With the focus now on custom-created characters, the original SSX cast is moved into the background slightly, appearing in various Shreds against the player, and available to play as when not on the Tour itself. The prominence of punk and rock is a departure from the more techno-heavy soundtracks of previous games in the series. Tracks used on the menu screens play only as instrumental versions of the ones used during races. Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. In addition to seven returning SSX veterans (Elise, Mac, Kaori, Zoe, Psymon, Nate and Allegra), three new characters make an appearance: Tyson, Sid and Skye. This game is presented in the style of a sketch-book, a new direction for the SSX series. The GameCube version contains Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach as playable characters. The PlayStation Portable version was released in the Europe on October 28, 2005. While playing the game, players choose a character to race across a downhill.
This style was continued to an extent on the actual races themselves, with the graphics smoothed down from SSX3, helping to improve frame rates and to keep the overall feel of the game as fresh as possible. Like SSX Tricky and SSX3, SSX on Tour features a licensed soundtrack, including rap, punk, rock and alternative music styles.
The cover artwork as well as the in-game menus are all shown in sketch formats, simplistic images often on a lined background. The main song used in the intro is The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game Here you can find all the various event listings for the 13 tracks in On Tour, including all the Medal Events and Shreds. In addition, when performing "Monster Tricks" during an event, the music will fade away, to be replaced with the sound of the wind whistling by as the player cuts through the air. In addition to seven returning SSX veterans (Elise, Mac, Kaori, Zoe, Psymon, Nate and Allegra), three new characters make an appearance: Tyson, Sid and Skye. It also has omitted the use of bonuses on the special "Monster Tricks". The special in game collectibles, displayed as snowflakes in previous SSX games, have been replaced with sketchlike doodles known as "skulvis", continuing the theme.One of the most notable features of every game in the The soundtrack is integrated with the game rather than used as a background to it. In 2007, a prequel titled SSX Blur was released, which took place between SSX 3 and SSX On Tour. The Characters of SSX On Tour. Tracks used on the menu screens play only as instrumental versions of the ones used during races. In addition, Metacritic's review system has produced a rating of 81 out of 100 for the game, based on a large number of critic's reviews. This was part of a deal Nintendo had with EA Sports to have Nintendo's intellectual properties appear in EA franchises. Unlike its predecessor, SSX3, no online play was included on any of the versions of SSX On Tour. The PSP version also differs greatly from the main console versions, with limited customization to custom-characters. Sales for the game have been kept a secret, just like the previous installments, but the PSP version sold about 200,000 units. Character Nationality SSX (2000) SSX Tricky SSX 3 SSX on Tour SSX Blur SSX (2012) Appearances Zoe Payne: United States Y Y Y Y Y Y (DLC) 6 Mackenzie "Mac" Fraser: United States Y Y (NTSC) Y Y Y Y (DLC) 6 Elise Riggs: Canada Y Y Y Y Y Y (DLC) 6 Kaori Nishidake: Japan Y Y Y Y Y Y (DLC) 6 Marisol Diez Delgado: Venezuela N Y C N N N 2 Jean-Paul "JP" Arsenault: France Y Y C … Nate was always known as a big time "Mountain Man".
The cover artwork as well as the in-game menus are all shown in sketch formats, simplistic images often on a lined background.