<s>
SSX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
receiving	O
numerous	O
industry	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
regarded	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
standouts	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
include	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
SSX	B-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rechtschaffner	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
and	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
before	O
moving	O
into	O
the	O
chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
role	O
for	O
EA	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
tricks	O
have	O
origins	O
in	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
tricks	O
are	O
not	O
realistic	O
to	O
actual	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSXs	O
development	O
started	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
decided	O
to	O
end	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
of	O
NextGen	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
release	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
launch	O
)	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
addictive	O
and	O
instinctive	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
that	O
seemingly	O
rare	O
thing	O
:	O
a	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
title	O
that	O
values	O
entertainment	O
over	O
image.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
2000	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
and	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
;	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Music	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
(	O
Alternative	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
dubbed	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
additionally	O
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Console	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Gameplay	O
Engineering	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Visual	O
Engineering	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Overall	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
Fourth	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Original	O
Music	O
Composition	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
2000	O
in	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
)	O
,	O
Graphics	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
Sound	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Extreme	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
2000	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
