Cool Boarders 4
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Cool Boarders 4
| image = Cool Boarders 4.jpg
| developer = Idol Minds
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|989 Studios|EU|Sony Computer Entertainment|JP|UEP Systems}}
| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 26, 1999{{cite web |url=http://www.989studios.com/pages/corporate/press.html |title=ALL-NEW COOL BOARDERS 4 GOES BIG THIS YEAR WITH NEW MOVES, RIDERS, COURSES AND BOARDS |website=989 Studios |date=October 25, 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304005802/http://www.989studios.com/pages/corporate/press.html |archivedate=March 4, 2000 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Sam |date=October 25, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-cool-boarders-4-ships/1100-2448749/ |title=PlayStation Cool Boarders 4 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000416213656/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_10/25_vg_cool/index.html |archivedate=April 16, 2000 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}|EU|February 25, 2000|JP|March 9, 2000}}
| series = Cool Boarders
| genre = Snowboarding
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Cool Boarders 4 is a snowboarding video game developed by Idol Minds and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. 989 Studios released it in North America while UEP Systems, the creator of the Cool Boarders series, released it in Japan.
In the game, the player can play multiple tracks with multiple characters. The campaign includes scenarios such as slalom runs and time attacks. In the game, the feature of multiplayer is also accessible.
Reception
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| GR = 68%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196982-cool-boarders-4/index.html |title=Cool Boarders 4 for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527032943/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196982-cool-boarders-4/index.html |archivedate=May 27, 2019 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Kanarick |first=Mark |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20302&tab=review |title=Cool Boarders 4 - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115155702/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20302&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
| CNG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Ham |first=Tom |date=December 17, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Coolbrd4/ |title=Cool Boarders 4 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017071329/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Coolbrd4/ |archivedate=October 17, 2000 |accessdate=September 18, 2022}}
| Fam = 28/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19187&redirect=no |title=クールボーダーズ4 [PS] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=February 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519183816/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19187&redirect=no |url-status=live }}
| GI = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |title=Cool Boarders 4 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=80 |date=December 1999}}
| GameFan = 75%{{cite magazine |title=REVIEW for Cool Boarders 4 |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |date=November 2, 1999}}
| IGN = 4/10{{cite web |last=Landi |first=Gil |date=November 16, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/17/cool-boarders-4 |title=Cool Boarders 4 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=February 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519183816/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/17/cool-boarders-4 |url-status=live }}
| JXV = 11/20{{cite web |author=Kornifex |date=February 24, 2000 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000533_test.htm |title=Test: Cool Boarders 4 |language=fr |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |accessdate=February 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519183816/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000533_test.htm |url-status=live }}
| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Kramer |first=Chris |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n99/mode/2up |title=Cool Boarders 4 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=61 |date=January 2000 |page=98 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Rybicki |first=Joe |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_3_1999-12_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n131/mode/2up |title=Cool Boarders 4 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=3 |date=December 1999 |page=136 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
| rev1 = The Sydney Morning Herald
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Stuart |date=February 12, 2000 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/icon/0002/12/games1.html |title=Slide of hand |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002134742/http://www.smh.com.au/icon/0002/12/games1.html |archivedate=October 2, 2000 |accessdate=March 27, 2022}}
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Chris Kramer of NextGen said that the game "still lacks energy, and even Nintendo's three-year old{{sic}} 1080° Snowboarding is a better game." In Japan, where the game was ported and published by UEP Systems on March 9, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Snowboarding video games
Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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