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Ubisoft brings you the freedom of the mountains with Shaun White Snowboarding for PlayStation 3. Developed in close collaboration with Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, Shaun White Snowboarding lets you create your own experience in the game. Whether you choose to compete and do tricks in the terrain park, or carve new paths in the back country, the choice is yours.
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 You can shoot videos and upload them for others to see. View larger. |
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.
- Snowboarding video game for PS3 lets you do everything you would at the mountain
- Four areas to explore: Alaska, Park City, Europe, Japan
- Perform different tricks on the ground, in the air, or on rails
- Ride down the slopes, create new paths in the back country, or do tricks in the terrain park
- Online multiplayer support lets you ride on mountains populated with real gamers
Shaun White Snowboarding Reviews
Shaun White Snowboarding Reviews
| 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful  Ouch..., = Fun:  This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game) I was so pumped up to buy this game. The commercials and features made it seem like an amazing game. Sadly, I bought it without looking at the reviews from respectable sources. I know the other guy said don't listen to IGN and gamespot, but he was wrong. I really expected much more from this game.The last (and best) snowboarding game I played was Amped 3 for Xbox 360. This game was fun and engaging. Unlike Shaun White's, this game actually has a story. It actually has engaging characters and fun challenges that you recieve from a conversation with a person, rather that a backpack (or whatever that thing is in Shaun White). Instead of repetitive challenges where you just ride and get a score or time, Amped 3 actually had fun challenges like "Go hit this guy with a snowball" or "Go collect firecrackers, blow up the security shack, and escape ski patrol". So far, I haven't come across any of these or anything that looks like it leads to those. In Shaun White, the only... Read more 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful  shaun white slowboarding, By = Fun: This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game) I could'nt wait for the release of this game. the graphics looked solid. the idea of a realistic snowboarding game was refreshing. unfortunately its clunky and sluggish. you have to hold up on the L stick to stay a notch above painfully slow...if you see a big kicker you want to hit but you dont want to do half a front flip, and your thumb is tired of holding up, you have to release the L stick which causes you drastically lose speed or even come to a complete stop just before hitting the jump. this proves to be the games fatal flaw. i could have easily oversaw the magnetic like jibbing and the overall sedative nature of the game. to ubisofts credit, this games doesn't suck do to a lack of effort or understanding of snowboarding. so i wouldn't abandon all hope in future titles just yet. maybe in the next game they could have spent a little less time importing and designing such an abundance of clothes and character accessories. it didnt much matter to me what type of spy goggles... Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful good, By = Fun:  This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game) i really enjoy this game but its not that great i wasnt disappointed, but i think the dev could of done a better job as far as gameplay and graphics |
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