Cool Boarders 4

Cool Boarders 4 is a snowboarding video game developed by Idol Minds for the PlayStation.

Cool Boarders 4
Developer(s)	Idol Minds
Publisher(s)	WW: 989 Studios JP: UEP Systems
Series	Cool Boarders
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: October 26, 1999[1][2] EU: February 25, 2000 JP: March 9, 2000
Genre(s)	Snowboarding
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	68%[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[4]
Consoles +	87%[5]
Famitsu	28/40[6]
Game Informer	7.75/10[7]
GameFan	75%[8]
GameSpot	7.3/10[9]
IGN	4/10[10]
Jeuxvideo.com	11/20[11]
Next Generation	[12]
OPM (US)	[13]

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] 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."[12] 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.[6]

References

1. "ALL-NEW COOL BOARDERS 4 GOES BIG THIS YEAR WITH NEW MOVES, RIDERS, COURSES AND BOARDS". 989 Studios. October 25, 1999. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
2. Kennedy, Sam (October 25, 1999). "PlayStation Cool Boarders 4 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 16, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
3. "Cool Boarders 4 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
4. Kanarick, Mark. "Cool Boarders 4 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
5. Zano; Cheub (March 2000). "CoolBoarders 4". Consoles + (in French). No. 98. pp. 120–22.
6. "クールボーダーズ4 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
7. "Cool Boarders 4". Game Informer. No. 80. FuncoLand. December 1999.
8. "REVIEW for Cool Boarders 4". GameFan. Shinno Media. November 2, 1999.
9. MacDonald, Ryan (October 29, 1999). "Cool Boarders 4 [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
10. Landi, Gil (November 16, 1999). "Cool Boarders 4". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
11. Kornifex (February 24, 2000). "Test: Cool Boarders 4". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
12. Kramer, Chris (January 2000). "Cool Boarders 4". NextGen. No. 61. Imagine Media. p. 98. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
13. Rybicki, Joe (December 1999). "Cool Boarders 4". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3 no. 3. Ziff Davis. p. 136. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

External links

• Cool Boarders 4 at MobyGames