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| released = [[October 20]], [[2003]]

| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]

| modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer]]

| ratings = [[ESRB]]: Everyone (E)

| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]], [[Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Gizmondo]]

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'''''SSX 3''''' is a [[snowboarding video game]] published by [[Electronic Arts]] and developed by [[EA Sports|EA Sports BIG]], which was released in late [[2003]]. It is the third installment in the ''[[SSX]]'' series, and is [[THX]] approved.

==Gameplay==

'''Avril Ramona Lavigne''' (born [[September 27]], [[1984]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] singer and songwriter. She was one of the most popular new pop music artists of [[2002]], when she released her first album, and is well-known for her "[[Skateboarding|skater]]" [[persona]].

As in previous ''SSX'' titles, players choose one of several characters, participate in races or trick competitions, and earn rewards.

The most obvious change to the series is the ___location. In earlier games, individual tracks were located around the world. In ''SSX 3'', the entire game takes place on one mountain, with three peaks and several individual runs. Runs are designated as "race," "slopestyle," "half pipe," "big air," or "backcountry" tracks, and are designed accordingly. Most tracks are connected; it is possible to board through multiple individual tracks and even from the top of the mountain to the bottom without stopping.

Born in [[Napanee, Ontario]] to conservative parents, Lavigne grew up singing [[country music]] and in a church [[choir]] and taught herself [[guitar]]. She was discovered by her first professional manager while singing [[country music|country]] covers at a [[Chapters]] bookstore in [[Kingston, Ontario]]. By the age of 16, she was signed by [[Arista Records]] head [[L.A. Reid]], and she subsequently moved to [[New York City]] to work on her first album.

The reward system is also revamped and improved. Although some rewards are still tied to what medals the player gets, most rewards are bought using money earned in competition or when finding hidden collectibles. Outfits, stat improvements, "cheat characters" (character models) and game art are all available.

==''Let Go'' - career breakthrough==

Apparently, early attempts to co-write songs for her failed to meet her approval, and she eventually moved to [[Los Angeles, California]] and co-wrote her album with [[Clif Magness]] and a songwriting team called "The [[Matrix]]", whose previous work included songs for [[Sheena Easton]] and [[Christina Aguilera]]. Her first album, ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'', was released by Arista on [[June 4]], [[2002]], and was certified "Quadruple Platinum" less than six months later by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. She was named "Best New Artist" at the 2002 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] and at the 2003 [[Juno Award]]s, where she led all musicians with six nominations, winning four Junos. She also has been nominated for eight [[Grammy Award|Grammy Awards]] but has not won any to date.

Graphically the game is improved over previous installments by featuring a new graphics engine which adds various visual improvements such as 'Mountain effects': special effects to the game's mountain, such as thunder. Furthermore, the game is based around a "freeroaming" architecture akin to the later instalments of the ''[[Tony Hawk's (Series)|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series.

As of June 2004, ''Let Go'' had sold 14 million albums and reached the number one spot in the UK, Australia and Canada and #2 in the US. ''Let Go'' spawned 5 hit singles in various parts of the world:

Other notable changes include the introduction of a second level of "über tricks"; the elimination of freestyle/BX/Alpine boards in favor of a single board type, and the elimination of statistical differences between characters, and the continuity in tracks linked together by "Stations." In general, the game emphasizes customization much more than in previous games; for example, different boards no longer have different effects on how they perform, allowing the player to choose between them based purely on aesthetics as opposed to taking the statistics into consideration, as was common previously.

* "Complicated" went to #1 on the US adult charts and in Australia while reaching #2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]];

* "Sk8er Boi" ([[txt]] for Skater Boy) went top 10 in the US and Australia and top 30 in Canada;

* "I'm With You" reached #1 on the US and world adult charts (based on the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France and Australia) Taiwan and Canada and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100;

* "Losing Grip" reached #1 in Canada, #10 Taiwan, #20 Chile and top 50 on a composite European chart; and

* "Mobile" reached the top ten in Taiwan and went top 40 in New Zealand.

