Metacritic Games

SSX Tricky (GameCube)

Second-generation rider physics provide more in-air and on-snow user control. Compete in the World Circuit, go head-to-head in the unique Showoff (trick) versions of nine courses on the World Circuit, or just kick it in Free Ride. New Garibaldi and Alaska courses let you get more vertical and catch more air, while all the original courses have some new surprises. [Electronic Arts]

Electronic Arts
Sports
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: EA Canada
Released November 27, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

87 / 100

Critic Reviews

100 Hot Games
It has great competitive factions, a large line-up of diverse skaters, and some of the most mind-blowing, thumb-numbing, breathtaking tricks yet seen on a console snowboarding game.
90 Nintendo Power
Wonderfully addictive. [Dec 2001, p.168]
90 GamePro
The sequel doesn’t stray far from the original, but SSX Tricky has far more personality and the ultimate tricks wired—rewarding gameplay and a high replay value.
90 Media and Games Online Network
The audio is great and worth listen with a Dolby pro-logic receiver, and the graphics, while flawed are truly of next-generation quality.
88 TotalGames.net
Put simply, this is certainly worth giving a go if you’re looking for some high-speed thrills, death-defying leaps and gorgeous eye candy.
88 Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
One of those games that you switch on intending to have a quick blast, then find yourself staring square-eyed at in the early hours.
88 Nintendojo
For future releases in this series, it’d be nice if there were more customization options and musical selections but those are minor gripes to what was, generally, a favorable experience.
88 GameSpot
The gameplay is hectic, the new trick system adds substantial depth, and the overall production is top-notch...But if you have a choice, the PS2 version is recommended.
85 GameZone
I am truly amazed at how well the GameCube controller performs with SSX Tricky.
85 Game Informer
It’s a great game, but it lacks the bells and whistles within the founding PS2 release. [Feb 2002, p.87]
85 GamerWeb Nintendo
My first and only gripe about the game is the learning curve on the game's controls.
85 GameSpy
Even if you've played the original, SSX Tricky is a fantastic game of fast paced action and tons of surprises.
84 GameShark
With all this brilliance, it would be easy to overlook the sound in the game, but this is one of the high points of the makeover.
83 Game Revolution
The Gamecube version of SSX Tricky manages to retain the most important quality of the PS2 version - the fun - despite having a few flaws. This is a very good game, and while it's not quite as polished as the PS2, it's still worth the money for Gamecube owners.
82 netjak
When comparing Tricky side-by-side with the GC and PS2, the PS2 wins hands down. It if obvious that this is a port from the PS2 to the GC and not the other way around.
80 Cloudchaser
It takes mind-blowing environments and mixes them with realistically moving and sounding characters that create one of the best pseudo-realities ever.
80 All Game Guide
A solid racer with highly addicting gameplay, a nice variety of modes, and enough hidden extras to keep even the most dedicated rider occupied all winter long.
79 IGN
The control mechanics, still usable, have been sloppily adapted to GameCube's controller, which makes for a tricking environment that is not nearly intuitive as it is on Sony's console.
78 GameCube Europe
Lifespan is the main issue here, as everything else is in place. It took me a week to finish Race and Showoff mode with one character. There is loads left, though, so the potential for a long lasting game is there, it just really depends on whether or not you want to go through it all again and again.
75 Armchair Empire
The Gamecube controller butchers the game.