Software:Front Page Sports: Ski Racing

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Front Page Sports: Ski Racing
Front Page Sports Ski Racing cover.jpg
Developer(s)Dynamix
Publisher(s)Sierra On-Line
Platform(s)Windows[1]
ReleaseOctober 1997[2]

Front Page Sports: Ski Racing is a 1997 video game from Dynamix. The game was later repackaged by publisher Sierra Sports as simply Ski Racing. It was followed by Skiing, 1999 Edition.

Gameplay

The player is treated to videos of Picabo Street explaining the best and easiest way to make it down the hill alive.[3]

The player is given choices of five different kinds of racing: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Downhill and All-Around.[3] In these the player can control the difficulty of the courses by changing the weather and the snow conditions.[3] In addition there are six choices of courses to ski on: Whistler, Aspen Mountain, Vail, Mt. Bachelor, Val d'lsere and Garmisch.[3][4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot8/10[5]
Gamezilla75%[3]
Computer Gaming World2/5[6]
PC Joker33%[7]
PC Player62%[8][9]
GameStar28%[10]
Computer Games Magazine2/5[11]

Computer Gaming World gave the game a score of 2 out of 5 stating "Maybe if Papyrus had developed the game instead of Dynamix it would have been more realistic. As it is, it’s a moderately fun arcade racing game. Just don’t try the slalom."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Komando, Kim (February 2, 1998). "Getting a Workout With Sports Software Titles". Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220719175520/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-02-fi-14657-story.html. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  2. ↑ Kaiafas, Tasos (May 19, 1997). "Exclusive: Ski Racing Moves to Front Page". Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990209113842/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/19_skiracing/index.html. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Walters, Bob; Walters, Karen (1997). "Front Page Sports Ski Racing". Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020213014636/gamezilla.com/reviews/s/skiracing.asp. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  4. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (1997). "Catch the powder on your computer". Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030705063543/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/009/149/fps_ski_racing.html. Retrieved July 31, 2022. 
  5. ↑ Kaiafas, Tasos (February 10, 1998). "Front Page Sports: Ski Racing Review[date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512043043/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/front-page-sports-ski-racing-review/1900-2536110/. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Case, Loyd (August 1998). "Slippery Slope". p. 218. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_169/page/n217/mode/2up. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  7. ↑ "DSF Ski" (in de). April 1998. p. 90. https://archive.org/details/pcjoker-april-1998-images/page/90/mode/2up. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  8. ↑ "DSF Ski" (in de). April 1998. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220110126/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=17336&s=2. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  9. ↑ "DSF Ski" (in de). April 1998. https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-04/page/n99/mode/2up. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  10. ↑ "DSF Ski Racing" (in de). May 1998. p. 100. https://archive.org/details/GameStar.N008.1998.05/page/102/mode/2up. Retrieved July 20, 2022. 
  11. ↑ Sones, Benjamin (February 7, 1998). "Front Page Sports: Ski Racing". Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030705052422/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/010/055/fps_skiing_review.html. Retrieved July 31, 2022. 



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