Software:Whiteout (video game)

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Whiteout
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Developer(s)Konami
Vicarious Visions (PS2)
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: November 26, 2002[1]
  • EU: October 10, 2003
Windows, Xbox
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Whiteout is a snowmobile racing video game published by Konami for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox in 2002.

Development

The game originally started development as an ESPN tie-in video game under its then-licensing agreement, as ESPN Winter X Games Snocross,[3] but following the loss of the ESPN license,[4] the game was retooled as Whiteout.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2Xbox
Game InformerN/A6.25/10[7]
GameRevolutionD[8]N/A
GameSpot4.3/10[9]N/A
GameSpy2.5/5 stars[10]N/A
IGN5.5/10[11]N/A
Jeuxvideo.com10/20[12]N/A
OPM (US)1/5 stars[13]N/A
OXM (US)N/A5.7/10[14]
PSM7/10[15]N/A
X-Play2/5 stars[16]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic50/100[5]58/100[6]

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6]

References

  1. "PlayStation 2: Whiteout". 2003-02-04. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/380/380398p1.html. 
  2. Varanini, Giancarlo (December 10, 2002). "Konami ships two". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-ships-two/1100-2901444/. 
  3. "ESPN Winter X Games Snocross" (in en). 2001-12-06. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/espn-winter-x-games-snocross. 
  4. "Konami and ESPN at an End" (in en). 2002-04-02. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/02/konami-and-espn-at-an-end. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Whiteout for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/whiteout/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Whiteout for Xbox Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/whiteout/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  7. "Whiteout (Xbox)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (116): 144. December 2002. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1327.39514.htm. Retrieved October 15, 2021. 
  8. Johnson, Michael (February 2003). "Whiteout Review (PS2)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33749-whiteout-review. 
  9. Davis, Ryan (December 18, 2002). "Whiteout Review (PS2)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/whiteout-review/1900-2902097/. 
  10. Osborne, Scott (December 15, 2002). "GameSpy: Whiteout (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/whiteout/561437p1.html. 
  11. Roper, Chris (December 16, 2002). "Whiteout (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/16/whiteout. 
  12. Dinowan (October 17, 2003). "Test: Whiteout (PS2)" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003508_test.htm. 
  13. "Whiteout". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (65): 109. February 2003. 
  14. "Whiteout". Official Xbox Magazine (Imagine Media): 80. January 2003. 
  15. Smith, David (February 2003). "Whiteout". PSM (Imagine Media) (68): 30. https://archive.org/details/psm-068/page/n31/mode/2up. Retrieved October 15, 2021. 
  16. Rubenstein, Glenn (January 13, 2003). "'Whiteout' (PS2) Review". TechTV. http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3412506,00.html. 

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