<s>
ESPN	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Games	I-Application
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
1Xtreme	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
ESPN	O
license	O
expiring	O
for	O
Sony	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
a	O
short	O
time	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
2Xtreme	B-Application
and	O
3Xtreme	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
titles	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
early	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
CD	O
jewel	O
case	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
renamed	O
1Xtreme	B-Application
(	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
indicating	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
predecessor	O
to	O
2Xtreme	B-Application
)	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
ESPN	O
license	O
had	O
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reported	O
that	O
ESPN	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
selling	O
Sony-published	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
ESPN	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Games	I-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
push	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
32-bit	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
take	O
you	O
on	O
a	O
thrilling	O
ride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffers	O
from	O
"	O
rocky	O
"	O
scrolling	O
and	O
overly	O
pixelated	O
graphics	O
and	O
has	O
few	O
tracks	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
but	O
that	O
details	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
keep	O
the	O
action	O
realistic	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
racing	O
is	O
sufficiently	O
intense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
graphical	O
details	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
or	O
Wipeout	B-Application
,	O
both	O
already	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Game	O
Review	O
described	O
the	O
computer	O
port	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
conversion	O
from	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
that	O
's	O
worth	O
checking	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
