Software:Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

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Short description: 2002 video game
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
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Developer(s)Treyarch
HotGen (GBA)
Beenox (PC)[1]
Publisher(s)Activision O2[lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
ReleaseGame Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: September 17, 2002[2]
  • EU: October 18, 2002
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
  • WW: October 15, 2003
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer is an extreme sports video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label. The game was endorsed by veteran surfer Kelly Slater and released for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 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 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, complete with surfboard.

Playable surfers[3]

Included in base game

  • Kelly Slater
  • Lisa Andersen
  • Tom Carroll
  • Tom Curren
  • Nathan Fletcher
  • Donavon Frankenreiter
  • Bruce Irons
  • Rob Machado
  • Kalani Robb

Unlockable via career mode and cheat code

  • Tony Hawk
  • Travis Pastrana
  • "Tiki God"
  • "Surfreak"

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC) 82/100[4]
(Xbox) 80/100[5]
(GC) 80/100[6]
(PS2) 77/100[7]
(GBA) 72/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM6.5/10[9]
Famitsu27/40[10]
Game Informer(Xbox) 8.5/10[11]
(PS2) 7/10[12]
GamePro4/5 stars[13]
GameSpot8/10[14][15][16]
(PC) 7.6/10[17]
GameSpy4.5/5 stars[18][19]
(GC) 4/5 stars[20]
GameZone(PC) 8.9/10[21]
(GC) 8.8/10[22]
(Xbox) 8.6/10[23]
(PS2) 8.5/10[24]
IGN8.9/10[25][26]
(GC & GBA) 8/10[27][28]
Nintendo Power(GC) 3.8/5[29]
(GBA) 3.3/5[30]
OPM (US)3.5/5 stars[31]
OXM (US)6.9/10[32]
PC Gamer (US)78%[33]
Entertainment WeeklyB[34][35]

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 review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5][6][7][8] Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens, one six, and one seven for a total of 27 out of 40.[10] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" award, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.[36] It was also nominated for "Outstanding Original Sports Game" by the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, but lost to Jet Set Radio Future.[37]

Notes

  1. Windows and Mac OS X version published by Aspyr.

References

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  10. 10.0 10.1 IGN staff (May 26, 2004). "Gaming Life in Japan". http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/26/gaming-life-in-japan-192. 
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  22. Surette, Tim (October 10, 2002). "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - GC - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/kelly_slater_s_pro_surfer_gc_review. 
  23. Valentino, Nick (October 9, 2002). "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - XB - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/kelly_slater_s_pro_surfer_xb_review. 
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  32. "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer". Official Xbox Magazine: 120. November 2002. 
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  34. Ruby, Aaron (October 4, 2002). "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer Review (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Entertainment Weekly (675–676): 158. http://ew.com/article/2002/10/04/kelly-slaters-pro-surfer/. Retrieved December 12, 2014. 
  35. Reyes, Kimberly (December 13, 2002). "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer Review (PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance)". Entertainment Weekly (686): L2T 43. http://ew.com/article/2002/12/13/kelly-slaters-pro-surfer-2/. Retrieved December 12, 2014. 
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