<s>
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SSX	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
SSX	B-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	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
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
among	O
twelve	O
characters	O
,	O
participate	O
in	O
races	O
or	O
trick	O
competitions	O
,	O
and	O
earn	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
SSX	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
92%	O
score	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
sold	O
over	O
800,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
achieved	O
Platinum	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
added	O
features	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
improvements	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
calls	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
into	O
the	O
2020s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
continues	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
method	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
twelve	O
characters	O
:	O
the	O
returning	O
Elise	O
Riggs	O
,	O
Mackenzie	O
"	O
Mac	O
"	O
Fraser	O
(	O
NTSC	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
Kaori	O
Nishidake	O
,	O
Zoe	O
Payne	O
,	O
Moby	O
Jones	O
,	O
and	O
Jean-Paul	O
"	O
JP	O
"	O
Arsenault	O
,	O
plus	O
new	O
ones	O
like	O
Psymon	O
Stark	O
,	O
Edward	O
"	O
Eddie	O
"	O
Wachowski	O
,	O
Seeiah	B-Device
Owens	O
,	O
Luther-Dwayne	O
Grady	O
,	O
Marisol	O
Diez	O
Delgado	O
,	O
Broderick	O
"	O
Brodi	B-Device
"	O
Ford	O
,	O
Martin	O
"	O
Marty	O
"	O
Stieber	O
(	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
replaces	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Kim	O
Yuri	O
(	O
NTSC	O
Korean	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
replaces	O
Kaori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
friendly	O
with	O
another	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
character	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
treat	O
the	O
player	O
favourably	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
ends	O
up	O
annoying	O
other	O
AI	O
characters	O
,	O
generally	O
by	O
attacking	O
them	O
during	O
the	O
race	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
adrenaline	O
bar	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
become	O
hostile	O
towards	O
players	O
in	O
future	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
created	O
by	O
Steven	O
Rechtschaffner	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
for	O
EA	O
's	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
96	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Triple	O
Play	O
baseball	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Larry	O
LaPierre	O
and	O
Adam	O
Mackay-Smith	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
EA	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
racing	O
series	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
version	O
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
GC	O
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
version	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
award	O
categories	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Device
game	O
and	O
best	O
alternative	O
sports	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
hesitated	O
before	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
shared	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
but	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
courses	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Suclu	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
must-buy	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
already	O
own	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
full-price	O
'	O
expansion	O
pack	O
 '	O
is	O
hardly	O
revolutionary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Shan	O
Satterfield	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
were	O
so	O
good	O
that	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
was	O
billed	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
delivers	O
the	O
best	O
control	O
setup	O
for	O
returning	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
played	O
SSX	B-Application
before	O
you	O
might	O
as	O
well	O
go	O
for	O
the	O
best-looking	O
and	O
sounding	O
version	O
:	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
for	O
Xbox.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GC	O
version	O
,	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
(	O
29/40	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
800,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
Platinum	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
predicting	O
the	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
quite	O
unfortunate	O
if	O
I	O
do	O
say	O
so	O
myself	O
,	O
because	O
a	O
AAA	O
title	O
like	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
getting	O
the	O
sales	O
it	O
really	O
deserves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
remains	O
decades	O
later	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
extreme	O
sports	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
95th	O
best	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
is	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
increased	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Run-DMC	O
'	O
s	O
song	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
Tricky	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
renowned	O
song	O
's	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
fans	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
reboot	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Into	O
the	O
2020s	O
,	O
amid	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
getting	O
remade	O
,	O
fans	O
have	O
been	O
clamoring	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Steven	O
Rechtschaffner	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
,	O
expressed	O
his	O
interest	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
impressed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
could	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Rechtschaffner	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Project	O
Gravity	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
live	O
service	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
from	O
Rechtschaffner	O
's	O
team	O
at	O
Supernatural	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
