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EA confirmed a follow-up for its long dormant extreme snowboarding franchise SSX tonight at the Spike VGAs. Titled SSX: Deadly Descents, the new game is expected to release in 2011.
Deadly Descents will let players race down "every mountain range," and boasts a less comical tone than its predecessors. The trailer features action movie visuals and an EA Sports tagline.
We'll update with more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE:
Electronic Arts has opened the official site for SSX: Deadly Descents following the debut of the trailer at the Spike VGAs. Developed by EA Canada, the game takes a much more realistic approach to its courses and action, putting players in a team that seeks to be the first to claim near-impossible mountain routes.
Reaction to the trailer have been heavily peppered with negative responses to the monotone visual style and gritty tone of the clip. (The game has already been nicknamed "SSX Black Ops" for its stylistic resemblance to Call of Duty.) That said, the idea of attacking incredibly dangerous routes has been a draw for snowboarding games in the past -- Nintendo's 1080 sequel was named "Avalanche" because of how awesome avalanche racing seemed to buyers, even though only the end of the game had this event.) Many will mourn EA's choice to take SSX away from the wild party of its originals' groomed courses and go instead out into the wild, but if done right, this still could be a tight ride in its own ways.
Here's the official description of the game:
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Deadly Descents will let players race down "every mountain range," and boasts a less comical tone than its predecessors. The trailer features action movie visuals and an EA Sports tagline.
We'll update with more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE:
Electronic Arts has opened the official site for SSX: Deadly Descents following the debut of the trailer at the Spike VGAs. Developed by EA Canada, the game takes a much more realistic approach to its courses and action, putting players in a team that seeks to be the first to claim near-impossible mountain routes.
Reaction to the trailer have been heavily peppered with negative responses to the monotone visual style and gritty tone of the clip. (The game has already been nicknamed "SSX Black Ops" for its stylistic resemblance to Call of Duty.) That said, the idea of attacking incredibly dangerous routes has been a draw for snowboarding games in the past -- Nintendo's 1080 sequel was named "Avalanche" because of how awesome avalanche racing seemed to buyers, even though only the end of the game had this event.) Many will mourn EA's choice to take SSX away from the wild party of its originals' groomed courses and go instead out into the wild, but if done right, this still could be a tight ride in its own ways.
Here's the official description of the game:
source