Interestingly, accidentally switching the camera view during gameplay was something that many PS2 players complained about, so this feature may just become a sub-option accessible when pressing START. Since jumping is more essential than boosting, the developer opted to map the jump function to the GameCube's oversized A Button, while moving the Turbo to the small B button. The rest of the buttons are configured similar to the PS2's setup - only that the sticks are obviously reversed.

Instead of allowing the same number of grab combinations from the PS2 original, developer EA Canada is considering simplifying the trick system to match the GameCube controller's setup. Now, let's take a look at the preliminary setup for the GameCube version of SSX Tricky: Nintendo's choice to give its controller three shoulder buttons is bound to cause some problems for companies porting titles designed for the Dual Shock 2. While this standard setup isn't exactly ideal (many players prefer to use the analog stick for pre-winding), the setup worked out just fine. Using L1, L2, R1, and R2, players can pull off a variety of grabs and score big. The original game was obviously designed with PlayStation 2's controller in mind, so the standard button layout reflects the strengths of the PS2 controller: The PS2's four shoulder buttons are put to perfect use for Tricky's extensive lineup of tricks. To give you an idea what we're talking about, take a look at the controller configuration of SSX Tricky. Truth to be told, the Xbox and GameCube versions of SSX Tricky we played were so early in development that they shouldn't be seen as indicative of what the final titles will be like - but the question remains an important one: what are developers doing to make sure that hit games don't lose anything when they're ported from one platform to the other. While we were eager to see how the PS2 game would look and sound running on Xbox and GameCube, we were equally interested in seeing how EA would deal with the unique button configurations of the different consoles' controllers.

We were recently able to get hands-on with EA's upcoming upgrade to the PlayStation 2 blockbuster SSX, dubbed SSX Tricky.

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