The demo for EA’s SSX reboot will be released to Xbox Live Tuesday February 21 and Wednesday the 22 for PSN users. Zoe will be the character playable in the demo that consists of  two tutorials, four events and a skydiving lesson. Another character Mac can be unlocked if you refer a friend. Fans of the original series will no doubt be familiar with both characters. The game formerly known as SSX Deadly Descents will launch on February 28 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. I for one can’t wait.

The hours I spent shredding the slopes of SSX probably still outnumber the amount of time dedicated to my Call Of Duty addiction. Sure SSX didn’t strive for realism and had an arcade feel to it but wow was it fun. Kudos to EA for sticking with the franchise as it wasn’t always a commercial success but many critics felt it was one of the best launch titles for the PS2. The series went multi platform and spawned four other SSX titles before laying dormant after 2007′s SSX Blur for the Wii.

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