SSX (PS2) — Big Air, Bad Attitude, Perfect Powder

SSX is the moment snowboarding went full arcade monster: neon tracks hanging off mountainsides, physics that beg you to break them, and trick strings so ridiculous you’ll invent new names mid-air. It’s fast, loud, and zero subtlety—boost, launch, and style on gravity until the finish line forgives you. If you’re stacking early-PS2 heat and here to buy retro games on Retro Games eXchange, this is the launch-era classic that still makes modern racers feel timid.

1. Release Year: 2000
2. Platform: PlayStation 2
3. Genre: Arcade snowboarding
4. Developer: EA Canada
5. Publisher: EA Sports BIG
6. Gameplay: Huge airtime, boost-driven speed, combo-heavy tricks, branching tracks and shortcuts
7. Modes: World Circuit, Single Event, Time Trial, split-screen multiplayer
8. Online Status: No online features (offline/local only)
9. Vibe: Early-2000s swagger—bombastic announcer, filthy lines, and “one more run” at 2 a.m.