EA Big (all consoles) Game   •••• Graphics/Sound   •••½

Like a stoner's homeroom daydream, the first 30 seconds of this fourth SSX give you an animated world of pencil-sketch graffiti, starring a hilarious, guitar-shredding unicorn rocking out to Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills." It's the developer's way of saying anything goes on these wicked slopes: customize your character (from hairdo to dimples), pick your fix (be it snowboarding or skiing), then freestyle your way from lame-ass to legend in the massive "Tour" mode. Totally!