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Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 14 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch
Genre(s): Sports, Surfing
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Summary
Surf with 6-time World Champ Kelly Slater and 8 of the most legendary surfers of all time for the ultimate thrill in non-stop riding action. Features Free Surf, Career and Muli-player modes; Fantasy tricks; 30 Levels, 13 real-world breaks; Ultra-real wave & ocean conditions; and populated waves. [Activision]
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What The Critics Said
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IGN
The most impressive looking and playing surf game ever created...If Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer doesn't spark a huge interest in videogame surfing, well then sh*t, nothing will.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
An excellent surfing game that not only looks and sounds great, but also makes all three aspects of competitive surfing fun; the tube tricks, the face tricks, and the aerials.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
The digital beaches of the game are so close in look and feel to the real thing that I could almost smell the salt water.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Impressive gameplay and stunning visuals make this one a must have for surfers and wannabes alike.
Read Full Review >Media and Games Online Network
The career mode has a lot of depth, and pulling off all of the tricks in the spectacular looking waves is an absolute joy.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
While it may not capture the "feel" of surfing quite as well as its closest competitor, it makes up for it with better wave models and the incredible number of actions to perform on each wave.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
It's organic intensity versus Hawk's urban chaos, but it works. [Oct 2002, p.30]
GameSpot
Easily the most cohesive and well-rounded surfing game to hit the PS2 yet, and a unique and enjoyable extreme sports game in its own right.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Sony
Fluid gameplay, great visuals, and a huge amount of overall depth easily override some low-key soundtracks, a frustrating camera, and a high degree of difficulty.
Read Full Review >GamePro
One humongous drawback to this otherwise seemingly outstanding surf game, however, is the ongoing slowdown.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
An excellent first installment that offers gaming's best surfing experience. [4 Oct 2002, p.158]
PSX Nation
There’s still room for a more user-friendly control scheme and fun virtual surfing experience to come down the pike.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
The replays are totally interactive, the camera can be set just about anywhere, and the control is so easily grasped, you'll be busting out moves that would take you a lifetime to learn. [Oct 2002, p.85]
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The overall PS2 surfing champ. [Oct 2002, p.148]
Game Informer
Certainly playable, but without the adrenaline charge of actual surfing, it feels like I'm playing one endless Tony Hawk level. [Oct 2002, p.84]
Electronic Gaming Monthly
At its core, Kelly just feels like a bare-bones version of "THPS" in the ocean. [Oct 2002, p.179]
TotalGames.net
It’s difficult to look at Kelly Slater as anything more than a cash-in.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
It's more successful than any other surfing game that's come before it, but its seemingly random waves and amazing physics don't entirely overcome its repetitive nature or lack of difficulty.
Read Full Review >Gamer's Pulse
The whole game concept is worn and exhausted, the graphics are shallow, the gameplay is repetitive, and the sounds are poor.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.4 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jessica R. gave it a10:
I luv ur game its awsome hang loose bro.
Johnny O. gave it a0:
This game was horrible. way to easy. can we please make it harder i mean my little brother who is 5 beat it in like 4 days i mean come on. you learn it and u just do whatever you want after u learn, make it harder.
Jimmy S. gave it a 9:
Very good game, definetely a must buy/hire, whatever just get it and play it. Its so real and is by far the best activisionO2 game out there.
Shane H. gave it a 10:
My life now goes like this...Sleep, eat, play KSPS :)))
Matthew V. gave it a 10:
AMAZING!!
Matt C. gave it a 10:
It's cool.
Damon M. gave it a 10:
This game is awesome! By far KSPS is the best game of this genre by leaps and bounds. It's very easy to learn and you'll be busting mad air and surfing sick breaks in no time. If you surf your definitely going to want this game on flat days so you can travel to breaks like Kirra, G-Land, Pipe, Bells and to 60 ft Cortez Bank. If you don't surf then you'll never get what all the hype is about but we (surfers) have been waiting for a game like this for a long time. This game is not perfect but it is definitely worth 50 bones to surf famous breaks while busting phat airs and getting shacked in sick tubes. Good job Kelly and Treyarch and I can't wait until KSPS2. I bet it's going to blow this one away.
