Grind Session

Grind Session
Grind Session
	North American box art
Developer	Shaba Games
Publisher	Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform	PlayStation
Release	NA: May 23, 2000; EU: August 25, 2000;
Genre	Sports
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Grind Session is a 2000 skateboarding video game developed by Shaba Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was Shaba Games' debut video game, and they would later develop installments in Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series.

Characters

Grind Session features six professional skaters and nine hidden characters. The player also has the ability to choose between four custom skaters, and edit their tricks and names.

Pro Skaters:

Hidden Characters:

Skator (a robot skateboarder)
Rex (a dragon-human hybrid)
Hang man (a stick figure)
Stanley (an alien)
Dave Carnie (from Big Brother)
Demon
Stinger (a female alien)
Golgotha
Master Ao

Soundtrack

Black Flag - Rise Above
Cornelius - Galaxie Express (69 Mix)
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers
GZA - Publicity
Jurassic 5 - Jayou
KRS-One - Out for Fame
Man or Astro-man? - Television Fission
NOFX - Linoleum
Sonic Youth - In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
The X-Ecutioners - Raida's Theme (Remix)
Zen Guerrilla - Empty Heart

Locations

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	78%

Review scores
Publication	Score
AllGame	3.5/5
CNET Gamecenter	8/10
Electronic Gaming Monthly	5.5/10
Game Informer	6.75/10
GameFan	83%
GamePro	4.5/5
GameRevolution	B−
GameSpot	9.1/10
IGN	7.6/10
Next Generation	2/5
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	4/5

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Nearly six months after the game's release, however, Daniel Erickson of NextGen said, "If you've already played out Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, go pick up Street Sk8er 2. At least that plays differently."

The game was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Game Music" and "Best Sports Game (Alternative)" awards among console games, both of which went to Chrono Cross and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. It was also a runner-up for the "Best Extreme Sports Game" award at the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2000 Editors' Awards, which went to SSX.

Notes

↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6/10, 5.5/10, and 5/10.

References

↑ "PlayStation - News". December 30, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
1 2 Gerstmann, Jeff (May 26, 2000). "Grind Session Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
↑ KidzWorld staff (December 27, 2006). "Grind Session :: PlayStation Game Review". KidzWorld. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
↑ "Grind Session". IGN. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
1 2 "Grind Session for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Woods, Nick. "Grind Session - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Ham, Tom (May 26, 2000). "Grind Session". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
↑ Smith, Shawn; Boyer, Crispin; Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2000). "Grind Session" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 132. Ziff Davis. p. 144. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
↑ McNamara, Andy; Fitzloff, Jay; Reiner, Andrew (June 2000). "Grind Session - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 86. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on December 10, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (August 2000). "Grind Session". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 8. Shinno Media. pp. 88–89. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Iron Thumbs (May 26, 2000). "Grind Sessions [sic] Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Dr. Moo (June 2000). "Grind Session Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ Perry, Douglass C. (May 25, 2000). "Grind Session". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
1 2 Erickson, Daniel (November 2000). "Grind Session". NextGen. No. 71. Imagine Media. p. 135. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ "Grind Session". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 10. Ziff Davis. July 2000.
↑ GameSpot staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Best Game Music Runners-Up)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on May 15, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
↑ GameSpot staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Best Sports Game (Alternative) Runners-Up)". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
↑ OPM staff (March 13, 2001). "Best Extreme Sports Game". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 19, 2001. Retrieved January 21, 2011.

External links

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[9] Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6/10, 5.5/10, and 5/10.

[1] "PlayStation - News". December 30, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[GSpot-2] 1 2 Gerstmann, Jeff (May 26, 2000). "Grind Session Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

[3] KidzWorld staff (December 27, 2006). "Grind Session :: PlayStation Game Review". KidzWorld. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.

[4] "Grind Session". IGN. Retrieved March 30, 2025.

[GR-5] 1 2 "Grind Session for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[6] Woods, Nick. "Grind Session - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[7] Ham, Tom (May 26, 2000). "Grind Session". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[8] Smith, Shawn; Boyer, Crispin; Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2000). "Grind Session" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 132. Ziff Davis. p. 144. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[10] McNamara, Andy; Fitzloff, Jay; Reiner, Andrew (June 2000). "Grind Session - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 86. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on December 10, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[11] Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (August 2000). "Grind Session". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 8. Shinno Media. pp. 88–89. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[12] Iron Thumbs (May 26, 2000). "Grind Sessions [sic] Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[13] Dr. Moo (June 2000). "Grind Session Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[14] Perry, Douglass C. (May 25, 2000). "Grind Session". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[NGen-15] 1 2 Erickson, Daniel (November 2000). "Grind Session". NextGen. No. 71. Imagine Media. p. 135. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[16] "Grind Session". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 10. Ziff Davis. July 2000.

[17] GameSpot staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Best Game Music Runners-Up)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on May 15, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[18] GameSpot staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Best Sports Game (Alternative) Runners-Up)". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

[19] OPM staff (March 13, 2001). "Best Extreme Sports Game". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 19, 2001. Retrieved January 21, 2011.