Editing SSX (2000 video game)

{{short description|2000 snowboarding video game by EA Canada}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = SSX
| image = SSX box art.jpg
| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[EA Canada]]
| publisher = [[EA Sports BIG]]
| producer = Larry LaPierre<br>Steve Rechtschaffner
| programmer = Jon Spencer
| artist = Ian Lloyd
| series = ''[[SSX]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 26, 2000|EU|November 24, 2000}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Snowboarding]], [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''SSX''''' is a [[Sports video game|snowboarding video game]], the first in the ''[[SSX]]'' series. It was developed by [[EA Canada]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] under the [[EA Sports BIG]] label for the [[PlayStation 2]] in October 2000. It was the first title released under the EA Sports Big publishing label, which specialized in [[extreme sports]] titles with an arcade feel.<ref name="Farlow 2017">{{cite web|last=Farlow|first=Sean|date=January 2, 2017|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/05/happened-ssx-snowboarding-games/|title=What Happened To SSX Games – Previous Releases and Future|website=Gazette Review|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406232257/https://gazettereview.com/2016/05/happened-ssx-snowboarding-games/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''SSX'' received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, while also receiving numerous industry awards and was widely regarded by critics as one of the standouts of the PlayStation 2's [[launch game]]s.<ref name="Farlow 2017"/> The [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] gave the game five awards, including "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|Console Sports Game of the Year]]", "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year|Console Racing Game of the Year]]" and "Console Game of the Year".<ref name="Console Racing Game of the Year"/><ref name="Console Sports Game of the Year"/> The executive producer and creative leader was Steve Rechtschaffner,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/news/history-of-ssx|title=History of SSX|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220115403/https://www.ea.com/news/history-of-ssx|url-status=live}}</ref> who was also the inventor of the Olympic snowboard event called [[boardercross]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Rechtschaffner|first=Steven|year=1991|url=https://vimeo.com/9091556|title=The Very First Ever Boardercross|format=video|work=Greg Stump's World of Extremes|publisher=Fox|access-date=20 April 2022|via=Vimeo|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212163955/https://vimeo.com/9091556|url-status=live}}</ref> which served as the inspiration for the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/ssx|title=SSX|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=December 18, 2010|access-date=April 20, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129043804/https://www.ea.com/games/ssx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Subsequent titles in the ''SSX'' series include, in order of release, ''[[SSX Tricky]]'' (2001), ''[[SSX 3]]'' (2003), ''[[SSX on Tour]]'' (2005),  ''[[SSX Blur]]'' (2007), and ''[[SSX (2012 video game)|SSX]]'' (2012), the final installment.<ref name="Farlow 2017"/><ref>{{cite web| last=Zak| first=Robert|title ='We Made SSX 20 Years Too Early:' Creating A Successor To A PS2 Classic| website=DualSHOCKERS| date=July 31, 2023| url=https://www.dualshockers.com/ssx-snowboarding-game-spiritual-successor-steve-rechtschaffner-interview/| access-date=September 16, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731183958/https://www.dualshockers.com/ssx-snowboarding-game-spiritual-successor-steve-rechtschaffner-interview/| archive-date=July 31, 2023| url-status=live}}</ref> Rechtschaffner led the development of ''SSX'', ''SSX Tricky'', and ''SSX 3'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Coulson|first=John|date=January 25, 2020|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ssx-remaster-licensing-issues/|title=It's Tricky: Game's Producer Explains Why SSX Remaster Is Out Of His Hands|website=TheGamer|access-date=April 21, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421164512/https://www.thegamer.com/ssx-remaster-licensing-issues/|url-status=live}}</ref> before moving into the chief creative officer role for EA Canada. He had no involvement in the other titles in the series.<ref name="Bajda 2018">{{cite web|last=Bajda|first=Piotr|date=January 9, 2018|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-ea-sports-big-told-by-the-creator-of-ssx|title=The Rise and Fall of EA Sports Big, as Told by the Creator of SSX|website=USgamer|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070130/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-ea-sports-big-told-by-the-creator-of-ssx|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
Players may choose one of a number of riders, each with their own statistics and boarding style. A course is selected, and the player is given the option of racing down the course or participating in a competition to do tricks. There are a total of eight playable characters: Mac Fraser, Moby Jones, Elise Riggs, Kaori Nishidake, Jurgen Angermann, JP Arsenault, Zoe Payne, and Hiro Karamatsu. Mac, Moby, Elise, and Kaori are available at the start, while the other four are unlocked by earning gold medals. Earning the first gold medal unlocks Jurgen, the second gold medal unlocks JP, the third gold medal unlocks Zoe, and the fourth gold medal unlocks Hiro.<ref name="Manual">{{cite book|title=SSX PlayStation 2 Instruction Manual|publisher=EA Sports Big|year=2000|pages=}}</ref>

Each course is filled with ramps, rails, jumps, and other assorted objects. Performing tricks fills up the player's boost meter, which can be used for additional acceleration, making tricks important even in a race. While some tricks have origins in [[snowboarding]], many of the more advanced tricks are not realistic to actual physics. This matters little in games of this style, as the larger and more extreme tricks count for the most points and are the most spectacular to execute. Players also have the option of practicing or exploring courses in freeride mode.<ref name="Manual"/>

==Development==
