SSX on Tour

SSX on Tour
SSX on Tour
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	GameCube, PS2, PSP, Xbox
Release	October 11 2005; October 21, 2005
Genre(s)	Extreme sports
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer (4)

SSX on Tour (original working title: SSX 4) is a snowboarding video game, the fourth title in the SSX series of video games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox. It was released in North America on October 11 2005 and was released in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2005. The PSP version was released in the UK on October 28, 2005. Unlike its predecessor, SSX 3, the game has no online play as the main focus was improving the single-player story mode. There are new characters, new maps, new tricks and skiers. Also renamed are Monster tricks (which were Uber tricks in the last two games), which can be activated using the right analog stick after a certain meter has been charged.

This game is done in a sketch-book style with special in game collectibles such as a "skulvis". It also includes three new characters, Tyson, Sid, and Skye, as well as seven other returning SSX veterans. Also included in the game is an option to create and build your own character, by selecting his/her symbol, makeup, height, clothes and hair. The game's soundtrack includes rap, punk, rock and alternative music styles.

The GameCube version differs from other versions since there is an exclusive track and characters from Nintendo. These include Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach.

Criticism

Because SSX on Tour is more geared towards newcomers to the series, some longer running fans of the series feel that they have been short-changed with the exclusion of what made SSX games stand out from other snowboarding titles, such as being able to play the campaign mode ("The Tour" in this game) with returning characters. This is mainly attributed to the fact that SSX on Tour has a create-a-character-type mode, while the previous games had a lineup of characters with unique personalities

Credit List

Produced by

Steve Anthony - Producer
Sean Smillie - Producer
Steve Barcia - Executive Producer
Felix Mulderrig - Technical Adviser

Writing Credits

Cast (Incomplete)

Michael Dobson - Nate
Alistair Abell - Psymon
Charles Martinet - Mario, Luigi (GCN version only)
Jillian Michaels - Princess Peach (GCN version only)
Ross Tweedale - The Announcer/Ski Patrol/Additional Voices (Uncredited)
Jordan Cawley Dickinson - Kaori
Joe May - Mac
Tony Alcantar - Additional Voices
Yvonne Campeau - Additional Voices
Kara Elissa - Additional Voices
Maria Dimou
Samantha Ferris
Alfred Liu
Tabitha St. Germain
Barbara Tyson

Soundtrack

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Avenged Sevenfold - "Bat Country" (from the album City of Evil)
Billy Talent - "Red Flag" (from Billy Talent II)
Blackalicious - "Rhythm Sticks" (from The Craft)
Bloc Party - "Banquet" (from Silent Alarm)
Bonobo - "Pick Up" (from Dial 'M' For Monkey)
Bonobo - "Flutter" (from Dial 'M' For Monkey)
Chali2Na feat. Beenie Man - "International"
C-Rayz Walz - "Street Reppin" (from Year Of The Beast)
Death From Above 1979 - "Romantic Rights" (from You're a Woman, I'm a Machine)
Def Leppard - "Let It Go" (from High 'n' Dry)
Dio - "Stand Up and Shout" (from Holy Diver)
Diplo - "Big Lost" (from Florida)
Diplo feat. P.E.A.C.E. - "Indian Thick Jawns" (from Florida)
Diva International - "Nothing to Do"
DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo feat. Chuck D - "B-Side Wins Again" (from Drums of Death)
The Faint - "I Disappear" (from Wet from Birth)
Fu Manchu - "I Can't Hear You" (from Start the Machine)
Goldfinger - "My Everything" (from Disconnection Notice)
The Hives - "No Pun Intended" (from Tyrannosaurus Hives)
The Herbaliser feat. Roots Manuva - "Lord, Lord" (from Take London)
The Herbaliser - "Gadget Funk" (from Take London)
Hot Hot Heat - "Pickin' It Up" (from Elevator)
Iron Maiden - "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast)
Jurassic 5 - "Red Hot" (from Feedback)
LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (from LCD Soundsystem)
Louis XIV - "God Killed the Queen" (from The Best Little Secrets Are Kept)
Maxïmo Park - "Apply Some Pressure" (from A Certain Trigger)
Morningwood - "Nü Rock" (from Morningwood)
Motörhead - "Overkill" (from Overkill)
Nine Black Alps - "Shot Down" (from Everything Is)
OK Go - "Here It Goes Again" (from Oh No)
Paul Wall feat. Big Pokey - "Sittin' Sidewayz" (from The Peoples Champ)
Pennywise - "Competition Song" (from The Fuse)
The Perceptionists - "People 4 Prez" (from Black Dialogue)
Queens of the Stone Age - "Medication" (from Lullabies to Paralyze)
Rock n Roll Soldiers - "Flag Song" (from The Two EPs)
Scorpions - "Dynamite" (from Blackout)
Sweatshop Union - "Come Back" (from United We Fall)
Vatican DC - "Antisocial" (from We Carnival)
We Are Scientists - "Lousy Reputation" (from With Love and Squalor)
Z-Trip feat. Whipper Whip - "All About the Music" (from Shifting Gears)

Awards and nominations

SSX On Tour won the following awards:

Alternative Sports Game at IGN
Best Use of Sound in a Game at DEM X AWARDS 2005
D.I.C.E's Best Sports Game of the Year Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) 2006

It was also nominated for:

Best Mobile Game of the Year CAEAA 2006
Best Individual Sports Game at Spike Video Game Awards 2005
Best Sports/Extreme Sports title at 1UP.com

Trivia

Of the voice actors, only Michael Dobson & Alistar Abell reprised their roles from SSX 3.
Ross Tweedale & Tony Alcantar are both members of the Windy City Women improv troupe, a comedy mainstay in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Sean Smillie was a snowboarder & instructor at Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort for many years, before entering the video game world.
Ross Tweedale grew up at Red Resort and has skied in both hemispheres, Canada, U.S., Australia & Europe.
Tabitha St. Germain, who voices Cappy in Hamtaro, is one of the voices in the game.
When recording Ski Patrol, actor Ross Tweedale misread a line. Instead of saying "... Canine and Snipers..", he said "Canine Snipers". The producer found the mistake amusing and kept it in the game.
As a bonus to the long time fans of the SSX series, Electronic Arts included a fan-made snowboard and ski design in SSX On Tour. The "Merqury City" Snowboard and "Merqury Ultimates" skis are the submission of a fan from the SSX Fan Site Merqury City[1].

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