''Razor Freestyle Scooter'', known as ''Freestyle Scooter'' in Europe, is an

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Gameplay

Licensed by

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, a company that makes scooters and safety equipment, ''Razor Freestyle Scooter'' has player controlling one of ten characters though a series of three environments while trying to perform various stunts and aerial maneuvers (a total of 45 moves are available in the game). The game was unlicensed outside of North America and released in Europe as ''Freestyle Scooter''. Built using the Grind Session skateboarding engine, Razor tells the story of a group of kids whose friends have been captured by an evil giant robot. Over the course of the game, the youngsters will have to complete an assortment of challenges to rescue their pals. Once the necessary tricks and objectives have been completed, a special level opens up where players will have an opportunity to rescue one of the captured friends. After accomplishing this, players return to the main levels, this time with a more difficult set of challenges to overcome. The game does not end until all the special levels are unlocked, and all of the friends, including

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, have been rescued. The soundtrack features

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Reception

The PlayStation and Dreamcast versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to the

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. David Chen of '' NextGen'' said that the former was "Far too easy, but it leaves you wondering why the big guys can't come up with new stuff too." Marc Saltzman of '' Gannett News'' rated the PlayStation version as 3.5/5 describing it as a "fun but easy diversion that's geared more towards the younger or casual gamer". Reviewing the NTSC Dreamcast release Martin Mathers of ''Dreamcast Magazine'' likened the title to the '' Tony Hawk's'' series of games, giving it a score of 62% and arguing that "for all the incredibly well borrowed ideas it has, the developers appear to have forgotten to do anything extra on top of them to make the game worth owning".

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