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9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Ouch...Nov 25, 2008
By W. Wall 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 unique challenge is "Go find giant coins". This may sound fun to some, but trust me, it is really difficult and extremely annoying especially since it doesn't lead to anything very useful. (If you manage to waste 5 hours or so collecting the first two sets of coins, you get something somewhat useful, but becomes boring soon after). Also, Amped 3 actually had something fun to work toward. You start with just about 1/2 of a mountain with some challenges and a story developing. You complete challenges, earn money, and eventually start to unlock other mountains. This may sound difficult, but it really isn't, even for new gamers. The thing is you don't have to complete ALL the challenges, just get enough points to unlock the next section of the mountain. In Shaun White, I was suprised to see that you just start with the four full mountains unlocked. 3 hours in, I actually wished I had to unlock the other mountains. I really missed the sense of accomplishment. I had barely played for 3 hours when I bought the best board in the game.
The game's controls are also terrible. When I started, I noticed the controls were really difficult. I thought maybe they were trying to go for a snowboarding version of the game "skate"'s controls. In that game, the controls are tough, but make the game so much more realistic. It takes a while to get good at that game. However, Shaun White's has somewhat strange and awkward controls. The game is very unrealistic however.
The online aspect of the game is decent. Getting people together and joing a crowded game can be tough. It is fun when people actually agree to challenges and you get to complete some races and competitions with people. The snowball throwing is really annoying. Its fun and okay if it happens during a race or something because that's what makes it fun, but it's really annoying to not be able to stand up because you're being bombarded with snowballs from some tool who has no life. I will say the music is pretty good. It has some really good songs and only a couple of bad ones. A few decent guitar hero songs.
They really tried to create a new style of snowboarding game here. They really eliminated the difficulty, and added frustration. The game is fun every once in a while, but its not a sit there and play for 12 hours kind of game. As soon as you get the feel for it, you can't really sit there and play for a while. For me, this game is worth 30 dollars tops. I wasted my money. If nothing else, its decent, but look for something else first.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
goodJul 15, 2009
By Christian Mosqueda
"muffin"
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
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
SWSBNov 16, 2008
By G. Tenison This game is very enjoyable. You can earn money from challenges and buy actual boards boots bindings and other apparel from brands like burton and forum. The tricks are a bit hard to learn at first but once you get them down you can have a lot of fun with them. There is slight downside though, Shaun gives you missions to find and collect coins. This can be very frustrating when all you want to do is snowboard.Sometimes you have to get off of your board and run around trying to find the tokens. Other than that this is an awesome game and I would recommend it to anyone.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Shaun White SnowboardingSep 10, 2009
By S. Provost
"Scotty Doe"
its a pretty fun game, not the best snowboarding game ive played, but thumbs up
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
shaun white slowboardingMar 24, 2009
By All-access Customer
"kcirtap"
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 my character was sporting.
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