Software:Surf Riders

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Short description: 1999 video game
Surf Riders
Surf Riders cover.jpg
Developer(s)ACOT
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: November 18, 1999
  • NA: August 10, 2000[1]
  • EU: September 29, 2000
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Surf Riders, known in Japan as Max Surfing 2000 (マックスサーフィン2000, Makkusu Sāfin 2000), and in Europe as Gerry Lopez Surf Riders, is a video game developed by ACOT and published by KSS and Ubi Soft for the PlayStation in 1999-2000.

Gameplay

In this game the player receives a score based on variety, endurance and the difficulty of tricks performed on beaches throughout the world.[2]

There are five beaches to surf, each providing different waves to ride:[3]

  1. Manly Beach, Australia
  2. Grand Plage, Lacanau, France
  3. Huntington Beach, California
  4. Tonami Beach, Japan
  5. Pipeline, Hawaii

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic64/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame1/5 stars[5]
EGM3/10[6]
Famitsu23/40[7]
Game Informer6.75/10[8]
GameFan78%[9]
GameSpot6/10[10]
IGN6.5/10[3]
Jeuxvideo.com13/20[11]
Next Generation3/5 stars[2]
OPM (UK)1/10[12]
OPM (US)1.5/5 stars[13]
Maxim2/5 stars[14]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] IGN called the game "ridiculously hard, but once you get into it, it's ridiculously fun".[3] GameSpot said that it was a fun game, but it lacked variety.[10] Chris Charla of NextGen said that the game was "too limited to earn another star, but it is unquestionably addictive as hell."[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Zdyrko, Dave (August 8, 2000). "Surf Riders (Preview)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/09/surf-riders-2. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charla, Chris (August 2000). "Surf Riders". NextGen (Imagine Media) (68): 94. https://archive.org/details/NextGen68Aug2000/page/n95/mode/2up. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Perry, Douglass C. (August 9, 2000). "Surf Riders". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/10/surf-riders. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Surf Riders for PlayStation Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/surf-riders/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Simpson, Chris. "Surf Riders - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114152907/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26025&tab=review. Retrieved September 16, 2020. 
  6. ↑ EGM staff (October 2000). "Surf Riders". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (135). 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "マックスサーフィン2000 [PS"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18928&redirect=no. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 
  8. ↑ "Surf Riders". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (90). October 2000. 
  9. ↑ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino" (October 2000). "Surf Riders". GameFan (Shinno Media) 8 (10): 80. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_10/page/n83/mode/2up. Retrieved September 16, 2020. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Davis, Ryan (August 17, 2000). "Surf Riders Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/surf-riders-review/1900-2616913/. 
  11. ↑ Romendil (October 12, 2000). "Test: Gerry Lopez Surf Riders" (in French). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000904_test.htm. Retrieved September 16, 2020. 
  12. ↑ Curran, Ste (December 25, 2000). "Gerry Lopez Surf Riders". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (66): 131. https://archive.org/details/opm066/page/n129/mode/2up. Retrieved September 16, 2020. 
  13. ↑ "Surf Riders". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (37). October 2000. 
  14. ↑ Fryman, Ari (August 11, 2000). "Surf Riders". Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010626152338/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=527. Retrieved September 16, 2020. 

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