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''SSX''{{'}}s development started on the [[Dreamcast]]. When [[Electronic Arts]] decided to end its relationship with [[Sega]], the development was moved to the PlayStation 2.<ref name="Bajda 2018"/> The game was announced on February 17, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Announces+SSX+-+Snowboard+SuperX+Its+First...-a059536089|url-status=dead|title=Electronic Arts Announces SSX – Snowboard SuperX Its First Entertainment Title for the PlayStation 2.|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|date=February 17, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515155151/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Announces+SSX+-+Snowboard+SuperX+Its+First...-a059536089|archive-date=May 15, 2013|accessdate=July 25, 2021 |via=[[The Free Dictionary]]}}</ref> and had an estimated development budget of $8 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97606081/the-vancouver-sun/|title=Former Kamloops man becomes world-class video game whiz kid|newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]]|date=March 7, 2001|page=37|accessdate=March 14, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161311/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97606081/the-vancouver-sun/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 93/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ssx/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=SSX for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Red Ventures]]|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728195847/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/ssx|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Berger|first=Gregory|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23783&tab=review|title=SSX – Review|website=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116033845/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23783&tab=review|archive-date=November 16, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
| CNG = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Rector|first=Brett|date=October 25, 2000|url=http://gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Ssx/|title=SSX|website=Gamecenter|publisher=[[CNET]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109092700/http://gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Ssx/|archive-date=November 9, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
| EGM = 9/10<ref name="Electronic Gaming Monthly">{{cite magazine|last1=Hager|first1=Dean|last2=Johnston|first2=Chris|last3=Sewart|first3=Greg|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c0/EGM_US_136.pdf|title=SSX|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=136|date=November 2000|page=266|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the game each a score of 9.5/10, 9/10, and 8.5/10.<ref name="Electronic Gaming Monthly"/>}}
| EuroG = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Bramwell|first=Tom|date=November 28, 2000|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ssx_ps2|title=SSX|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=September 5, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152151/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ssx_ps2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam = 32/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/9374/<!-- https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9374 -->|title=プレイステーション2 - エクストリーム・レーシングSSX|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|volume=915|date=June 30, 2006|page=58|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
| GI = 9.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reiner|first=Andrew|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200011/R03.0806.1631.19595.htm|title=SSX|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[FuncoLand]]|issue=91|date=November 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528171308/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200011/R03.0806.1631.19595.htm|archive-date=May 28, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
| GameFan = (G.H.) 94%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Geoff "The Judge" Higgins|url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_11/page/n103/mode/2up|title=SSX|magazine=[[GameFan]]|publisher=[[BPA Worldwide|BPA International]]|volume=8|issue=11|date=November 2000|page=100|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref><br/>88%<ref name="GameFan">{{cite magazine|author1=Eric "ECM" Mylonas|author2=Matt "Kodomo" Van Stone|author3=Jason "Fury" Weitzner|url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_11/page/n23/mode/2up|title=SSX|magazine=GameFan|publisher=BPA International|volume=8|issue=11|date=November 2000|page=23|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|In ''[[GameFan]]''{{'}}s review, three critics gave it each a score of 79, 91, and 95.<ref name="GameFan"/>}}
| GamePro = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Dan Elektro|date=October 24, 2000|url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7125.shtml|title=SSX Review for PS2 on GamePro.com|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204171925/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7125.shtml|archive-date=February 4, 2005|url-status=dead|access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref>
| GameRev = A−<ref>{{cite web|author=Dr. Moo|date=November 2000|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33737-a-black-diamond-game-review|title=SSX Review|website=[[Game Revolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227061645/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ssx|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
| GSpot = 9.4/10<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Ryan|date=October 6, 2000|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ssx-review/1900-2637652/|title=SSX Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Red Ventures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001110000400/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2637652,00.html|archive-date=November 10, 2000|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
| GSpy = 94%<ref>{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Jessyel|date=October 27, 2000|url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/ssx/|title=SSX|website=[[GameSpy|PlanetPS2]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124054100/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/ssx/|archive-date=January 24, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
| IGN = 9.3/10<ref name="ign">{{cite web|last=Zdyrko|first=David|date=October 23, 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/ssx|title=SSX|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=April 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422130939/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/ssx|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NGen = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="ngen">{{cite magazine|last=Erickson|first=Daniel|url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen71Nov2000/page/n109/mode/2up|title=SSX|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=71|date=November 2000|page=108|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
