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.
5-430: In this game the player receives a score based on variety, endurance and the difficulty of tricks performed on beaches throughout the world. There are five beaches to surf, each providing different waves to ride: The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . IGN called the game "ridiculously hard, but once you get into it, it's ridiculously fun". GameSpot said that it
10-473: Is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services, such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, or cars. This system then stores the reviews to be used for supporting a website where users can view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies, and creating databases for companies to learn about their actual and potential customers. The system enables users to easily compare many different reviews of
15-503: Is widely accepted in the literature that there is a strong correlation between sales and aggregated scores. Due to the influence reviews have over sales decisions, manufacturers are often interested in measuring these reviews for their own products. This is often done using a business-facing product review aggregator. In the film industry, according to Reuters , big studios pay attention to aggregators but "they don't always like to assign much importance to them". Movie Review Intelligence
20-590: The same work. Many of these systems calculate an approximate average assessment, usually based on assigning a numeric value to each review related to its degree of positive rating of the work. Review aggregation sites have begun to have economic effects on the companies that create or manufacture items under review, especially in certain categories such as electronic games, which are expensive to purchase. Some companies have tied royalty payment rates and employee bonuses to aggregate scores, and stock prices have been seen to reflect ratings, as related to potential sales. It
25-435: Was a fun game, but it lacked variety. Chris Charla of NextGen said that the game was "too limited to earn another star, but it is unquestionably addictive as hell." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40. Vicious Sid of GamePro called it "a fun, but flawed, ride." This sports game -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Review aggregator A review aggregator
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