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Grind Session
Developer(s)	Shaba Games
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release date(s)	NA April 29, 2000 PAL August 25, 2000
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single Player, Multiplayer Up to 16 Player (Pass the controller style).
Rating(s)	ESRB: E (Everyone)
Media	CD-ROM
Input methods	PlayStation controller, DualShock controller

Grind Session is a classic skateboarding game, developed by Shaba Games, released on the PlayStation in 2000.

Contents 1 Skaters 1.1 Default Skaters 1.2 Secret Skaters 2 Skate Parks 3 Dream House 3.1 East Wing 3.2 West Wing 4 Song List 5 References

[edit] Skaters

Grind Session features six well-known skaters and nine odd hidden characters.^[1] One also has the ability to choose between four nameless skaters and edit their tricks and names.

[edit] Default Skaters

• Willy Santos
• Daewon Song
• Cara-Beth Burnside
• Ed Templeton
• Stephen "Pigpen" Spear
• John Cardiel

[edit] Secret Skaters

• Skator (a boxy robot)
• Rex (a dinosaur)
• Hang Man (a chalk figure)
• Stanley (classic alien)
• Dave Carnie (man from Big Brother magazine, in a yellow jumpsuit)
• Demon (a demon)
• Stinger (a humanoid killer bee)
• Golgotha (a humanoid monster)
• Master AO (master skater with maxed out stats)

[edit] Skate Parks

Grind Session has many real-life skate parks from around the world, these include:

• Training Level
• Da Banks (NYC)
• S.F. Mission
• Burnside
• Slam City Jam
• Atlanta
• PlayStation Park London
• Detroit
• Huntington
• Dream House (secret level)

[edit] Dream House

The Dream House, mentioned in the manual as a "skating nirvana", is a huge skate palace composed of two wings, each containing its own distinct rooms.

[edit] East Wing

• Bathhouse
• Aqua Lounge
• The Fountain
• The Music Hall

[edit] West Wing

• The Armory
• Dream Bowl
• The Drop Room
• The Ramp

Each room has a coin to collect, and collecting them all will unlock Master AO.

[edit] Song List

Black Flag - "Rise Above" Cornelius - "Galaxie Express" 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" Zen Guerrilla - "Empty Heart"

[edit] References

1. ^ "Grind Session :: PlayStation Game Review". Kidzworld. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/860-grind-session-playstation-review. Retrieved 2009-04-13.