Go! Sports Ski
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Go! Sports Ski
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| developer = Yuke's{{efn|Additional work by Japan Studio.}}
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| platforms = PlayStation 3
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|September 28, 2007|NA|October 4, 2007|PAL|November 1, 2007}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Go! Sports Ski (Feel Ski in Europe) is a sports video game developed by Yuke's and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It was only released on PlayStation Network.
Gameplay
For the controls, the game only makes use of the Sixaxis motion sensors. The player can choose between 3 practice modes and a split-screen battle offline, and 2 singleplayer leaderboards time trials and a 4 players battle mode online.{{Cite magazine |last=Kohler |first=Chris |date=October 2, 2007 |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/10/go-sports-ski-s/ |title=Go! Sports Ski Slides Into PlayStation Store Thursday |magazine=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519103919/https://www.wired.com/2007/10/go-sports-ski-s/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}} These modes can be played on 2 different tracks. The game also has an achievement system in which the player can earn a maximum of 27 emblems that can be displayed in the online records.
On November 19, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan announced that the online service for Go! Sports Ski would be terminated on December 24 2021. {{Cite web |url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/online/jp9000npja00009_000000000010000100.html |title=Go! Sports Ski オンラインサービス情報 {{!}} プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト |language=ja |website=PlayStation Japan |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127131822/https://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/online/jp9000npja00009_000000000010000100.html |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 24, 2024}} Offline modes will continue to be accessible.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 25/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-sports-ski/ |title=Go! Sports Ski |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724160658/https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-sports-ski/ |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}
| EuroG = 5/10{{Cite web |last=Whitehead |first=Dan |date=November 25, 2007 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-psn-ps3?page=2 |title=PlayStation Store Roundup (Page 2) |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427001251/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_psn_ps3?page=2 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}
| GSpot = 4/10{{Cite web |last=Shau |first=Austin |date=November 27, 2007 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/go-sports-ski-review/1900-6183410/ |title=Go! Sports Ski Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625040734/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/go-sports-ski-review/1900-6183410/ |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}
| IGN = 2.1/10{{Cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=October 4, 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/04/go-sports-ski-review |title=Go! Sports Ski Review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206212048/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/04/go-sports-ski-review |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024}}
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Go! Sports Ski received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Austin Shau of GameSpot criticized the game for its "unreliable" Sixaxis controls and the lack of AI opponents to race against in the single-player mode. Chris Roper of IGN criticized the game's control scheme, physics model and the emblems' unlock requirements.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020120206/http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/Go_Sports_Ski Go! Sports Ski on the PlayStation Store] (Wayback Machine copy)
- {{moby game|id=83400}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation 3-only games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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