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developed by

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and published by

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for the

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and

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Reception

The game received average reviews on both platforms according to the

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website

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. ''

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'' gave the PlayStation version a favorable review, over a month before its U.S. release date. However, ''

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'' said of the same console version, "In the end, its style-over-substance, mediocre gameplay is what you'll remember the most." In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square, also under the name , on March 11, 1999, ''

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'' gave it a score of 28 out of 40. ''

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'' said that the PlayStation version "enters the PlayStation snowboarding foray to carve a piece out of ''

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'' mountain. But ''X Games Pro Boarder'' doesn't have the kick to knock ''CB'' off the slopes."

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