SSX 3

SSX 3 is a snowboarding game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Sports BIG, which was released in late 2003.

As in the other games of the SSX series, players choose one of several characters, participate in races or trick competitions, and earn rewards.

The most obvious change to the series is the location. In earlier games, individual tracks were located around the world. In SSX 3, the entire game takes place on one mountain, with three peaks and several individual runs. Runs are designated as "race," "freestyle," "half pipe," "big air," or "back country" tracks, and are designed accordingly. Most tracks are connected; it is possible to board through multiple individual tracks and even from the top of the mountain to the bottom without stopping.

The reward system is also revamped and improved. Although some rewards are still tied to what medals the player gets, most rewards are bought using money earned in competition or when finding hidden snowflakes. Outfits, stat improvements, "hidden characters" (character models) and game art are all available.

Graphically the game is improved over previous installments by featuring a new graphics engine which adds various visual inprovents such as 'Mountain effects': special effects to the game's mountain, such as thunder. Furthermore, the game is based around a "freeroaming" architecture akin to the later installments in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series.

Other notable changes include the introduction of a second level of "uber tricks"; the elimination of freestyle/BX/Alpine boards in favor of a single board type, and the elimination of statistical differences between characters. In general, the game emphasizes customization much more than in previous games; for example, different boards no longer have different effects on how they perform, allowing the player to choose between them based pureley aesthetics as opposed to taking the statistics into consideration, as was common previously.

Soundtrack

Alpine Stars - "Snow Patrol"

Andy hunter° - "Go"

Aphrodite - "Wobble (Stumped Up Mix)"

Autopilot Off - "Clockwork"

Basement Jaxx - "Do Your Thing (Jaxx Club Remix)"

Black Eyed Peas - "Labor Day (It's A Holiday)"

Caesars - "Jerk It Out"

The Chemical Brothers - "Leave Home"

Dan the Automator feat. Q-Bert - "Bear Witness III"

Deepsky - "Ride"

Dilated Peoples - "Who's Who"

The Faint - "Glass Danse (Paul Oakenfold Remix)"

Fatboy Slim - "Don't Let The Man Get You Down"

Felix da Housecat - "Silver Screen Shower Scene (Static Revenger Mix)"

Finger Eleven - "Good Times"

Fischerspooner - "Emerge (Junkie XL Remix)"

Ima Robot - "A Is For Action"

Jane's Addiction - "Hypersonic"

John Morgan - "Buffet of Breaks"

k-os - "Freeze"

Kinky - "Mas"

MxPx - "Play It Loud"

N*E*R*D - "Rock Star (Jason Nevins' Club Blaser Edit)"

Overseer - "Screw Up"

Placebo - "The Bitter End"

Powerplant - "Avalanche"

Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows (U.N.K.L.E. Remix)"

Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. X-Ecutioners - "Higher Ground"

Röyksopp - "Poor Leno (Silicon Soul Remix)"

Swollen Members - "All Night"

Swollen Members - "Deep End (Utah Saints Remix)"

Thrice - "Stare At The Sun"

X-Ecutioners feat. Anikke Coleman - "Like This"

Yellowcard - "Way Away"

Characters

This game includes new characters that have never been seen in the previous versions of the game. New playable characters include Griff, Viggo, Nate and Allegra. However, some characters from previous installments in the series are not playable initially - but can be selected as "Cheat Characters". In addition to this, there are new cheat characters, exclusive to SSX3 including 'Gutless' and 'NW Legend'. Another new feature, is the ability to buy accesories for your character as opposed to previous games, where only complete costumes were available. The primary theme of SSX 3, in terms of characters is this customisation - allowing the player to individualise their respective snowboarder from others.

Hidden characters

Brodi. Brodi was a normal playable charcter in SSX Tricky.
Bunny San. A large pink rabbit wearing a garb similar to what sumos wear during matches. He has a board made out of bamboo sticks.
Canhuck. An abnormally large beaver wearing a rugby top without padding. His board is a log. Has a special Uber trick named 'Nibbler'.
Churchill. Looks like it was supposed to be a train. Puffs steam.
Cudmore. A cow. Her board is a fence
Eddie. Eddie was a normal playable character in SSX Tricky.
Gutless. A skeleton. His board is a coffin. Has a special Uber trick named 'Dirt Nap'.
Hiro. Hiro was a normal playable character in SSX.
Jurgen. Jurgen was a normal playable character in SSX.
Luther. Luther was a normal playable character in SSX Tricky.
Marty. Marty was a normal playble character in SSX Tricky.
NW Legend, a Yeti. Uses his large feet as a board.
Snowballs. A snowman. Dons a toboggan. Has a special Uber trick named 'Ball O' Fun'.
Stretch. A basketball player.
Svelte Luther. Luther, only he is wearing a lot less than before.
Unknown Rider - Name unknown, permanently wrapped in thermal clothes.

Trivia

This game makes a cameo appearance in The Sims 2 as a game playable on the game's computer and television.
The logo for DnL, which appears on one of the boards and advertising boards throughout the game, is actually the 7 Up logo turned upside down.