Surf Riders, known in Japan as Max Surfing 2000 (マックスサーフィン2000, Makkusu Sāfin 2000), and in Europe as Gerry Lopez Surf Riders, is a video game developed by
ACOT and published by
KSS and
Ubi Soft for the
PlayStation in 1999-2000.
Gameplay
In this game the player receives a score based on variety, endurance and the difficulty of tricks performed on beaches throughout the world.[2]
There are five beaches to surf, each providing different waves to ride:[3]
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the
review aggregation website
Metacritic.[4]IGN called the game "ridiculously hard, but once you get into it, it's ridiculously fun".[3]GameSpot said that it was a fun game, but it lacked variety.[10] Chris Charla of NextGen said that the game was "too limited to earn another star, but it is unquestionably addictive as hell."[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[7] Vicious Sid of GamePro called it "a fun, but flawed, ride."[15][b]
Notes
^In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 74, and the other 82.
^GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 3/5 for control.
^Fryman, Ari (August 11, 2000).
"Surf Riders". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from
the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^Vicious Sid (September 2000).
"Surf Riders"(PDF). GamePro. No. 144.
IDG. p. 99.
Archived(PDF) from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.