| OPM = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Davison|first=John|url=http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2634662,00.html|title=SSX|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=November 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001213071900/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2634662,00.html|archive-date=December 13, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''
| rev1Score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Boyce|first=Ryan|date=October 26, 2000|url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=680|title=SSX|website=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|publisher=[[Biglari Holdings]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010810052807/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=680|archive-date=August 10, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Steve|date=October 27, 2000|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408837885|title=Game stars light up PlayStation 2 rollout: Of the 26 launch titles, chosen few impress with style, graphics, humor|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612085321/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/110100_ps2.html|archive-date=June 12, 2007|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The game received universal acclaim according to [[Metacritic]], a video game [[review aggregator]].<ref name="metacritic"/> Eric Bratcher of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' called it "The best game on PS2 to date. End of story."<ref name="ngen"/> In Japan, where the game was ported for release under the title {{nihongo|'''''X-treme Racing SSX'''''|エクストリーム・レーシングSSX|Exusutorīmu Rēshingu SSX}} on October 26, 2000 (the same release date as the North American PlayStation 2 launch), ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 32 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>

''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s early review praised the game's smooth graphics and direct controls, while also drawing attention to the game's dynamic soundtrack, which adjusts the intensity of the background music based on the player's current performance.<ref name="gamespot"/> ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s review drew attention to the game's deft balancing of tricks and racing, saying that a mastery of both is a requirement of success in the game. The game's tracks were seen as a strong point, calling the Tokyo Megaplex course "a festival of lights, color and one of the most ingeniously designed levels that have ever been in a game."<ref name="ign"/> Both reviews mentioned the presence of some graphical slowdown but stated that it was a rare occurrence and only a minor issue. ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave it eight out of ten and said of the game: "You'll win races by fractions of seconds, and you'll lose them by less, but either way you'll find yourself tearing down another hillside within minutes. It's addictive and instinctive, and it's that seemingly rare thing: a PlayStation2{{sic}} title that values entertainment over image."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Edge staff|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f6/Edge_UK_091.pdf|title=SSX|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|issue=91|date=December 2000|pages=100–101|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> ''GameCritics'' cited the scope of the game's tracks as a strength, and said that there is little revolutionary in the game's overall premise of snowboard races. The pre-wind jump system was also criticised, in that to ensure a good jump, the player must sacrifice the ability to steer long before they reach the ramp. The site praised the simplicity of the trick system, and called the game "an all-around solid title".<ref>{{cite web|last=Weir|first=Dale|date=March 4, 2001|url=http://www.gamecritics.com/book/export/html/2908|title=SSX – Review|website=GameCritics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114005641/http://www.gamecritics.com/review/ssx/main.php|archive-date=January 14, 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
The game won the title of the PlayStation 2 Game of the Year at ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s 2000 Gamers' Choice Awards and Readers' Choice Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=EGM staff|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf|title=2000 Gamers' Choice Awards|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=141|date=April 2001|page=94|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010410214449/http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2685250,00.html|archive-date=April 10, 2001|url-status=live|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=EGM staff|title=EGM's 2000 Gamers' Choice Awards (2000 Readers' Choice Awards: PlayStation 2 Game of the Year)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=141|date=April 2001|page=98}}</ref> It also won the "Best Sound" and "Best PlayStation 2 Game" awards at ''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards;<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_03.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 Awards (Best Sound)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618172843/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_03.html|archive-date=June 18, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="bestandworst2000ps2">{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p3_01.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 Awards (Best PlayStation 2 Game)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010510034921/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p3_01.html|archive-date=May 10, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> and was a runner-up for "Best Game Music",<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_02.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 Awards (Best Game Music Runners-Up)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618085633/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_02.html|archive-date=June 18, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> "Best Graphics, Technical",<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_08.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 Awards (Best Graphics, Technical Runners-Up)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010712011352/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p2_08.html|archive-date=July 12, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> "Best Sports Game (Alternative)",<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p4_14.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 (Best Sports Game (Alternative) Runners-Up)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010222011733/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p4_14.html|archive-date=February 22, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> and overall "Game of the Year" awards.<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff|date=January 5, 2001|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p6_04.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 Awards (Game of the Year Runners-Up, Part 3)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628134522/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p6_04.html|archive-date=June 28, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> The staff dubbed it a "[[killer app]]" for the PlayStation 2.<ref name="bestandworst2000ps2"/> 

