Shaun White Snowboarding
by UBI Soft
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Video Game Reviews of Shaun White Snowboarding
Customer Review: Awesome Game
Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoy this game the only problem and an easily fixable one is the music on this game is HORRIBLE that's the only complaint I have about it the graphics are really good and ubisoft really turned out a great snowboarding game. Customer Review: Shaun White game
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this game for my 15-year-old grandson. When I called on Christmas Day, they said he was in his room playing the game, so I'd have to say that qualifies as a success! Also, the price on Amazon was a lot better than I could do at any of the stores I tried (Circuit City, Best Buy, Target, etc.).Customer Review: Give it a chance
Summary: 5 Stars
So I'm a snowboarder and I've been annoyed with the arcade style of most snowboarding games to date. Amped was good because it gave you real mountains but I felt like technology needed to catch up in order to get the snow and physics right. I think we're getting closer with Shaun White Snowboarding.
The graphics are par for today's games except there are frame rate T
stutters when you're riding the chairlift and looking around at the whole mountain. The frame rate is good when it actually matters.
The game starts you off with a crappy board and you have to earn cash to buy better ones for ridiculous prices. Just hold out for a mid grade board and once you upgrade you'll start to really feel what this game is like. Once you u have one of the best level boards, the game gets even better. It's a shame they don't at least tease you with how good the controls feel with a real board because some people will simply give up before they get a good board. So give the game a chance and it will grow on you.
Customer Review: Careful...
Summary: 2 Stars
I couldn't agree more with Justin. I too have been snowboarding for over a decade, having instructed and competed along the way, and this game couldn't have done a better job MISSING the snowboarding experience. Most reviews have been spot on--the controls are atrocious. Sure, graphics are good, as is the equipment selection, but the frustration you'll encounter trying to control your rider will trump anything redeeming about this game.
Oh, and mellowspaz, you think it's great that there aren't any fake tricks and that the rodeo 360 is very satisfying? A quick lesson in a sport you've obviously had little or no experience with: There is NO such thing as a rodeo 360. A rodeo 540 is a backflip with a 180. 540-180=360, thus, this said "rodeo 360" is what we riders like to call a "backflip," just maybe a little off axis. Did Justin hit the nail on the head? Do you work for Ubisoft?
So, overall, I can't recommend this game as a snowboarder OR a gamer. Feel free to rent it and see for yourself, but don't expect much (unless you like the idea of having to push forward at all times and ollie with the right tigger).
I say we lobby that the boys who put together skate make a snowboard game. After a couple of hours of Shaun White frustration, it went back in the rental box, and skate went right back into the xbox.
Customer Review: Not fun at all
Summary: 1 Stars
mellowspaz must work for ubisoft. Gamespot gave this game a 5/10 even though they couldn't find anything good thing to say about. Unlike mellowspaz, I have been riding for 16 years, I have been instructing for several years, have won several freestyle contests, and i don't work for ubisoft. This is a sad excuse for any type of game. It is not fun at all. I also noticed that mellowspaz has reviewed 2 games that he reviewed....this and the wii version...coincidence? It isn't even worth renting....oh yeah, i want a realistic snowboarding game too....this isn't it. The most important aspect of snowboarding is flow, and this game has none. Your better off playing Candyland with your little sister.