<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
by	O
Exient	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
mountain	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
follows	O
snowboarders	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
also	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
games	O
and	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
online	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
initially	O
began	O
in	O
2001	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
trick	O
system	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
awards	O
for	O
Console	O
Action	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Licensed	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
2018	O
re-release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
also	O
a	O
success	O
and	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboard	O
racing	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
various	O
snowboarders	O
and	O
compete	O
in	O
events	O
set	O
across	O
individual	O
courses	O
in	O
peaks	B-Device
on	O
a	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
returning	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
adrenaline	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
gains	O
adrenaline	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
executes	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
complete	O
peak	O
goals	O
—	O
set	O
objectives	O
—	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
and	O
unlock	O
all	O
three	O
peaks	B-Device
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
to	O
knock	O
other	O
snowboarders	O
over	O
,	O
slowing	O
them	O
down	O
and	O
providing	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
adrenaline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
freestyle	O
events	O
include	O
slopestyle	O
,	O
big	B-Device
air	I-Device
,	O
and	O
super	O
pipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
slopestyle	O
courses	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
points	O
by	O
performing	O
tricks	O
,	O
big	B-Device
air	I-Device
courses	O
are	O
short	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
ramps	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
large	O
jumps	O
and	O
multiple	O
tricks	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
super	O
pipe	O
courses	O
contain	O
half-pipes	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
repeatedly	O
perform	O
tricks	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
peak	O
goals	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
contains	O
smaller	O
challenges	O
called	O
career	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
station	O
areas	O
,	O
game	O
narrator	O
DJ	B-Application
Atomika	I-Application
talks	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
via	O
EA	O
Radio	O
Big	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
radio	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allowed	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
join	O
lobbies	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
challenge	O
players	O
to	O
races	O
,	O
view	O
player	O
statistics	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
global	O
rank	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
chat	O
with	O
players	O
using	O
supported	O
USB	O
headsets	B-Device
and	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
send	O
messages	O
and	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
forty	O
friends	O
,	O
called	O
buddies	O
,	O
using	O
EA	O
Messenger	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
mountain	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
never	O
implemented	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
instead	O
made	O
the	O
focus	O
for	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Canada	O
stated	O
that	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
so	O
"	O
just	O
about	O
anyone	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
with	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
official	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
by	O
journalists	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
ended	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
and	O
NBA	O
Street	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
both	O
EA	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
enjoyed	O
features	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
thirty	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
snow	O
,	O
ranging	O
in	O
consistency	O
,	O
and	O
rendered	O
using	O
various	O
shading	O
techniques	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
lighting	O
effects	O
than	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
to	O
be	O
THX	O
certified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
93	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
41	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
92	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
GC	O
)	O
versions	O
,	O
both	O
based	O
on	O
27	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Big	O
's	O
second-highest	O
rated	O
game	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
aggregate	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
92%	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
GC	O
based	O
on	O
60	O
reviews	O
and	O
38	O
reviews	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
90%	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
based	O
on	O
41	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
particularly	O
praised	O
SSX	B-Application
3s	I-Application
technical	O
advancements	O
,	O
with	O
Game-Revolutions	O
Ben	O
Silverman	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
snow	O
effects	O
unrivaled	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
recognising	O
its	O
"	O
consistently	O
high	O
"	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
recognised	O
SSX	B-Application
3s	I-Application
open	O
world	O
as	O
innovative	O
,	O
with	O
Williams	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
ride	O
across	O
long	O
distances	O
"	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
wait	O
a	O
single	O
second	O
for	O
the	O
environments	O
to	O
load	O
into	O
memory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
of	O
GameZone	O
called	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
extremely	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Surette	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
GameZone	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
tightest	O
games	O
out	O
there	O
...	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
that	O
stands	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
negative	O
,	O
and	O
everything	O
else	O
is	O
a	O
glaring	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
board	O
presses	O
"	O
make	O
playing	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
performing	O
tricks	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
pleasure	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
GC	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
controller	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
provide	O
enough	O
buttons	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
pad	O
was	O
"	O
especially	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3s	I-Application
sound	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
were	O
widely	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Silverman	O
commending	O
the	O
"	O
varied	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
great	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
sound	O
terrific	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
commented	O
that	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
legitimate	O
THX	O
endorsed	O
game	O
,	O
ensuring	O
high-quality	O
sound	O
clarity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
recognition	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
layers	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
racing	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
contributes	O
heavily	O
to	O
the	O
intensity	O
and	O
excitement	O
of	O
playing	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noah	O
Robischon	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
smooth	O
music	O
,	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
'	O
Uber	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Super	O
Uber	O
 '	O
combo	O
tricks	O
,	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
stumbling	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
at	O
4	O
a.m.	O
,	O
your	O
fingers	O
aching	O
and	O
your	O
voice	O
hoarse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
gave	O
the	O
GC	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
100%	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
other	O
snowboarding	O
games	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
steam	O
mid-shred	O
,	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
continues	O
to	O
gain	O
momentum.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
version	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
more	O
poorly	O
received	O
,	O
gaining	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
63	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
57%	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
Console	O
Action	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Licensed	O
Soundtrack	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
750,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$28	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
83rd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
or	O
GC	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
reached	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3s	I-Application
PS2	B-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
Gold	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
ELSPA	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
