<s>
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
and	O
skiing	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
titled	O
SSX	B-Application
Blur	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
between	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
contains	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
similar	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
aims	O
of	O
events	O
remaining	O
the	O
same	O
-	O
snowboard	O
down	O
a	O
mountain	O
while	O
gaining	O
points	O
for	O
various	O
tricks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
completed	O
event	O
or	O
challenge	O
gains	O
their	O
character	O
"	O
Hype	O
"	O
,	O
raising	O
their	O
profile	O
and	O
moving	O
them	O
up	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
charts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
reaching	O
number	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
focus	O
now	O
on	O
custom-created	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
SSX	B-Application
cast	O
is	O
moved	O
into	O
the	O
background	O
slightly	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
various	O
Shreds	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
when	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
Tour	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
seven	O
returning	O
SSX	B-Application
veterans	O
(	O
Elise	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Kaori	O
,	O
Zoe	O
,	O
Psymon	O
,	O
Nate	O
and	O
Allegra	O
)	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
:	O
Tyson	O
,	O
Sid	O
and	O
Skye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
"	O
Last	O
Call	O
"	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
Village	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Mario-themed	O
iconography	O
replacing	O
certain	O
textures	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
SSX3	B-Application
,	O
no	O
online	O
play	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
versions	O
of	O
SSX	B-Application
On	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
differs	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
limited	O
customization	O
to	O
custom-characters	O
and	O
levels	O
borrowed	O
from	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
sketch-book	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
in	O
game	O
collectibles	O
,	O
displayed	O
as	O
snowflakes	O
in	O
previous	O
SSX	B-Application
games	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
sketchlike	O
doodles	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
skulvis	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
actually	O
controversial	O
within	O
the	O
team	O
according	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Rich	O
Curren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
When	O
we	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
everything	O
was	O
shiny	O
and	O
slick	O
and	O
felt	O
too	O
'	O
produced	O
,	O
'	O
 "	O
said	O
Curren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
SSX	B-Device
Tricky	I-Device
and	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
features	O
a	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
more	O
prominence	O
on	O
rap	O
,	O
punk	O
,	O
rock	O
,	O
and	O
alternative	O
music	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
song	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
is	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
's	O
Run	O
to	O
the	O
Hills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
and	O
three	O
eights	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
Cube	O
+	O
Advance	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
