SSX On Tour

GameZone

The most exhilarating ride down the slopes you’ll have this generation.

PGNx Media

Provides just enough new stuff to please fans of the series.

Gaming Horizon

Despite the lack of multiplayer options, there are plenty of things to do in the single-player tour mode, and its steady progression in difficulty is wholly satisfying.

Gamer 2.0

Despite the lack of an online mode, this brand new style works out extremely well for the series and should bring the game a lot more fans.

IGN

Skiing is a blast even though it's not significantly different from boarding, and the rock star approach is a perfect fit. There's no question that this game is worth your money, but keep in mind that most of new content has more to do with presentation than gameplay.

DailyGame

The game hits its stride late, but when it does, it hits it big. There’s a lot of fun here for the patient gamer.

N-Insanity

Everything looks great, from the character models to the environments. The game also has an amazing sense of speed.

GameSpot

This is an incredibly slick package, and not just on the surface, either. On Tour tightens up a lot of the underlying course designs and gameplay mechanics, and it quickens the pace without betraying the fundamentals of SSX.

Jolt Online Gaming UK

Despite the step-down in charm, the game underneath it all is splendid.

My Gamer

SSX On Tour feels very similar to its immediate predecessor, SSX 3. To a certain extent, SSX On Tour is simply more of the stuff that made SSX 3 so great, but in this case more of the same isn’t a bad thing.

Next Level Gaming

The mountain contains some incredibly cool tracks and slopes to ride down. Unfortunately the mountain is not that huge, although some of the races are incredibly long. You'll just hit a lot of the same places over and over again.

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Still, even with the new levels, simpler event progression, and slightly upgraded graphics, this feels too much like my last SSX winter getaway. Next season, I want to go somewhere new and exciting.

Gaming Age

Offers enough newness for a purchase, but fans that have been there from the beginning might begin to wonder when the series will take that next step in evolution.

Kombo

Fundamentally, SSX On Tour takes everything I loved about "SSX 3" – and every SSX game before it – and wraps it up in one delicious package. What’s the problem then? It’s pretty much just more of the same.

games(TM)

Even when the game begins to repeat itself, it never ceases to be fun. The initial wonderment may wear off slightly, but the engine is so solid and the gameplay mechanic is so enjoyable that SSX On Tour never drops below stellar status. [Dec 2005, p.102]

GamerFeed

The addition of Mario and company never hurts either, as they feel more natural than they did in "NBA Street V3." Definitely hit this Tour.

Play Magazine

The grinding is good, the tricks are easy enough for a shlub to pull off, and Electronic Arts does a fine job of fleshing everything out with a series of animated pencil line drawings that jackhammer home the game's exceedingly cool style. [Nov p.93]

Nintendo Power

The new sketchbook graphic style in the menus and an awesome (and very customizable) soundtrack top off an unforgettable gameplay experience. [Dec 2005, p.111]

eToychest

The issue here perhaps that the SSX franchise was not yet ready for another sequel, and EA’s attempt to further cash in on their past success has resulted in a game that is inferior to its predecessors.

AceGamez

You'll definitely enjoy the On Tour mode for a good while, but don't expect to love the entire game like you might have loved the previous titles in the series; it feels more like an odd but amusing experiment for the series that won't be back for the next iteration, which will most likely return to the roots that the series was most successful with.

GameSpy

Since just about every trail is unlocked from the beginning, you won't get to feel the satisfaction of making your way to a new mountain (one of the best parts of "SSX 3") and exploring it for the first time. Still, there's no denying that this is yet another stellar entry one of the most consistently excellent series around today.

1UP

It's a great game in the same way its predecessor -- "SSX 3" -- was a great game. It is not, however, a great game in the same way "SSX Tricky" was before that -- that is to say, it won't go on to be one of the greats.

GamePro

For every good aspect of the game there seems to be a bad one, and when you balance that out across the board (or ski), it just adds up to a game that tries to evolve a winning formula but falls prey to its own ambition.

Cheat Code Central

Cube fans may have received the short end of the ski pole in terms of some visual degradation and framerate but Nintendo purists will once again be able to hit the slopes with Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach who also were exclusive characters in EA's "NBA Street V3" on the Cube.

Game Revolution

The gameplay is just as good as you remember it to be and the engine still hauls a great deal of ass, but considering it's had two years to stew, this tour feels a little too much like the last one.

Ferrago

It would have been nice if staying on a slippery metal pole without falling off was rewarded via points like in the Tony Hawk games but I guess you can't have everything. Enjoy the delights of this delicious winter warmer now.

Computer Games Magazine

Dear Tricky, we miss you. [Jan 2006, p.91]