VIDEO: A revamped SSX means a revamped Elise Riggs

Matt Hawkins Contributing Writer, Video Games

One of the gaming’s forgotten hotties, the ball-busting blonde bombshell from SSX, is being reconstructed from the ground-up. Time to meet the dudes behind the scenes, check out the process involved, and take a look at the new game…

As you saw, the emphasis this time around is believability, and it’s true that the series got a bit cartoonish (as well as garish) in its most recent installments. But hey, whenever you take anything, especially when it’s semi juvenile to being with (i.e, extreme sports… sorry X-games fans) and make it all Wii-compliant, that’s bound to be the case. Though she’s still “the perfect woman” in the end, as she’s always been.

I just love how all this talk about rebuilding the ideal video game female lead is handled by nothing but dudes. And of all types as well; the way too old to be sporting hipster glasses type, your general DILF (think of MILFs, but with dads instead, which my gf is way into), and your typical programming dork. Perhaps if a woman were to work on the game, Elise wouldn’t be the not exactly real that she’s turning out to be again… but why would we want that?

Otherwise, the game looks awesome, and perhaps it’s time for stab at SSX. Though no RUN DMC in the soundtrack, no buys (still got my copy of SSX Tricky, sitting on my shelf).

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