Grind Session
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Item Condition
Complete in box: the disc, the manual and the original case, all original; anything beyond that is included only if you can see it in the photos. Our grade: Moderate Wear. The manual has serious water damage and is very rigid as a result. The photos are of this exact copy — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Discs are professionally resurfaced when they need it and tested before listing. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
Grind Session skates like it was made by people who actually hung around skateparks. Released by Sony for the PlayStation in 2000, it was the debut game from Shaba Games, a studio that would later work on Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, and it went toe to toe with the Hawk games by leaning into authentic spots, a deep trick system and a soundtrack that sounds like a stack of mixtapes from the era.
The roster brings the moves of real pros including Daewon Song, Willie Santos, Pigpen, John Cardiel and Cara-Beth Burnside, or you can build your own skater and edit their tricks. The levels are a who's-who of real-world skate history, from Portland's legendary Burnside to the Slam City Jam contest, Da Banks in New York and a PlayStation Park in London. Competitions, halfpipe sessions and freestyle runs aimed at landing magazine covers keep the career moving, and the hidden characters are pure 2000-era silliness: a robot, an alien and a stick figure among them.
Multiplayer is where it earns its keep on the couch, with versus, team play, competition, tech challenge, endurance and a proper game of S-K-A-T-E for settling arguments. The soundtrack is a highlight on its own, pulling together punk and hip-hop from Black Flag, NOFX, Sonic Youth, GZA, KRS-One, Jurassic 5, DJ Shadow and Man or Astro-man?, and GameSpot named it a runner-up for its Best Game Music award that year.
Critics were split, with GameSpot scoring it a 9.1 while others felt it lived in Tony Hawk's shadow, but that's exactly what makes it fun to revisit now. Grind Session is the scrappier, more street-level alternative from skating's golden age on PlayStation, and a great way to play the turn of the millennium's other big skate game.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Sports
About the game
Grind Session translates the spirit and thrill of hard-core boarding into arcade-style action. Gamers compete in street and tournament competitions, flow on the halfpipe, and freestyle it for the covers of the big skating magazines. The game features eight unique 3-D arenas, such as Van's Triple Crown skate park, and includes hundreds of tricks, customizable gear, and instant replay modes with different camera angles. Play your friends in such multiplayer modes as versus, team play, competition, tech challenge, S-K-A-T-E, and endurance. Grind Session also boasts 10 different skaters with the moves of board stars Daewon Song, Willie Santos, Pigpen, John Cardiel, and Cara Beth Burside, among others. If you want to go your own way, create a skater from scratch. The game's soundtrack is blessed by such hard-core artists as Man or Astroman, Sonic Youth, Suicidal Tendencies, GZA, and DJ Shadow.
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