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Gamers have their choice of four mountains -- Alaska, Park City, Europe (Alps), and Japan -- each offering a different kind of terrain and feel, as well as landscapes and views. Alaska, for example, has a lot of peak boarding with features such as avalanches and ice chasms. Park City, the famed resort in Utah, features buildings and layouts from the actual resort.
The mountains are huge, with incredible graphics that allow you to see dynamic elements up to 20 miles away. As you ski, objects and locations far away in the distance, such as the base of the mountain, become larger and larger, and the background has the feel of a real, live environment rather than a static image.
Within each mountain, there are peak, back country, and park (resort) areas that provide a variety of gameplay. Just as you would expect, there are plenty of trails on each mountain, with each slope rated from green circle (easy) to double black diamond (extremely difficult).
Race, Do Tricks, Carve New Paths
Shaun White Snowboarding lets you do anything you want at a mountain: you can speed down the fastest slopes, get massive air and do tricks on the half-pipe, and even throw snowballs at other boarders.
By using a combination of the right analog stick and left trigger, you can perform a ton of different tricks on the ground, in the air, and on rails. The game was designed with realistic physics, so each trick looks and performs just as you'd expect it to see it in real life.
While you go down a mountain, you'll see various challenges scattered along the way, such as grinding on rails or specific tricks on the half-pipe.
When you get to the bottom, you can take off your board and hop on a chair or a helicopter to get back to the top and find a new trail.
In the single player mode, Shaun White serves as your mentor as you complete different challenges and competitions until you become good enough to put your skills up against Shaun White himself.
Share the Mountain with Other Online Players
Shaun White Snowboarding also features online multiplayer gameplay. Players can create their own challenges and participate with other online boarders, compete in half-pipe competitions, and even battle it out in straight racing down a trail. With mountains populated by real gamers, you'll feel like you're really out there on the slopes. A standout feature is the video camera that lets you film other boarders doing tricks and upload them for everyone to see.
As you win competitions and do challenges, you earn cash that can be used to purchase new apparel, boards, bindings, and more -- all designed to make your character unique and your gaming experience more fun.
Perhaps one of the most satisfying things you can do is hurl a snowball at another player and talk a little trash afterwards.
Shaun White Snowboarding Features
- Ride down the slopes, create new paths in the back country, or do tricks in the terrain park
- Perform different tricks on the ground, in the air, or on rails
- Four areas to explore: Alaska, Park City, Europe, Japan
- Snowboarding video game for Xbox 360 lets you do everything you would at the mountain
Price: $17.19
User Reviews about Shaun White Snowboarding
This game was so good that it inspired me to write my first ever product review on any website. I felt like I had to because some of the poor reviews on Amazon almost stopped me from buying this game.
The game showed up at my door around 3pm and my friends and I played it until 2am. One is an avid gamer and two of us are avid snowboarders, we all love it! They're coming back tomorrow for more!
So why do we like it so much? This game is awesome all around. The visuals are amazing, no complaints there at all. You have total freedom on the mountain, you can go anywhere and do anything you want at any time. Most of the bad reviews I saw complained about the controls, we loved them but I can see why someone might not. Unlike Tony Hawk or any other skate or snowboard games I've played you can't just magically stick to a rail, you actually have to line it up before you jump on it and balance yourself when you do get on it. The controls add a touch of realism that makes the game a little bit difficult but I think snowboarders and gamers who like a challenge will find that refreshing.
The only complaint I have is that its kinda hard to figure out what to do. At the start of the game you meet Shaun and he gives you a helicopter and four mountains with only one task, collect 12 coins for him. After that its all on you to figure out where to go. I love the total freedom right from the start but a screen with a list of goals or something would be helpful.
Overall, awesome game! One of my favorites already! -- Best snowboarding game ever!!!
This game is probably the most enjoyable snowboarding game I have ever played with amped 2 and 3 at second and third. So would definitely recommend this game to anyone into snowboarding. -- Fun
I bought this mainly for my 10 year old son. He likes it a lot. His only complaint is that it is a little difficult to get the moves down. Being able to ride the lifts and helicopter are a plus since you can jump off at different points on the slopes. There are also numerous challenges on the way down. -- Good Game
this game is boring but worth 15 dollars. i give it 4 stars maybee 3 1/2. -- boring
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