completing each run are extremely short in number and quickly turn repetitive.
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| [February 10, 2007 12:43:37 AM]
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Well, this is fun! Alrighty, this is a game that starts out with half-developed characters and allows the player to improve each character's skills and items. I picked Elise to begin with (she happened to be the first girl in the lineup), but there are around 11 other folk to choose from. The only way to find out anything interesting as far as storyline or relationships is to play in the World Circuit. (The other option is single event, which is exactly what it sounds like.) Overall, this is an exceedingly easy game to pick up and start playing, up until you have to learn 'tricks.' Each trick is a different feat of button-mashing-memorization, though some are simpler than others. I have a nagging suspicion that some of these are actual snowboarding moves, but I don't know for sure.
In the hour I've been playing I completed a round in the world circuit, and progressed Elise from a Newbie to a Rookie. I chose to race in the world circuit (which consists of three individual runs, and you only progress if you're in the top three), but there's also a mode called 'showoff,' which just tests your trick skills. I won second in the first race, third in the second, and first in the last. I've noticed that the races actually do get harder - the last one took me a couple of tries, while I placed in the first race on my first run.
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Strangeoid's SSX Tricky (PS2)
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Current Status: Played occasionally
GameLog started on: Saturday 10 February, 2007
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