Trick'N Snowboarder
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{{short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Trick'N Snowboarder
| image =Trick'n snowboard.jpg
| image_size =256px
| developer = Cave
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP / NA|Capcom}}{{vgrelease|PAL|Virgin Interactive}}
| designer =
| director = Yasuyuki Hirota
| producer = Kenichi Takano
Tatsuya Minami
| artist = Naoki Dewa
Mahito Koike
Naruki Kanetaka
| composer = Akari Kaida
Masami Ueda
| engine =
| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|February 4, 1999|NA|October 19, 1999|EU|December 29, 2000}}
| genre = Snowboarding
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Trick'N Snowboarder, known in Japan as {{Nihongo|Tricky Sliders|トリッキースライダーズ|Torikkī Suraidāzu|lead=yes}}, is a snowboarding video game published by Capcom in 1999. It is the follow-up to Cave's previous snowboarding game, Steep Slope Sliders. Unlike its predecessor, which was released into arcades, Trick'N Snowboarder is a console exclusive title.
Scenario Mode
Scenario mode takes the player through ten stages with specific goals for completion of each stage, similar to that of other extreme sports games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. These goals primarily revolve around the goal of capturing the best tricks and stunts for a series of videos that the player is involved in shooting, though there are three instances where an opponent challenges the player to either a score-based or time-based challenge.
Gameplay
The game sticks to the standard recipe for snowboarding titles: wild downhill courses with jump-off points and occasional obstacles; different modes such as alpine, half-pipe, and single-jump competitions; and marginal extras like replay saves and player/title logo-edit functions. It includes the Resident Evil 2 characters Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and a Zombie Cop as playable snowboarders.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 57%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199107-trickn-snowboarder/index.html |title=Trick'N Snowboarder for PlayStation |work=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505223251/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199107-trickn-snowboarder/index.html |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 16, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20450&tab=review |title=Trick'N Snowboarder - Review |author=Span Bennet |work=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116063615/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20450&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}
| EGM = 4/10{{cite magazine |title=Trick'N Snowboarder |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |year=1999}}
| Fam = 29/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18614&redirect=no |title=トリッキースライダーズ [PS] |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=December 16, 2020}}
| GI = 4.25/10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4587 |title=Trick'N Snowboarder |author=Jay Fitzloff |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=78 |date=October 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000528043021/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4587 |archive-date=May 28, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 20, 2016}}
| GameFan = (A.C.) 68%{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_10/page/n49/mode/2up |title=Trick'n Snowboarder [sic] |author=Anthony "Dangohead" Chau |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=10 |date=October 1999 |page=48 |accessdate=December 16, 2020}}
67%{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_10/page/n17/mode/2up |title=Trick'n Board [sic] |author1=Tyrone "Cerberus" Rodriguez |author2=George "Eggo" Ngo |author3=Eric "ECM" Mylonas |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=10 |date=October 1999 |page=17 |accessdate=December 16, 2020}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/3891.shtml |title=Trick'N Snowboarder Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com |author=The Burn Out |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |year=1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207173300/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/3891.shtml |archivedate=February 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}
| GSpot = 6.2/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trickn-snowboarder-review/1900-2546099/ |title=Trick'N Snowboarder Review |author=Nelson Taruc |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=September 29, 1999 |accessdate=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213554/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trickn-snowboarder-review/1900-2546099/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 6.5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/04/trick-n-snow-boarder |title=Trick'N Snow Boarder [sic] |author=Marc Nix |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=November 3, 1999 |accessdate=July 28, 2014}}
| OPM = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_1_1999-10_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n129/mode/2up |title=Trick'n Snowboarder [sic] |author=Joe Rybicki |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=October 1999 |page=130 |accessdate=December 16, 2020}}
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Trick'N Snowboarder received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.
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Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Snowboarding video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games scored by Akari Kaida