There are four ways to "Conquer the Mountain" and advance to higher peaks:

[[Weird Al Yankovic]] did a parody of "Complicated" on his ''[[Poodle Hat]]'' album - a sure sign of her impact on popular culture.

One is to earn medals in racing events, eventually leading to a challenge by the master of that peak in a backcountry event, and then a full peak challenge, which covers that peak's backcountry all the way to the bottom of Peak 1. There are 5 official race courses in the game, not including the 6 rival challenge races.

The media has often compared her to [[Alanis Morissette]], though she has been criticized for not being as strong a lyricist as Morissette at the same age. She has also often been compared with singers [[Vanessa Carlton]] and [[Michelle Branch]], who emerged at about the same time and were popularly credited, with Lavigne, as part of a trend towards more earnestness and genuine creativity in an often vacuous and pre-fabricated teen pop music market.

Freestyle works similarly, given that there are more freestyle events than there are races. Also, the full peak challenges for Peaks 1 and 2 only cover their respective backcountries and slopestyles. There are 9 official freestyle courses in the game, not including the 6 rival challenge freestyles.

While her marketing has been every bit as sophisticated as, for instance, that of [[Britney Spears]] and her competitors, a profile in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' found that in the flesh, her personality reflected the marketing and found her, if anything, something of a wide-eyed innocent, citing the fact that she was intending to purchase her first [[The Ramones|Ramones]] [[Compact disc|CD]]. In another interview, she listed her current listening tastes as including [[Blink 182]], [[Sum 41]], and [[System of a Down]]. Lavigne had a close friendship with [[Deryck Whibley]] of Sum 41 and hired a former member of that band [[Mark Spicoluk]] as a member of her backing band.

Freeride works in an entirely different way. The player can earn a certain percentage of the collectibles for the peak and also win a certain number of the peak's "Big Challenges" (special challenges that range from breaking glass panes in superpipes to punching targets in "The Throne"). The "typical" Big Challenge has the player score points in a race track or speed down a slopestyle track.

She describes her first album as a [[Pop music|pop]] album with "a couple of [[Rock and roll|rock]] songs on it," and has indicated a desire to write more rock-oriented songs in the future.

Earnings is a set amount of money the player is supposed to earn while playing the game normally.

==''Under My Skin''==

Lavigne wrote most of her second album, ''[[Under My Skin]]'', with Canadian singer-songwriter [[Chantal Kreviazuk]]. She also co-wrote one track, "Nobody's Home", with [[Ben Moody]], formerly of [[Evanescence]], and the rest with her guitarist [[Evan Taubenfeld]]. Lavigne used three producers for ''Under My Skin'', notably:

==Characters==

* [[Butch Walker]] of [[Marvelous 3]];

''SSX 3'' features 10 main characters, 6 of which are returning members of previous SSX games. The game's four debuting characters are Allegra, Griff, Nate and Viggo. Finishing various in-game tasks earns the player money, with which they can buy their character accessories (as opposed to previous games, where unlockable "costume" skins were available). Each character features a number of shared accessories as well as unique items designed specifically for them. Purchasing accessories allows the player to create a distinct version of their character to distinguish them from others.

* [[Raine Maida]] of [[Our Lady Peace]] (also Kreviazuk's husband); and

* [[Don Gilmore]], who has produced [[Good Charlotte]] and [[Linkin Park]].

In addition to these characters, there are unlockable "cheat characters". While these hidden characters are entirely playable, most of them do not have unique animations, voice acting or equipable accessories. Cheat characters range from past characters from the ''SSX'' series to bizarre fantasy snowboarders, such as a snowman or a beaver.

''Under My Skin'' was released on [[May 25]], [[2004]] and went to #1 around the world, notably in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia and on the Billboard Internet charts. The first single, ''Don't Tell Me'', was released early, and as at June 2004, has gone to #1 in Argentina, top 5 in the UK and Canada, and top 10 in Australia, Brazil and a European composite chart.

