<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snowmobile	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gained	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
concept	O
of	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
snowmobile	O
racing	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
offers	O
two	O
forms	O
of	O
racing	B-Device
for	O
both	O
multi-player	O
and	O
solo	O
competition	O
:	O
Championship	O
and	O
Quick	O
Race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
types	O
of	O
championship	O
racing	B-Device
are	O
available	O
:	O
Open	O
Mountain	O
and	O
the	O
Super	O
SnoCross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	O
Mountain	O
Championship	O
involves	O
straightforward	O
racing	B-Device
down	O
alpine	O
terrain	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
cash	O
prize	O
for	O
winning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
SnoCross	O
involves	O
racing	B-Device
strictly	O
for	O
points	O
earned	O
by	O
performing	O
tricks	O
on	O
motocross-inspired	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
Time	O
Trials	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
leader	O
board	O
for	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
multi-player	O
perspective	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
either	O
a	O
portrait	O
or	O
landscape	O
view	O
to	O
show	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
while	O
racing	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
DualShock	O
Analog	O
Controller	O
to	O
offer	O
both	O
analog	O
control	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
vibration	O
feedback	O
while	O
racing	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extreme	O
racing	B-Device
element	O
of	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
derived	O
from	O
an	O
earlier	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
game	O
called	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
rely	O
on	O
fast-paced	O
racing	B-Device
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hazards	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
path	O
and	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
ram	O
opponents	O
off	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
significantly	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
racing	B-Device
titles	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
to	O
include	O
four-player	O
support	O
through	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Multitap	I-Device
and	O
feature	O
split-screen	O
action	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Beefcake	O
claimed	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
EA	O
offers	O
a	O
user-friendly	O
,	O
high-action	O
racing	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
winter-sports	O
enthusiast	O
who	O
likes	O
to	O
stay	O
warm	O
and	O
cozy	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
the	O
review	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
like	O
racing	B-Device
games	O
,	O
check	O
this	O
one	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
takes	O
snow	O
business	O
seriously	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Charla	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
An	O
amazing	O
physics	O
engine	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
snowmobiles	O
makes	O
this	O
the	O
most	O
unique	O
PlayStation	B-Device
racer	O
since	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
are	O
long	O
and	O
showcase	O
a	O
great	O
variety	O
of	O
terrain	O
and	O
creative	O
jumps	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
review	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
audio	O
,	O
claiming	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
are	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
your	O
heart	O
pounding	O
as	O
you	O
wind	O
the	O
turns	O
,	O
"	O
ending	O
the	O
review	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
snowmobile	O
racing	B-Device
fan	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
snowmobile	O
racing	B-Device
game	O
,	O
then	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must	O
buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
crisp	O
frame	O
rate	O
throughout	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
with	O
never	O
any	O
slowdown	O
(	O
even	O
in	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
later	O
applauding	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
overall	O
look	O
solid	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
lighting	O
effects	O
are	O
rather	O
impressive	O
-	O
notably	O
in	O
later	O
stages	O
when	O
night	O
racing	B-Device
becomes	O
available	O
(	O
another	O
challenge	O
gamers	O
must	O
adapt	O
to	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
audio	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Their	O
musical	O
offerings	O
blend	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intense	O
racing	B-Device
mentality	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
racer	O
trash-talk	O
seem	O
adequate	O
enough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
“	O
any	O
gamer	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
uniquely	O
fresh	O
adrenaline	O
rush	O
,	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
makes	O
for	O
one	O
very	O
worthy	O
purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
From	O
the	O
slick	O
,	O
easy-to-access	O
interface	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
muscular	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
deep	O
,	O
well-designed	O
courses	O
,	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
addictive	O
and	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
often	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
title	O
involved	O
in	O
popularizing	O
the	O
snow	O
racing	B-Device
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Ski-doo	O
X-team	O
Racing	B-Device
,	O
Sno-Cross	O
Extreme	O
,	O
Evolution	O
Snocross	O
,	O
SSX	O
and	O
Arctic	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
arguably	O
the	O
reason	O
that	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
as	O
several	O
other	O
titles	O
were	O
created	O
around	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
