Software:Sno-Cross Championship Racing

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Short description: 2000 video game
Sno-Cross Championship Racing
Developer(s)Unique Development Studios
Publisher(s)Crave Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, Dreamcast
ReleasePlayStation
Dreamcast
Genre(s)Racing, extreme sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sno-Cross Championship Racing is an extreme sports video game. It was developed by Unique Development Studios and published by Crave Entertainment.

Gameplay

Sno-Cross Championship Racing is a snowmobile video game. It has seven locations to race on such as the Nagano Olympics, Aspen, and a naval ship graveyard in Murmansk. It also features a level editor that allows players to create their own race tracks.[5]

Development

The game was developed by Unique Development Studios, having previously made No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking. The snowmobiles used in the game were licensed from Yamaha and modeled using Computer-aided design data that were also used in the machines' design.[5]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DreamcastPS
AllGameStarStarStar[8]N/A
EGM7/10[10]5/10[11][lower-alpha 1]
Game InformerN/A6/10[13]
GameRevolutionB[14]N/A
GameSpot6.2/10[15]7.2/10[16]
GameSpy2/10[17]N/A
IGN3.1/10[18]7.5/10[19]
Next GenerationStarStarStar[20]N/A
OPM (US)N/AStarHalf star[21]
Aggregate score
Metacritic62/100[6]66/100[7]

Sno-Cross Championship Racing received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7] Daniel Ericsson of Daily Radar praised the PlayStation version's track editor.[22] Chris Charla of NextGen said of the Dreamcast version: "It's the only game of its kind on Dreamcast, and though it's not perfect, it's still a fair amount of fun."[20]

Lamchop of GamePro said of the PlayStation version in its October 2000 issue, "Stick with Sled Storm if you want arcade action, but if you're looking for something more simlike, Sno Cross Championship Racing [sic] is worth a rental."[23][lower-alpha 2] Later, Iron Thumbs called the Dreamcast version "A fun racing game that becomes more enjoyable as your skills improve, but still, it's worth renting first to see if you'll want to play it for an extended period of time."[24][lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 5/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 3/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the Dreamcast version three 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.

References

  1. ↑ "Sno Cross Championship Racing". http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3709. 
  2. ↑ "Sno-Cross Championship Racing". http://psx.ign.com/games/14224.html. 
  3. ↑ "SnoCross: Championship Racing". http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3727. 
  4. ↑ "New Releases". http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-DC.asp. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nix, Marc (July 28, 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (Preview)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/sno-cross-championship-racing-3. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sno-Cross Championship Racing critic reviews (DC)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/snocross-championship-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Snocross Championship Racing critic reviews (PS)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/snocross-championship-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. 
  8. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (DC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=28536&tab=review. 
  9. ↑ Steinberg, Scott (August 22, 2000). "Sno Cross [sic Championship Racing (PS)"]. CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/Snocross/. 
  10. ↑ Lockhart, Ryan (December 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (137): 208. https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 
  11. ↑ Lockhart, Ryan; Hager, Dean; Mielke, James "Milkman" (November 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (136): 256. https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c0/EGM_US_136.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 
  12. ↑ Zimmerman, Chris (December 22, 2000). "Sno Cross Championship Racing [sic (DC)"]. Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=4792. 
  13. ↑ "Sno Cross [sic] Championship Racing (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (91). November 2000. 
  14. ↑ Sparks, Shawn (December 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing Review (DC)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32288-sno-cross-championship-racing-review. 
  15. ↑ Provo, Frank (December 12, 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing Review (DC) [date mislabeled as "December 14, 2000""]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sno-cross-championship-racing-review/1900-2664051/. 
  16. ↑ Shoemaker, Brad (August 1, 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing Review (PS)". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sno-cross-championship-racing-review/1900-2610494/. 
  17. ↑ Mr. Domino (April 12, 2001). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing". IGN Entertainment. http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/sno-crosschampionshipracing/. 
  18. ↑ Justice, Brandon (December 11, 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (DC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/12/sno-cross-championship-racing. 
  19. ↑ Cleveland, Adam (August 8, 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/09/sno-cross-championship-racing-2. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Charla, Chris (December 2000). "Sno Cross [sic Championship Racing (DC)"]. NextGen (Imagine Media) (72): 108. https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n109/mode/2up. Retrieved April 1, 2020. 
  21. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (October 2000). "Sno-Cross Championship Racing". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (37): 136. https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-37-october-2000/page/136/mode/2up. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 
  22. ↑ Ericsson, Daniel (2000). "Sno Cross [sic (PS)"]. Imagine Media. http://www.dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_820.html. 
  23. ↑ Lamchop (October 2000). "Sno Cross Championship Racing [sic (PS)"]. GamePro (IDG) (145): 130. https://retrocdn.net/images/2/2e/GamePro_US_145.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 
  24. ↑ Iron Thumbs (December 12, 2000). "Sno Cross [sic Championship Racing Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com"]. GamePro (IDG). http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/7604.shtml. Retrieved November 3, 2023. 
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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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