===Main characters===

==Personal life and trivia==

*Allegra Sauvagess

Her "[[Skateboarding|skater chick]]" fashion style was one of the most imitated of 2002. In [[2004 in music|March 2004]], she became involved in a [[celebrity feud]] with [[Hilary Duff]]: Duff reportedly criticized Lavigne after she apparently got mad at her fans for dressing like her. Duff called her "mean-spirited" and said, "You should be happy that these people like you and look up to you."

*Elise Riggs

*Griff Simmons

*Kaori Nishidake

*Mackenzie "Mac" Fraser

*Moby Jones

*Nate Logan

*Psymon Stark

*Viggo Rolig

*Zoe Payne

===Hidden characters===

During an interview for a Boston radio station, Lavigne then said that Duff was a "mommy's girl" and a "goody two-shoes." She then said to Duff (who was not present during that interview), "You can go screw yourself". Reportedly, Lavigne also said about Duff, "I'm sure she's really nice and sweet. I'm sure she's all smiles."

'''From previous SSX titles:'''

*Brodi (''[[SSX Tricky]]'')

*Eddie (''SSX Tricky'')

*Hiro (''SSX'')

*JP (''SSX'')

*Jurgen (''SSX'')

*Luther (''SSX Tricky'')

*Marty (''SSX Tricky'')

*Seeiah (''SSX Tricky'')

*Marisol (''SSX Tricky'')

'''Other characters:'''

*Bunny San – a large man with a pink bunny's head. He sports a bamboo-stick board.

*Canhuck – an abnormally large beaver riding a single log. He can execute a special Über trick called "Nibbler", where he starts chewing on the front of his 'board'.

*Churchill – a Victorian-style robot that rides on a board made of pipes. He also has a smokestack-shaped head that puffs steam.

*Cudmore – a cow riding a fence.

*Gutless – a skeleton riding a coffin with dirt piles for foot straps. He has a unique Über trick called "Dirt Nap", where he lies in his coffin and spins like a bullet.

*NW Legend – [[Bigfoot]]; uses it's feet as a snowboard. In other words, he doesn't use a board, but still acts and reacts like he has one, even when performing tricks.

*Snowballs – a snowman with a toboggan. It has a special Über trick named "Ball O' Fun", where he leaps off his board and combines his segments into one, whilst the board spins around him similarly to an electron around an atom.

*Stretch – a basketball player from the ''[[NBA Street]]'' series by EA Sports BIG. He has a special Uber trick named "Old School Funk" where a basketball comes out and he dribbles it around himself.

*Svelte Luther – a second version of Luther, where he weards nothing but boots, a singlet and underpants, plus a helmet.

*Unknown Rider – a mysterious character permanently wrapped in thermal clothing.

*Far East myth – a [[yeti]]. The same as NW Legend, except he has white fur. Unlike his counterpart, however, he uses a board, in this case a thin block of ice. He can only be obtained when the player has 100% All mountain stats.

==Soundtrack==

During that same interview, she spotted a picture of herself and ripped it up, allegedly saying "I hate that ([[bleep]]ing) photo!" All this happened while on air. According to Lavigne, she had permission to take the picture down - station personnel encouraged her to take it down.

[[Image:SSX 3 soundtrack.jpg|right|thumb|Album cover]]

*[[Alpinestars (band)|Alpinestars]] - "Snow Patrol"

*[[Andy Hunter°]] - "Go"

*[[Aphrodite (artist)|Aphrodite]] - "Wobble" (Stumped Up Mix)

*[[Audio Bullys]] - "We Don't Care" (edit)

*[[Autopilot Off]] - "Clockwork"

*[[Basement Jaxx]] - "Do Your Thing" (Jaxx Club Remix)

*[[Black Eyed Peas]] - "Labor Day (It's A Holiday)"

*[[Caesars (band)|Caesars]] - "[[Jerk It Out]]"

*[[The Chemical Brothers]] - "Leave Home"

*[[Dan the Automator]] feat. [[DJ Q-bert|Q-Bert]] - "Bear Witness III"

*[[Deepsky]] - "Ride"

*[[Dilated Peoples]] - "Who's Who"

*[[The Faint]] - "Glass Danse" ([[Paul Oakenfold]] Remix)

