Whiteout (video game)
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
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| developer = Vicarious Visions
| publisher = Konami
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| released = PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|November 26, 2002{{Cite web |date=2003-02-04 |title=PlayStation 2: Whiteout |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/380/380398p1.html |access-date=2023-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030204142623/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/380/380398p1.html |archive-date=2003-02-04 }}|EU|October 10, 2003}}Windows, Xbox
{{vgrelease|NA|December 10, 2002{{cite web |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |date=December 10, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-ships-two/1100-2901444/ |title=Konami ships two |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=October 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173015/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-ships-two/1100-2901444/ |url-status=live }}}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
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Whiteout is a snowmobile racing video game published by Konami for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox in 2002.
Development
The game originally started development as an ESPN tie-in video game under its then-licensing agreement, as ESPN Winter X Games Snocross,{{Cite web |date=2001-12-06 |title=ESPN Winter X Games Snocross |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/espn-winter-x-games-snocross |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816130030/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/espn-winter-x-games-snocross |url-status=live }} but following the loss of the ESPN license,{{Cite web |title=Konami and ESPN at an End |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/02/konami-and-espn-at-an-end |access-date=2023-08-16 |date=2002-04-02 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922023827/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/02/konami-and-espn-at-an-end |url-status=live }} the game was retooled as Whiteout.
Reception
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| MC_PS2 = 50/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/whiteout/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Whiteout for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| GI_XBOX = 6.25/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1327.39514.htm |title=Whiteout (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=144 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040429174722/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0731.1327.39514.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| GameRev_PS2 = D{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Michael |date=February 2003 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33749-whiteout-review |title=Whiteout Review (PS2) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922085700/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/whiteout |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Osborne |first=Scott |date=December 15, 2002 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/whiteout/561437p1.html |title=GameSpy: Whiteout (PS2) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| IGN_PS2 = 5.5/10{{cite web |last=Roper |first=Chris |date=December 16, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/16/whiteout |title=Whiteout (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=October 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018145541/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/16/whiteout |url-status=live }}
| JXV_PS2 = 10/20{{cite web |author=Dinowan |date=October 17, 2003 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003508_test.htm |title=Test: Whiteout (PS2) |language=fr |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |access-date=October 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015214840/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003508_test.htm |url-status=live }}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Whiteout |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=65 |date=February 2003 |page=109}}
| OXM_XBOX = 5.7/10{{cite magazine |title=Whiteout |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Imagine Media |date=January 2003 |page=80}}
| PSM_PS2 = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/psm-068/page/n31/mode/2up |title=Whiteout |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=68 |date=February 2003 |page=30 |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| XPlay_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Rubenstein |first=Glenn |date=January 13, 2003 |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3412506,00.html |title='Whiteout' (PS2) Review |website=Extended Play |publisher=TechTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212072624/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3412506,00.html |archive-date=February 12, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
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The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/whiteout}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Vicarious Visions games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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