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''ESPN X Games Skateboarding'' is a video game developed by
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for the
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and
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. The PlayStation 2 version was released in North America on August 14, 2001, in Japan on September 20, 2001, and in Europe on January 25, 2002, while the Game Boy Advance version was released in North America on September 12, 2001, in Japan on October 25, and in Europe on November 16. The game was released as part of Konami's
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The Games brand.


Featured skaters

Default skaters *
Bob Burnquist Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (; born 10 October 1976) is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a " fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural r ...
* Chris Senn *
Colin McKay Colin McKay (born August 29, 1975) is a Canadian professional Skateboarding, skateboarder who is widely recognized for his involvement with the original Plan B Skateboards "superteam" as well as the subsequent relaunch of the brand in 2005. ...
*
Kerry Getz Kerry Getz (born June 10, 1975) is an American professional skateboarder. Biography Getz has been skateboarding since the age of nine. Alongside Fred Gall, Tim O'Conner and Rob Pluhowski, Getz was one of the original team members of the Habit ...
* Carlos de Andrade * Lincoln Ueda * Chad Fernandez *
Rick McCrank Richard McCrank (born January 23, 1976) is a Canadian professional skateboarder and skate shop owner. Early life McCrank was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. Professional skateboarding McCrank's first deck s ...
Unlockable skaters * Rollie McNulty * Kaiell Williams


Soundtrack

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American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stacy Jones, lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist and backing vocalist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian ...
- "Scar" *
Voodoo Glow Skulls Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California, by brothers Frank, Eddie, and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill. Voodoo Glow Skulls first played at backyard parties and later at Spa ...
- "The Drop In" *
Schatzi Schatzi is an American band from Oklahoma, based in Austin, Texas, formed in 1996Andy Langer"Spotlights: Schatzi" ''The Austin Chronicle'', March 15, 2002. by Montez Williams, Christian Kyle, Jason Westbrook and Jason Altman. Biography Montez ...
- "Death of the Alphabet" * Union 13 - "A Short Supply (of Truth)" *
Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bass ...
- "A Place for My Head" *
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- " Jenny (867-5309)" *
New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), ...
- " Hit or Miss" *
Sum 41 Sum 41 was a Canadian rock band formed in Ajax, Ontario, in 1996. The band's final lineup consisted of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason McCaslin (bass, backing vocals), Tom T ...
- "
Fat Lip "Fat Lip" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It is the fourth track on their debut album, '' All Killer No Filler'' (2001), and was released as the lead single in April 2001. It is the band's most successful single to date, topping the ''B ...
" * Foreign Legion - "Secret Agent" * Rx Bandits - "Who Would've Thought" *
Skrape Skrape was an American nu metal band formed in Orlando, Florida in 1997. History Skrape originally formed in 1997 under the name "Jojo", they later renamed to "Skrape" two years later. Prior to their formation in 1997, members had been involved ...
- "Waste" *
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- "OK Nightmare"


Gameplay

Aside from the practice, multiplayer, and free skate modes, players can participate in an
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competition in either street or vert. In X Games, players attempt to earn the highest score within a one-minute time limit. One of the playable levels is inspired by the halfpipe used in X Games Six. The game also has an arcade mode, where players roam levels and complete various goals, and collecting spinning X Games logos, which unlocks other playable levels. In the Game Boy Advance version, players increase their attributes via the X-Rage meter, where players fill up the meter by performing tricks, which later will cause a coin to appear on the halfpipe. After the player grabs the coin, they're flown higher into the air, and players are to perform a 10-trick combo. If the player successfully accomplishes this, gems will fall down onto the halfpipe, which players can collect. If players grab enough gems of a particular color, the skater the player is playing as will have his attributes raised in a specific section.


Reception

In Japan, ''
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'' gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of 33 out of 40. The game itself received more mixed reviews in the West, however, according to the
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website
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. David Smith of ''
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'' praised the ESPN integration of the PS2 version, while criticizing the aforementioned inconsistent graphics throughout the levels in arcade mode.
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of ''
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'' also criticized the graphics of the same console version, along with the controls. Jim Preston of '' NextGen'' compared the game to "plain vanilla ogurtwithout the sprinkles." Craig Harris of ''IGN'' praised the presentation of the GBA version, and unlike the PS2 version, gave a higher score for the graphics, but Harris would also criticize the overall gameplay and potential lasting appeal. Frank Provo of ''GameSpot'' said of the same handheld version, "It is really too bad that the park competition is so incomplete and lackluster, as it virtually ensures that few people will ever purchase the game and experience the sheer joy of the more magically delicious vert competition." In Japan, however, ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of 25 out of 40.


See also

* ''
ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding is a video game developed and published by Konami for PlayStation 2 in 2000–2001. A sequel, ''ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002'', was released in 2001. Reception The game received "average" reviews according to the Review aggregator, r ...
''


References


External links

* {{Konami ESPN series 2001 video games ESPN video games Game Boy Advance games Konami games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 2 games Skateboarding video games Video games developed in Japan X Games