Cool Boarders 2001

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Cool Boarders 2001
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Developer(s) Idol Minds
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Series Cool Boarders
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 24, 2000 [1]
PlayStation 2
Genre(s) Snowboarding
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Cool Boarders 2001 is a snowboarding video game developed by Idol Minds and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It is the only Cool Boarders title to be released only in North America.

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Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4] Samuel Bass of NextGen said of the latter console version in its January 2001 issue, "A pre- SSX game in a post-SSX era, Cool Boarders 2001 is simply too little, too late." [19] Six issues later, Jeff Lundrigan said of the former console version, "It's not the worst snowboarding game you've ever played, but there are far better ones out there." [20]

Iron Thumbs of GamePro in one review called the PlayStation version "a fun although simple and somewhat dated game. If you are starving for some snow shredding action, jump on it, but if you are looking for some cutting edge carves, hold off for SSX." [25] [lower-alpha 3] In another GamePro review, Dr. Zombie said that the same console version "delivers solid snowblowing fun, yet it's pretty much the same experience as the previous edition. First-timers should buy it, while returning pros should rent it for the new courses and features." [26] [lower-alpha 4] Jake The Snake said of the PlayStation 2 version, "If you already have SSX, you don't need Cool Boarders—unless you're a boarding fanatic. Otherwise, you'd do well to try both before buying either." [27] [lower-alpha 5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 5/10, 4/10, and 3.5/10.
  2. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 8/10, 7.5/10, and 7/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 4/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound in one review.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3.5/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control in another review.
  5. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.

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