Average Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Total Number of Reviews: 138 Editorial Review: Ubisoft brings you the freedom of the mountains with Shaun White Snowboarding for Xbox 360. 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. | Freedom to Ride on Four Different Mountains 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.
no local multiplayer, really? 2 out of 5
Title says it all. Fun if you have no friends local to you... but since most of us have friends or family that would like to play sitting next to you... lame. Gift 5 out of 5
I bought this game for my grandson for his birthday, so he would have to rate it. I can say, however, that it arrived timely for me to send it to him and appeared to be in perfect condition. I'm rating it a five, just because I'm sure he loves it, but I truly have no clue about how much fun it is. ok 3 out of 5
arrived on tome and in great condition game was for 9yr son he likes it plays often Think Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 3 out of 5
It reminds me of the days of Tony Hawk 1, the in game footage is decent, but left me wanting more especially since its on the ps3 with full 1080p capabilities. The controls are so-so and could have been done a lot better, but for the price I cant complain 8 bucks is a bargain. I waited a bit before buying it knowing it was just one of those games that would be fun to play, but not worth full price brand new when it first hit shelves. I was just surprised that Shaun White would put his name on something this simple with lackluster graphics. But as I stated before it was worth the few dollars I spent, hopefully you waited to get it at the same price as me. Dissapointing 1 out of 5
I've played just about every snowboarding game since N64's 1080, if you've heard of that. This is by far the worst snowboarding game i have ever played. The graphics aren't any
better than stuff that came out years ago. The physics are plain retarded; it seems like it was made by people who probably never have snowboarded. It just seems like it must have
been super rushed in the making. I was over it within 10 minutes of playin. I only bought it for 15 bucks but I still feel ripped off. thank God i didn't buy it new.
I may be too biased to rate this game though because I have skate 2 and no 'riding' type game has ever matched it. I wish the makers of skate would make a snowboarding game.
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