Sno-Cross Championship Racing Explained

Sno-Cross Championship Racing
Developer:Unique Development Studios
Platforms:PlayStation, Dreamcast
Released:PlayStation
Dreamcast
Genre:Racing, extreme sports
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Sno-Cross Championship Racing is an extreme sports video game. It was developed by Unique Development Studios and published by Crave Entertainment.

Gameplay

Sno-Cross Championship Racing is a snowmobile video game. It has seven locations to race on such as the Nagano Olympics, Aspen, and a naval ship graveyard in Murmansk. It also features a level editor that allows players to create their own race tracks.

Development

The game was developed by Unique Development Studios, having previously made No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking. The snowmobiles used in the game were licensed from Yamaha and modeled using Computer-aided design data that were also used in the machines' design.[1]

Reception

Sno-Cross Championship Racing received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Daniel Ericsson of Daily Radar praised the PlayStation version's track editor.[2] Chris Charla of NextGen said of the Dreamcast version: "It's the only game of its kind on Dreamcast, and though it's not perfect, it's still a fair amount of fun."

Lamchop of GamePro said of the PlayStation version in its October 2000 issue, "Stick with Sled Storm if you want arcade action, but if you're looking for something more simlike, Sno Cross Championship Racing is worth a rental."[3] Later, Iron Thumbs called the Dreamcast version "A fun racing game that becomes more enjoyable as your skills improve, but still, it's worth renting first to see if you'll want to play it for an extended period of time."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sno-Cross Championship Racing (Preview). Nix. Marc. IGN. Ziff Davis. July 28, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525115825/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/29/sno-cross-championship-racing-3. May 25, 2018. live. June 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Sno Cross [sic] (PS)]. Ericsson. Daniel. Daily Radar. Imagine Media. 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001217163600/http://www.dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_820.html. December 17, 2000. dead.
  3. Sno Cross Championship Racing [sic] (PS)]. Lamchop. GamePro. IDG. 145. October 2000. 130. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926162509/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/2e/GamePro_US_145.pdf. September 26, 2022. live. November 3, 2023.
  4. Sno Cross [sic] Championship Racing Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com]. Iron Thumbs. GamePro. IDG. December 12, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20041114234218/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/7604.shtml. November 14, 2004. dead. November 3, 2023.