"Oh what a wonderful feeling" That's what I was singing while and after playing SSX 3 for PS2. After every game I've played, no other game comes close to the fun and entertainment I've experienced while playing this beautiful game. I like brutal violent games full of Mortal Kombat type stuff. I absolutely hate sports games they make no sense to me because I don't watch sports on tv, so naturally I don't get it. I'm not a fan of Tony Hawk...I don't know why, I'm just not. This game is different. Its a sports game, but unlike any other game out there. There is no thinking required, only improvisational trick-doing mixed with beautiful graphics, simplistic controls, and nerve-wrecking, heart-stopping, pulse-speeding, eye-popping speed and animation. If you have been looking for a speedy game, look no further. Play this game. There is no adrenaline rush like speeding down a hill doing 60, going off of a jump, doing a flip, seeing neon red coming off of your player because you got a trick burst and hearing the rewarding "trick burst", then landing again, having your speed burst increase, exercising the ability to go through terrain that other games woudn't even fathom to include, watching your ranking go from 6/6 to 3/6 to 2/6 to 1st place, then speed bursting again, boarding off of the steepest of steep cliffs while doing another trick, landing, crossing the finish line while fans applaud you, and hearing the announcer scream "NEW RECORD!!!!"If you want an exciting game that you will INSTANTLY become addicted to, spend your money on ssx 3, the wonderful, edge-of-your-seat-to-standing-up extravaganza, the game that one Best Extreme Sports Game of 2003 on IGN (Internet Gaming Network) for all three systems (PS2, GameCube, and XBOX)Please note: Don't play this game if you are susceptable to motion-sickness...or then again, is it worth?:)