<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
Sled	B-Device
Storm	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
snowmobile	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
combines	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
aerial	O
tricks	O
with	O
arcade-style	O
racing	B-Device
down	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
seven	O
snow	O
-	O
and	O
ice-covered	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rival	O
Challenge	O
allows	O
players	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
win	O
another	O
character	O
's	O
sled	O
by	O
racing	B-Device
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Tracey	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
technically	O
the	O
only	O
returning	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
1999	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Zoe	O
and	O
Psymon	O
from	O
SSX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
felt	O
it	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
contained	O
enough	O
fresh	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
worthy	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
"	O
simple	O
controls	O
,	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
inventive	O
courses	O
with	O
shortcuts	O
so	O
long	O
they	O
almost	O
qualify	O
as	O
completely	O
new	O
tracks	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
may	O
not	O
offer	O
an	O
avalanche	O
of	O
features	O
or	O
a	O
gust	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
leave	O
thrill-seeking	O
players	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
burned	O
by	O
Arctic	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
cold	O
with	O
its	O
high-powered	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giancarlo	O
Varanini	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
cited	O
how	O
"	O
purists	O
will	O
undoubtedly	O
become	O
frustrated	O
with	O
Sled	B-Application
Storms	I-Application
unrealistic	O
AI	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
issues	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
quite	O
fun	O
to	O
drive	O
through	O
Sled	B-Application
Storms	I-Application
unique	O
tracks	O
,	O
which	O
become	O
progressively	O
more	O
insane	O
as	O
you	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
championship	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
looks	O
a	O
lot	O
like	O
SSX	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
SSX	O
formula	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoys	O
a	O
challenging	O
arcade-style	O
racer	O
should	O
have	O
fun	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Smith	O
of	O
IGN	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
EA	O
's	O
artists	O
still	O
have	O
the	O
touch	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
interface	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
Sled	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
carries	O
off	O
its	O
over-the-top	O
personality	O
pretty	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
towards	O
the	O
gameplay	O
claimed	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
racing	B-Device
as	O
in	O
SSX	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
still	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
great	O
to	O
drive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ended	O
the	O
review	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
revolution	O
that	O
was	O
SSX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
