Freestyle Boardin' '99 is a simulator developed by Atelier Double, released 18 December 1997 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What Freestyle Boardin' '99 is
Freestyle Boardin' '99 is a simulator game developed by Atelier Double and released in 1997. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Released as "Phat Air Extreme Snowboarding" in Europe and "Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98" in Japan, hit the slopes with Capcom's snow boarding experience Freestyle Boardin' '99. Featuring six boarders and ten different courses, Freestyle Boardin' '99 will test your skills in four modes of play -- Championship, Timed Competition, Freestyle, and Versus. Visit backcountry downhill slopes and then hit the half pipe or straight jump competition, all the while keeping your eyes on that coveted gold medal.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Freestyle Boardin' '99 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 1997 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Freestyle Boardin' '99 launched on 18 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II and The Last Blade. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II, The Last Blade.
Official trailer
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