Surf Riders
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.
| Surf Riders | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Developer(s) | ACOT | 
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation | 
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports | 
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer | 
Gameplay
    
In this game the player is scored on variety, endurance and trick difficulty on beaches around the world.[2]
There are five beaches to surf, each providing different waves to ride:[3]
- Manly Beach, Australia
- Grand Plage, Lacanau, France
- Huntington Beach, California
- Tonami Beach, Japan
- Pipeline, Hawaii
Reception
    
| Aggregator | Score | 
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 64/100[4] | 
| Publication | Score | 
|---|---|
| AllGame |      [5] | 
| EGM | 3/10[6] | 
| Famitsu | 23/40[7] | 
| Game Informer | 6.75/10[8] | 
| GameFan | 78%[9] | 
| GameSpot | 6/10[10] | 
| IGN | 6.5/10[3] | 
| Jeuxvideo.com | 13/20[11] | 
| Next Generation |      [2] | 
| OPM (UK) | 1/10[12] | 
| OPM (US) |      [13] | 
| Maxim |      [14] | 
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]
References
    
- Zdyrko, Dave (August 8, 2000). "Surf Riders (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Charla, Chris (August 2000). "Surf Riders". NextGen. No. 68. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Perry, Douglass C. (August 9, 2000). "Surf Riders". IGN. Ziff Davis.
- "Surf Riders for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Simpson, Chris. "Surf Riders - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- EGM staff (October 2000). "Surf Riders". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 135. Ziff Davis.
- "マックスサーフィン2000 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- "Surf Riders". Game Informer. No. 90. FuncoLand. October 2000.
- Higgins, Geoff "El Nino" (October 2000). "Surf Riders". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 10. Shinno Media. p. 80. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Davis, Ryan (August 17, 2000). "Surf Riders Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
- Romendil (October 12, 2000). "Test: Gerry Lopez Surf Riders". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Curran, Ste (December 25, 2000). "Gerry Lopez Surf Riders". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 66. Future Publishing. p. 131. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Surf Riders". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 37. Ziff Davis. October 2000.
- Fryman, Ari (August 11, 2000). "Surf Riders". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2020.