Snowboard Kids 2

1999 video game

Snowboard Kids 2 is a snowboarding video game developed by Racjin and published by Atlus. It is the sequel to Snowboard Kids and was itself followed by a sequel, SBK: Snowboard Kids.

Snowboard Kids 2 retains the core gameplay of its predecessor, while making changes to game mechanics. The main game is separated in two modes. Story mode is a mix of the battle race and skill game modes from the previous installment. There are coins on the courses, except in expert mode. It also introduces recurring boss stages after a set number of races and a hub town that replaces the game menu. An expert mode is unlocked after beating the story mode. Four new characters are introduced, along with five returning characters from the first game, for a total of nine characters. Only the six starter characters can be used in story mode, while all nine characters can be used in battle mode once the remaining three are unlocked. The five returning characters are heavily redesigned, and every character now has a set of four costumes to fit in with the different themes of the races. The game features a total of fifteen courses. Courses have different themes, including snow, a tropical island, a castle, a haunted house, and space. Story mode features the standard nine race courses, three skill game courses and three boss stages; these are modified versions of the standard race courses with changes in the time of day, weather, and sometimes course hazards. The boss stages can be played as normal race courses in battle mode. All courses have three laps, which can be changed for battle mode. The game has powerups, named weapons, that can be used against opposing racers. Players have the ability to do multiple tricks while in the air. These tricks can be used to block weapon attacks, along with doing a board grab.

Time Extension included the game on their "Best Nintendo 64 Games of All Time" list.