Review of Shaun White Snowboarding

I was really excited to check this game out since there hasn't been a great snowboarding game in quite some time. The previews and gameplay videos I saw all looked great so I decided to buy it.

The look of the game is great. Menu system is pretty cool. In-game graphics are excellent. The terrain is expansive and very nicely detailed. Parks are fun and vary quite a bit with the types of rails, kickers, etc. I personally love to freeride, so they ability to take the chopper above tree-line on a couple of the mountains is definitely a lot of fun. There is a lot to do on these mountains, from treasure hunts (the coins), to competitions, riding with online players, etc. I don't think you could get too bored from this game.

Music choice is very good, several different styles to please all.
You also have a great gear selection to choose from, so save money for new boards or bindings.

The big problem I see here is getting used to the physics. The rider feels like he's 50 pounds sometimes, 350 pounds some other. Carving, tricks, jumps, all take time to get used to. I still can't seem to pull off tricks that I figured would be easy, but I guess it will take more practice. Other strange cases that I've found: I'm on a pretty decent down slope but the rider is really slow, and another when I can't build enough speed to make some jumps. At first it had me really frustrated, but I'm getting more used to it.

With excellent graphics and gameplay, but frustrating physics, this game takes some time to really start to enjoy. The more I play, the more I like it.



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