<s>
SSX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
SSX	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Descents	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
trailer	O
appeared	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
much	O
darker	O
direction	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
than	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
though	O
later	O
footage	O
revealed	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
lighter	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
real	O
locations	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
fictional	O
courses	O
of	O
past	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
SSX	B-Application
games	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
sub-brand	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
uses	O
the	O
standard	O
EA	O
Sports	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
was	O
also	O
resurrected	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
a	B-Application
new	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
via	O
buttons	O
or	O
analogue	O
sticks	O
,	O
although	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
classic	O
controls	O
from	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
filling	O
up	O
the	O
boost	O
meter	O
completely	O
,	O
players	O
enter	O
'	O
Tricky	O
 '	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
from	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Team	O
SSX	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
nine	O
deadly	O
descents	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Himalayas	O
and	O
Antarctica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Performing	O
well	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
modes	O
earns	O
the	O
players	O
SSX	B-Application
Credits	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
boards	O
or	O
gadget	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
SSX	B-Application
character	O
Elise	O
Riggs	O
returned	O
in	O
this	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	O
Tour	O
follows	O
biker	O
Zoe	O
Payne	O
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
snowboarder	O
Mac	O
Fraser	O
and	O
surfer	O
Tane	O
Mumea	O
,	O
has	O
founded	O
Team	O
SSX	B-Application
(	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
Snowboarding	O
,	O
Surfing	O
,	O
and	O
Motocross	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gathering	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
nine	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
riders	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Team	O
SSX	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
nine	O
deadliest	O
descents	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
raise	O
funds	O
via	O
livestreaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
SSX	B-Application
member	O
,	O
Griff	O
Simmons	O
,	O
is	O
seeking	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
nine	O
descents	O
himself	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
race	O
against	O
time	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
will	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
Tricky	O
"	O
remixed	O
by	O
Pretty	O
Lights	O
from	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
returns	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
EA	O
released	O
content	O
entitled	O
"	O
Mount	O
Eddie	O
&	O
Classic	O
Characters	O
Pack	O
"	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
content	O
contained	O
seven	O
characters	O
from	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
and	O
SSX	B-Application
3	O
,	O
three	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
82	O
and	O
81	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
respectively	O
,	O
signifying	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
SSX	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
SSX	B-Application
is	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
this	O
generation	O
has	O
been	O
missing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5/10	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
SSX	B-Application
"	O
has	O
found	O
a	O
worthy	O
infrastructure	O
to	O
establish	O
an	O
online	O
community	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
same	O
approach	O
has	O
found	O
the	O
brand	O
veering	O
away	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
...	O
of	O
yesteryear	O
,	O
leaving	O
its	O
more	O
seductive	O
silly	O
side	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
cold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
Labels	O
President	O
Frank	O
Gibeau	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
was	O
a	O
better	O
success	O
than	O
EA	O
's	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Syndicate	B-Application
which	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
expecting	O
to	O
perform	O
successfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
behind	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
MLB	B-Application
12	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
