Software:Cool Boarders 4

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Cool Boarders 4
Cool Boarders 4.jpg
Developer(s)Idol Minds
Publisher(s)
SeriesCool Boarders
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: October 26, 1999[1][2]
  • EU: February 25, 2000
  • JP: March 9, 2000
Genre(s)Snowboarding
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Cool Boarders 4 is a snowboarding video game developed by Idol Minds for the PlayStation.

In the game, the player can play multiple tracks with multiple characters. The campaign includes scenarios such as slalom runs and time attacks. In the game, the feature of multiplayer is also accessible.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings68%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3.5/5 stars[4]
Famitsu28/40[6]
Game Informer7.75/10[7]
GameFan75%[8]
GameSpot7.3/10[9]
IGN4/10[10]
Jeuxvideo.com11/20[11]
Next Generation2/5 stars[12]
OPM (US)3/5 stars[13]
The Sydney Morning Herald3.5/5 stars[14]

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Chris Kramer of NextGen said that the game "still lacks energy, and even Nintendo's three-year old [sic] 1080° Snowboarding is a better game."[12] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by UEP Systems on March 9, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[6]

References

  1. "ALL-NEW COOL BOARDERS 4 GOES BIG THIS YEAR WITH NEW MOVES, RIDERS, COURSES AND BOARDS". October 25, 1999. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000304005802/http://www.989studios.com/pages/corporate/press.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  2. Kennedy, Sam (October 25, 1999). "PlayStation Cool Boarders 4 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000""]. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on April 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000416213656/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_10/25_vg_cool/index.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Cool Boarders 4 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527032943/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196982-cool-boarders-4/index.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  4. Kanarick, Mark. "Cool Boarders 4 - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115155702/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20302&tab=review. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  5. Ham, Tom (December 17, 1999). "Cool Boarders 4". CNET. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001017071329/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Coolbrd4/. Retrieved September 18, 2022. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "クールボーダーズ4 [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19187&redirect=no. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  7. "Cool Boarders 4". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (80). December 1999. 
  8. "REVIEW for Cool Boarders 4". GameFan (Shinno Media). November 2, 1999. 
  9. MacDonald, Ryan (October 29, 1999). "Cool Boarders 4 [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050116035230/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/coolboarders4/review.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  10. Landi, Gil (November 16, 1999). "Cool Boarders 4". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/17/cool-boarders-4. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  11. Kornifex (February 24, 2000). "Test: Cool Boarders 4" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000533_test.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Kramer, Chris (January 2000). "Cool Boarders 4". NextGen (Imagine Media) (61): 98. https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n99/mode/2up. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  13. Rybicki, Joe (December 1999). "Cool Boarders 4". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 3 (3): 136. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_3_1999-12_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n131/mode/2up. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 
  14. Clarke, Stuart (February 12, 2000). "Slide of hand". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001002134742/http://www.smh.com.au/icon/0002/12/games1.html. Retrieved March 27, 2022. 

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