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Grind Session
Grind Session was SCEA/SCEE's answer to the popular Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise with more realistic physics and real-world parks.
Overview
Grind Session is a skateboarding game developed by Shaba Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment on April 29, 2000 exclusively for the PlayStation (Platform). It was developed as a console-exclusive competitor to the then-extremely popular Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The game was grounded in more realistic physics, featured a host of real-world parks and the original concept of "trick lines". The trick lines in the game were similar to the gaps in the Tony Hawk games, except the trick lines gained you "respect", the game's progression system. Respect is what unlocks levels. The game was received by critics with an average-to-good response but, commercially, wasn't as big a seller as Sony had hoped. The game was criticized for it's limited re-playability and extremely short list of pro skaters.
The developer, Shaba Games, went on to develop the PlayStation entries of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 in collaboration with Neversoft.
Pro Skaters
- Willy Santos
- Daewon Song
- Ed Templeton
- Cara-beth Burnside
- Pigpen
- John Cardiel
Secret Skaters
Grind Session had a large cast of interesting secret characters. Each secret character was unlocked by unlocking the photo shoot and getting 8000 points in one trick.
| Pro Skater | Secret Character | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willy Santos | Skator | a Robot |
| Cara-Beth | Hangman | a chalk drawn stick man |
| Ed Templeton | Demon | a demon |
| John Cardiel | Stanley | an green alien with a large head and black eyes |
| Daewon Song | Rex | a Tyrannosaurus Rex (Concept) |
| Pigpen | Dave Carnie | Editor in Chief of Big Brother Magazine |
| Male Custom | Stinger | Humanoid Beeman |
| Female Custom | Golgotha | Human like monster |
Levels
Training Level
Da Banks (NYC)
S.F. Mission
Burnside
Slam City Jam
Atlanta
Playstation Park London
Detroit
Huntington
Dreamhouse
Soundtrack
In the Mind Of A Bourgeois Reader - Sonic Youth
Linoleum - NOFX
Galaxie Express - Cornelius
Rise Above - Black Flag
Blue Flowers (Technical Difficulties) - Dr. Octagon
Publicity - GZA
Jayou - Jurassic
Out For Fame - KRS-one
Man or Astro-man? - Television Fission
Raida's Theme - The X-ecutioners
Empty Heart - Zen Guerrilla
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- Name
- Grind Session
- Release Date
- April 29, 2000
- Platform
- PlayStation (Platform)
- Developer
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- Genre
- Sports (Genre)
Skateboarding (Genre)