<s>
2Xtreme	B-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
ESPN	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
against	O
others	O
in	O
various	O
events	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
Rollerblading	O
,	O
skateboarding	O
,	O
biking	O
,	O
and	O
snowboarding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
3Xtreme	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2Xtreme	B-Application
has	O
four	O
different	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2Xtreme	B-Application
a	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
do	O
a	O
normal	O
'	O
Exhibition	O
 '	O
race	O
or	O
a	O
season	O
which	O
involves	O
all	O
12	O
tracks	O
and	O
creates	O
standings	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
score	O
the	O
player	O
achieves	O
in	O
each	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2Xtreme	B-Application
sharply	O
divided	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Hugh	O
Sterbakov	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
all	O
improved	O
from	O
ESPN	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
so	O
primitive	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
on	O
a	O
last	O
generation	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
power-ups	O
,	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
season	O
competition	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
co-reviewer	O
Joe	O
Rybicki	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
do	O
not	O
exploit	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
fails	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
unexciting	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
somewhat	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
2Xtreme	B-Application
"	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
sedate	O
than	O
the	O
frenzied	O
original	O
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
as	O
"	O
barely	O
adequate	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
supported	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
