<s>
Shox	B-Device
:	O
Rally	O
Reinvented	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
rally	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
UK	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
fall	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shox	B-Device
features	O
24	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
from	O
real-life	O
makers	O
like	O
Audi	O
,	O
BMW	O
,	O
Toyota	O
,	O
Mitsubishi	O
,	O
Subaru	O
,	O
Lancia	O
,	O
and	O
Ford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
a	O
unique	O
concept	O
,	O
"	O
Shox	B-Device
Zones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
each	O
track	O
there	O
are	O
specially	O
designated	O
areas	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Shox	B-Device
Zones	O
"	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
awarded	O
Bronze	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Gold	O
placements	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
driving	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Shox	B-Device
garnered	O
praise	O
upon	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
leave	O
a	O
lasting	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shox	B-Device
:	O
Rally	O
Reinvented	O
features	O
three	O
environments	O
where	O
all	O
tracks	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
:	O
Arid	O
(	O
a	O
desert-like	O
,	O
sandy	O
environment	O
)	O
,	O
Jungle	O
(	O
a	O
densely	O
vegetated	O
,	O
muddy	O
environment	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ice	O
(	O
an	O
arctic	O
,	O
snowy	O
and	O
icy	O
environment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
every	O
track	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
"	O
Shox	B-Device
Zones	O
"	O
,	O
areas	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
cross	O
while	O
being	O
timed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
Shox	B-Device
Zone	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
cash	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
taken	O
to	O
cross	O
it	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
Gold	O
,	O
Silver	O
and	O
Bronze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shox	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
feature	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
time	O
trial	O
,	O
single	O
race	O
,	O
and	O
career	O
modes	O
,	O
Shox	B-Device
has	O
only	O
one	O
:	O
the	O
championship	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
one	O
of	O
24	O
cars	O
through	O
30	O
different	O
races	O
that	O
are	O
spread	O
across	O
five	O
unique	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shox	B-Device
features	O
licensed	O
rally	O
cars	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
Subaru	O
Impreza	O
,	O
Porsche	O
Cayenne	O
and	O
Mitsubishi	O
Lancer	O
Evolution	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
feature	O
visual	O
damage	O
and	O
dirt	O
from	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shox	B-Device
also	O
features	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Shox	B-Device
Wave	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
shockwave	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
track	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
car	O
if	O
they	O
successfully	O
pass	O
,	O
within	O
Gold	O
time	O
,	O
through	O
all	O
three	O
Shox	B-Device
Zones	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
activated	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
'	O
checkpoint	O
 '	O
(	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
better	O
word	O
)	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
to	O
achieve	O
Gold	O
time	O
in	O
each	O
Shox	B-Device
Zone	O
within	O
a	O
single	O
lap	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
its	O
presence	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
continually	O
earns	O
cash	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Zone	O
system	O
is	O
temporarily	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Wave	O
,	O
should	O
it	O
be	O
activated	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
drive	O
fast	O
enough	O
to	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
it	O
before	O
it	O
reaches	O
the	O
next	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
approaching	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Wave	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
will	O
appear	O
increasingly	O
blurry	O
and	O
distorted	O
and	O
make	O
driving	O
at	O
high	O
speed	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
fail	O
to	O
catch	O
up	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Wave	O
will	O
disappear	O
and	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Zone	O
system	O
will	O
resume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
succeeds	O
,	O
the	O
Shox	B-Device
Wave	O
will	O
speed	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
upon	O
passing	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
off-road	O
rally	O
car	O
racer	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
reportedly	O
took	O
only	O
eight	O
months	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
holiday	O
season	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Rally	B-Device
Cross	I-Device
and	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Shox	B-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
lineup	O
,	O
which	O
targeted	O
casual	O
gamers	O
with	O
slick	O
presentation	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
