<s>
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	B-Application
and	O
skiing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Montreal	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
putting	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
between	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Application
On	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
branding	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Application
2012	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	I-Application
SSX	I-Application
would	O
use	O
the	O
standard	O
EA	O
Sports	O
branding	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
SSX	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
progressively	O
works	O
up	O
through	O
3	O
peaks	O
on	O
a	O
mountain	O
,	O
participating	O
in	O
races	O
,	O
trick	O
competitions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
slalom	O
event	O
to	O
earn	O
prizes	O
and	O
other	O
unlockable	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
either	O
the	O
traditional	O
snowboards	O
;	O
or	O
skis	O
,	O
as	O
introduced	O
in	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
control	O
uses	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
jumping	O
is	O
controlled	O
through	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
while	O
,	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
throwing	O
snowballs	O
at	O
targets	O
or	O
foes	O
during	O
a	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
C	O
rating	O
:	O
"	O
Maybe	O
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
sums	O
up	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
generation	O
–	O
a	O
small-scale	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
interesting	O
but	O
awkward	O
new	O
control	O
ideas	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
for	O
developers	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
in	O
adjusting	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
’s	O
new	O
wave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6/10	O
:	O
"	O
All	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
shame	O
,	O
really	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
clear	O
that	O
these	O
chaps	O
could	O
do	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
snowboarding	B-Application
game	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
a	O
go	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
moments	O
of	O
frustration	O
and	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
being	O
slightly	O
detached	O
from	O
your	O
achievements	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
snowboarding	B-Application
game	O
would	O
do	O
better	O
to	O
stick	O
with	O
the	O
good	O
snowboarding	B-Application
games	O
that	O
EA	O
has	O
already	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
