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SSX Mt. Eddie and Classic Characters DLC Review

09:16 PM - May 2, 2012 by RaychelSnr

DLC add-ons haven't exactly been must buys in our genre for the most part.

When I first heard about the SSX Mt. Eddie and Classic Characters DLC Pack, I was skeptical with that history in mind.

While I gave SSX extremely high marks in my review, I must admit that this DLC pack seems more like a money grab more-so than an outright useable expansion on the surface.

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# 1 murph17 @ 05/03/12 02:15 PM

This DLC is great. First off, EA could have easily launched this at their "normal" $10 DLC price point. The hardcore would have still snapped it up, but at $8 it makes it a little easier sell for everyone else.

While I agree with you that this is targeted at "old fans", I don't agree that this is a "possible buy". This DLC has just about everything the old fans have been asking for - it's a MUST HAVE, and I don't think I've seen any complaints about it from the hardcore SSX'ers at MerquryCity.com (other than "where's Allegra?").

The fans wanted longer SSX3 style tracks - we got it - The Big Wachowski is the biggest drop in the game (it's no 30 minute top to bottom SSX3 run, but...).
The fans wanted old characters/outfits - we got six of them.
The fans wanted less authentic/realistic and more SSX Tricky style tracks - we got it and even fireworks!
The fans wanted halfpipe and Big Air competitions back - we sorta got halfpipes (they are in Mt. Eddie, but there are not any halfpipe gameplay competitions. But we did get a super-short "Big Air" style drop/competition.
They even threw in some classic SSX music to boot.

Dustin - are you still playing SSX? Come check the forums at Merqury City. There are even a couple of Devs hanging out, answering questions, getting people's opinions. The global events just got re-vamped, there are only 2 "active" mountain ranges a day - one for high rollers and one cheaper one. This was done to funnel players into fewer events with more people.