Customer Reviews

MTV Pure Ride

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Radical Entertainment has done 3 Playstation snowboarding games. The first was ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder back in 1998. It went up against Coolboarders 3 for best game honors and won. After that came MTV Sports Snowboarding, which upped the ante a bit while maintaining respectability. The 3rd installment is this game, MTV Sports Pure Ride, which plays and looks similar to its predecessor. Radical's trio tend to win out over CoolBoarders in the options and realism departments, though some will still swear by 989's CoolBoarders series. Pure Ride is certainly not the prettiest game on the block, but neither is the competition. What puts it over the top is Pure Ride's range of activities. Not just a simple race game, there are a diverse array of things to do, like the half-pipe, big air, trick runs, competitions, and a create-a-mountain mode that gives you control over a fairly large course to construct as you please.

Not leaps & bounds better than the CoolBoarders series, but slightly less cartoonish and with a better focus on the various modes, instead of a hodgepodge of fighting/racing/tricking. Certainly underrated.

Snowboarding games aren't my favorite.. I'm more of an RPG gamer. However, Pure Ride is an incredible amount of fun to play and it's one of those games you never get tired of. Lots of board choices, fair amount of riders, and a lot of good slopes. The tricks are interesting, although sometimes it is a bit difficult to hammer out the really high scoring ones. The graphics are smooth and visibility is good for the most part, but at some points it's hard to see what's ahead of the rider. The only other gripe I have is the soundtrack.. 10 songs isn't too bad, but I'd prefer a better selection. All around I think it's a great game and at least worth renting for a while. There's also some pretty cool videos to unlock and watch.

this game is so fun i could have played it all day long!u can evan create ur own slope!u should buy this game on the spot if u want to play 1 of the funnist games in the world!