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SSX
SSX is a snowboarding video game, the first in the SSX series. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2 in October 2000. It is the first game in EA’s EA Sports Big brand, which specializes in extreme sports titles with an arcade feel.
Although it suffered from poor sales, SSX received widespread critical acclaim, while also receiving numerous industry awards and was widely regarded by critics as one of the standouts of the PlayStation 2’s launch library.
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences gave SSX five awards, including “Console Sports Game of The Year” and “Racing Game of The Year”. The executive producer and creative leader of SSX was Steve Rechtschaffner, who was also the inventor of the now Olympic snowboard event called Boardercross, which served as the inspiration for the game.
