Surf Riders

Surf Riders, known in Japan as Max Surfing 2000 (マックスサーフィン2000, Makkusu Sāfin 2000), and in Europe as Gerry Lopez Surf Riders, is a video game developed by ACOT and published by KSS and Ubi Soft for the PlayStation in 1999-2000.

Surf Riders
Developer(s)ACOT
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: November 18, 1999
  • NA: August 10, 2000[1]
  • EU: September 29, 2000
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

In this game the player is scored on variety, endurance and trick difficulty on beaches around the world.[2]

There are five beaches to surf, each providing different waves to ride:[3]

  1. Manly Beach, Australia
  2. Grand Plage, Lacanau, France
  3. Huntington Beach, California
  4. Tonami Beach, Japan
  5. Pipeline, Hawaii

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] IGN called the game "ridiculously hard, but once you get into it, it's ridiculously fun".[3] GameSpot said that it was a fun game, but it lacked variety.[10] Chris Charla of NextGen said that the game was "too limited to earn another star, but it is unquestionably addictive as hell."[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[7]

References
  1. Zdyrko, Dave (August 8, 2000). "Surf Riders (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. Charla, Chris (August 2000). "Surf Riders". NextGen. No. 68. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. Perry, Douglass C. (August 9, 2000). "Surf Riders". IGN. Ziff Davis.
  4. "Surf Riders for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. Simpson, Chris. "Surf Riders - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. EGM staff (October 2000). "Surf Riders". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 135. Ziff Davis.
  7. "マックスサーフィン2000 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. "Surf Riders". Game Informer. No. 90. FuncoLand. October 2000.
  9. Higgins, Geoff "El Nino" (October 2000). "Surf Riders". GameFan. Vol. 8 no. 10. Shinno Media. p. 80. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. Davis, Ryan (August 17, 2000). "Surf Riders Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
  11. Romendil (October 12, 2000). "Test: Gerry Lopez Surf Riders". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. Curran, Ste (December 25, 2000). "Gerry Lopez Surf Riders". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 66. Future Publishing. p. 131. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. "Surf Riders". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 37. Ziff Davis. October 2000.
  14. Fryman, Ari (August 11, 2000). "Surf Riders". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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