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Cool Boarders (video Game)
''Cool Boarders'' is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. The game consists of three main courses (plus two additional unlockables) in which the player attempts to gain the fastest time, most points from performing tricks, and also total points, a combination of the two previous disciplines. This early game, while simple, led the way for the development of much more popular, extreme sport games. Release ''Cool Boarders'' was first released in Japan in August 1996. At this time Sony Computer Entertainment officials stated that, though snowboarding was not yet as popular in the West as in Japan, they were "seriously considering" localizing the game to North America. An emulated release for the PlayStation Network as a Lists of PS one Classics, PS one Classic was released in North America on December 4, 2006, in Europe on November 8, 2007 in Japan on October 26, 2011. Reception Reviews for ''Cool Boarders'' were mixed. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEP Systems
was a Japanese video game developer founded in 1985. They were best known for their PlayStation-era snowboarding games, though they also released titles for PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket, and arcade. History UEP Systems' most critically acclaimed title is 1997's ''Cool Boarders 2'' for the PlayStation, an early pioneering title of the "action sports Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Extreme tourism overl ..." video game genre. The studio's biggest creative release was the quirky 3D action/adventure title '' Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman'', the studio's only non-sports game, which received sub-par reviews but gained a small amount of cult appeal among gamers at the time. Despite the success of their early snowboarding titles, UEP struggled financially in the years that follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |