Shaun White Snowboarding

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Snowboarding video game for PS3 lets you do everything you would at the mountain
• Four areas to explore: Alaska, Park City, Europe, Japan
• Perform different tricks on the ground, in the air, or on rails
• Ride down the slopes, create new paths in the back country, or do tricks in the terrain park
• Online multiplayer support lets you ride on mountains populated with real gamers

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B1W3K2
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,380 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Sports > Boarding & Blading
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.com Product Description

Ubisoft brings you the freedom of the mountains with Shaun White Snowboarding for PlayStation 3. 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.

Get massive air and perform different tricks. View larger.

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ouch..., November 24, 2008

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W. Wall - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game)

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 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars shaun white slowboarding, March 23, 2009

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All-access Customer "kcirtap" (so. calif) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good, July 14, 2009

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Christian Mosqueda "muffin" (usa) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaun White Snowboarding (Video Game)

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

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