<s>
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sega	O
Titan	O
ST-V	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
UEP	O
Systems	O
 '	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
system	O
of	O
executing	O
moves	O
is	O
extremely	O
regimented	O
by	O
a	O
combo	O
interface	O
,	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
far	O
more	O
autonomy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
actually	O
holding	O
in	O
a	O
direction	O
while	O
jumping	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
that	O
the	O
SSX	B-Application
snowboarding	O
series	O
uses	O
)	O
,	O
everything	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
that	O
were	O
pressed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
performing	O
tricks	O
was	O
completely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Jamma	O
configuration	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
ports	O
were	O
like	O
this	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
and	O
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
77%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
concluded	O
that	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
was	O
a	O
strong	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
snowboarding	O
genre	O
but	O
still	O
fell	O
second	O
to	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
critics	O
held	O
that	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
had	O
edged	O
out	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
the	O
superior	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reviews	O
commented	O
that	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
has	O
relatively	O
little	O
pop-up	O
and	O
polygon	O
breakup	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
shortcoming	O
of	O
the	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
advantage	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
holds	O
over	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
more	O
accessible	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
learn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
or	O
AI	O
opponents	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
keep	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
from	O
being	O
a	O
truly	O
great	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
Steep	B-Application
Slope	I-Application
Sliders	I-Application
a	O
strong	O
recommendation	O
,	O
deeming	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
deeper	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
innovative	O
course	O
design	O
and	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four-person	O
review	O
team	O
similarly	O
deemed	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
and	O
replayable	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
to	O
say	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
personal	O
top	O
ten	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
made	O
a	O
follow-up	O
game	O
called	O
Trick'N	B-Application
Snowboarder	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
