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)	JP: KSS WW: Ubi Soft
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	JP: November 18, 1999 NA: August 10, 2000[1] EU: September 29, 2000
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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]

1. Manly Beach, Australia
2. Grand Plage, Lacanau, France
3. Huntington Beach, California
4. Tonami Beach, Japan
5. Pipeline, Hawaii

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	64/100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	3/10[6]
Famitsu	23/40[7]
Game Informer	6.75/10[8]
GameFan	78%[9][a]
GameSpot	6/10[10]
IGN	6.5/10[3]
Jeuxvideo.com	13/20[11]
Next Generation	[2]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	1/10[12]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[13]
Maxim	[14]

Reception

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

1. In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 74, and the other 82.
2. GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 3/5 for control.