''SSX'' additionally won the "Console Game of the Year",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/consolegame.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Overall Console Game of the Year|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417133221/http://www.interactive.org/awards/consolegame.html|archive-date=April 17, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year|Console Racing]]",<ref name="Console Racing Game of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/consoleracing.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Console Racing Game of the Year|website=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417133947/http://www.interactive.org/awards/consoleracing.html|archive-date=April 17, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|Console Sports]]",<ref name="Console Sports Game of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/sports.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Console Sports Game of the Year|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418232943/http://www.interactive.org/awards/sports.html|archive-date=April 18, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Gameplay Engineering]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/gameplay.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Outstanding Gameplay Engineering|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011106003709/http://www.interactive.org/awards/gameplay.html|archive-date=November 6, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Visual Engineering]]" awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/visual.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Outstanding Visual Engineering|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419003224/http://www.interactive.org/awards/visual.html|archive-date=April 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> at the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|AIAS]]' [[4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]; it also received nominations for the "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|Original Musical Composition]]" award, which was given to ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/music.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Outstanding Original Music Composition|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011106012134/http://www.interactive.org/awards/music.html|archive-date=November 6, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> as well as for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]", which ultimately was awarded to ''[[Diablo II]]''. 

The game won the awards for Sports Game of 2000 in Editors' Choice (it was a runner-up in Readers' Choice),<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=January 29, 2001|url=http://ps2.ign.com/news/30691.html|title=Best of 2000 Awards (PS2: Sports Game of 2000)|website=IGN|publisher=Snowball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208102454/http://ps2.ign.com/news/30691.html|archive-date=February 8, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> Graphics of 2000,<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=January 29, 2001|url=http://ps2.ign.com/news/30693.html|title=Best of 2000 Awards (PS2: Graphics of 2000)|website=IGN|publisher=Snowball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208102107/http://ps2.ign.com/news/30693.html|archive-date=February 8, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> Sound of 2000,<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=January 29, 2001|url=http://ps2.ign.com/news/30694.html|title=Best of 2000 Awards (PS2: Sound of 2000)|website=IGN|publisher=Snowball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208103010/http://ps2.ign.com/news/30694.html|archive-date=February 8, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> and PlayStation 2 Game of the Year at ''IGN''{{'}}s Best of 2000 Awards.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=January 29, 2001|url=http://ps2.ign.com/news/30682.html|title=Best of 2000 Awards (PS2: Game of the Year)|website=IGN|publisher=Snowball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509140412/http://ps2.ign.com/news/30682.html|archive-date=May 9, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> It also won the awards for "Game of the Year", "Best Soundtrack", and "Best Extreme Sports Game" at the ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' 2000 Editors' Awards,<ref>{{cite magazine|author=OPM staff|date=March 13, 2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687416,00.html|title=Game of the Year|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418152800/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687416,00.html|archive-date=April 18, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=OPM staff|date=March 13, 2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687434,00.html|title=Best Extreme Sports Game|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419064816/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687434,00.html|archive-date=April 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=OPM staff|date=March 13, 2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687432,00.html|title=Best Soundtrack|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419072313/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687432,00.html|archive-date=April 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> and was a runner-up for the "Best Multiplayer Game" award, which went to ''[[TimeSplitters]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=OPM staff|date=March 13, 2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687425,00.html|title=Best Multiplayer Game|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419070059/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2687425,00.html|archive-date=April 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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