''Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer'' is an

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s video game developed by

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and published by

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under the Activision O2 label. The game was endorsed by veteran surfer

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and released for

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, PlayStation 2 and

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in 2002, and for Microsoft Windows in 2003. To coincide with the game, Slater appeared as an unlockable character in the 2001 skateboarding video game ''

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'', complete with surfboard.

Playable surfers

Included in base game

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* Tom Carroll *

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* Bruce Irons *

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* Kalani Robb

Unlockable via career mode and cheat code

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* "

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God" * "Surfreak"

Reception

''Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer'' received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received "average" reviews, according to video game

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. ''

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'' gave it a score of two sevens, one six, and one seven for a total of 27 out of 40. It was nominated for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" award, which went to ''

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''. It was also nominated for "Outstanding Original Sports Game" by the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, but lost to ''

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''.

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