*[[Fatboy Slim]] - "Don't Let The Man Get You Down"

*[[Felix da Housecat]] - "Silver Screen Shower Scene" (''Static Revenger'' Mix)

*[[Finger Eleven]] - "Good Times"

*[[Fischerspooner]] - "Emerge" ([[Junkie XL]] Remix)

*[[Ima Robot]] - "A Is For Action"

*[[Jane's Addiction]] - "Hypersonic"

*[[John Morgan]] - "Buffet of Breaks"

*[[k-os]] - "Freeze"

*[[Kinky (band)|Kinky]] - "Mas"

*[[MxPx]] - "Play It Loud"

*[[N*E*R*D]] - "Rock Star" ([[Jason Nevins]]' Club Blaster edit)(also heard from [[Burnout Dominator]])

*[[Overseer]] - "Screw Up"

*[[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] - "The Bitter End"

*''[[Powerplant]]'' - "Avalanche"

*[[Queens of the Stone Age]] - "[[No One Knows]]" ([[U.N.K.L.E.]] Remix)

*[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] vs. [[X-Ecutioners]] - "Higher Ground"

*[[Röyksopp]] - "Poor Leno (Silicon Soul Remix)"

*[[Swollen Members]] - "All Night"

*''Swollen Members'' - "Deep End ([[Utah Saints]] Remix)"

*[[Thrice]] - "Stare At The Sun"

*[[The X-Ecutioners|X-ecutioners]] feat. ''Anikke Coleman'' - "Like This"

*[[Yellowcard]] - "Way Away"

==Trivia==

Avril Lavigne has made the list of [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003]] and the [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004]].

{{trivia|date=July 2007}}

*''SSX 3'' makes a cameo appearance in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' as one of the games selectable within the game for the sims to play on a computer or console.

*The logo for [[dnL]] appears several times on advertizing boards, snowboards, and trick names. dnL was a drink from the creators of [[7 Up]].

*Also, several advertisements for [[Honda Element]] are present on the slopes of SSX 3 and its logo shows up as a snowboard graphic. On some of the slopes you can board through the car on grind rails

*The characters from SSX are mentioned to be "Hanging out on the burnout track taking a holiday on ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]''{{Fact|date=April 2007}}.

==References==

She is currently engaged to [[Deryck Whibley]] of [[Sum 41]].

Smith, Shaun. ''Prima's Official Strategy Guide: SSX 3''. USA: Random House, 2003.

==ReleasesExternal links==

*[http://www.merqurycity.com The MerquryCity SSX Fan Site]

*{{moby game|id=/ssx-3|name=''SSX 3''}}

{{SSX series}}

*''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'' (2002)

*"Complicated" - Single (September 23, 2002) BMG International

**"Complicated" (the Matrix Mix)

**"I Don't Give"

**"Why"

*"Sk8er Boi" - Single (2002)

*"I'm With You" - Single (March 3, 2003) BMG

**"I'm With You" (Radio Edit)

**"I'm With You" (Live Version)

**"Unwanted" (Live Version)

**"I Am With You" (Video)

*"Losing Grip" - Single (May 5, 2003) BMG International

**"Losing Grip" (Album Version)

**"I'm With You" (Live)

**"Unwanted" (Live)

**"Losing Grip" (Dub)

*"Don't Tell Me" - Single (April 19, 2004) BMG International

**"Don't Tell Me" (Album Version)

**"Don't Tell Me" (Live Acoustic Version)

**"Take Me Away" (Album Version)

*''[[Under My Skin]]'' - (2004)

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== External links ==

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* [http://www.avril-lavigne.com/ Official Site]

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* [http://www.town.greaternapanee.on.ca/ Town of Greater Napanee]

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* [http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0225/weisblott.php "Gamma Gamma Hey:" Village Voice review of Lavigne, Carlton and Branch's 2002 albums by Marc Weisblott]

[[Category:Gizmondo games]]

* [http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/lavigne_avril/artist.jhtml/ Avril Lavigne MTV page]

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* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=Bjpfpxq80ldfe/ All Music Guide Avril Lavigne]

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