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Sled Storm

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

There's a method a lot of developers use to keep a race tight, in a racing game - it's called "rubber band" AI. Rather than having each individual computer opponent actually race, as they might in real life, their speed is tied directly to your speed. If you slow down, they slow down. If you speed up, they speed up. In theory, this keeps races close, and exciting.

In Sled Storm, it makes them obnoxiously difficult, and takes any semblance of "fun" out of racing. It takes the "race" out of racing, in fact. You can hit every shortcut, every turbo boost, and not make a single mistake throughout the entireity of a 10 minute long race, and if you make a minor mistake at the end, you can go from 1st place to 6th in less than half a second, with no way to recover. This isn't an issue of making a huge mistake, and falling behind, it's an issue that no matter how well you know a track, and can exploit it, you'll *never* get more than half a second ahead of last place.

As a result, Sled Storm isn't a racing game, it's a game about not making any mistakes, ever. It's not fun, it's not interesting, it's a horrible way to have implemented the computer "AI", and it makes the game so utterly pointless and worthless that it's not likely I will ever play it again.

Shame on you EA sports, Shame on you BIG, you have managed to destroy and bring shame upon the original PSone version. In EA sports BIG endevour to please SSX fans and snowmobile fans, they ruined it for both & everyone. I bought this game because of the early screen shots I have seen posted @ gamespot. Those pictures are not in this game, instead we get SSX like tracks (red lines and all) that are freakin weird (stupid). I will never trust EA BIG again, why should all thier games be of the same exact concept? I cant describe the disapointment I feel, I expected this version to have really good sleds (it doesn't) and really good environments (it doesn't) it does have really good graphics and sound, but thats not enough to forgive the unrealistic scooters that pose as sleds, and the hauntingly freakish (Polarfest)locations that spoil this title.
To sum up this review Sled storm PS2 stinks.

If killing the golden goose were a video game, EA Big's version would have crazy, stylin' tricks, a boss hip-hop / metal soundtrack and lots of attitude... all of which typifies what a huge disappointment the PS2 version of "Sled Storm" is. Like "SSX Tricky", this is a game that overlooks solid gameplay in favor of production slickness and a contrived "coolness".

The original PlayStation "Sled Storm" was a critics' darling and revered by a small fanbase that appreciated its mix of clever, shortcut-friendly mountain tracks, semi-realistic trick-oriented "sno-cross" tracks, and a game system that offered snomobiles that pitched, bounced and bobbed in ways that cars and snowboarders don't.

All of those traits are absent in this PlayStation 2 version. The tracks aren't clever; they're a garish collection of "extreme" design elements (look, it's the iceberg tunnel! oh wow, it's the big lava jump! hey, it's something ...from "The Nightmare Before Christmas") that makes gamers think that the marketing and art departments teamed up to browbeat the developers and anyone left over from the first game.

The controls are similar to the original and the grapics are up to next-gen snuff, but racing has been de-emphasized in favor of a trick system that builds up a "boost" meter, so you spend much of your time recovering from trick-induced wrecks and boosting to catch up. The camera is often sideways or even upside down, and is perfectly willing to follow your sled through obstacles like cave walls and rocks that should be more solid than they are.

As for the bouncing, lurching snowmobiles, forget it -- paint the snow black and this could be mistaken for "San Francisco Rush 2049".

EA Big, I knew "Sled Storm"... "Sled Storm" was a game I beat... and this, sir, is no "Sled Storm". If this is truly the game you intended to make, then don't ruin your previous accomplishment by co-opting its name... call this "Radikkal EXtreme Sledz" or something more appopriate to its big unsubstantiated hype.

they just should have stayed with sled storm 1. Sledstorm 2 has very narrow tracks which are almost impossible to stay on.the only good thing about it is that you select the driver then the vehicle. So if you hate really challenging games stay away from this one.

Don't listen to anyone who talks negative about this game. I never played the first for ps1 but either way the graphics for this game are way better than ps1 graphics. also this game provides true "off the hook" speed that sometimes defies gravity. to be honest not playing it is only depriving you of a super intense game for anyone.. Also whoever threw a baby tantrum about- "WAH' I don't like it cause the track is to thin, Wah" ..........Dude you need to play a game that is easier for your mentality...........What a Tard!!!!

The game is fun and challenging, maybe too much for people who want to finish it in the first day and turn it for trade in the next day. I love off-road racing titles and this one is very challenging, you'll feel more lucky than good every time you win but is not impossible to complete. The game is made for people who enjoy real competition, are not looking for an easy ride can accept loosing. You can go trough shortcuts and performing stunts to get boost at your own risk and making those hard decisions can be fun if you like competition. There are not many snow cross games out there add this one confidently to your collection.

this is the worst game I have ever played. What else can I say

As the review title implies, I despise this game. Sled Storm for the PS2 is a huge disappointment. The graphics are ugly primary-color polygons with no texture, the tracks look like they were all stolen from SSX games, the "snowmobiles" sound like someone swatting at angry hornets with a rusty chainsaw, and the tracks are way too linear. No off-track exploration here, folks. If you see this game, just ignore it and walk away.

For some reason, EA BIG decided to make a third SSX game, only involving snowmobiles instead of snowboards. If you decide to explore the tracks looking for shortcuts, you will find yourself crashing upon contact with thin air. The tracks themselves are [similiar to] SSX tracks, with the ever-present clown and carnival theme that EA BIG loves to incorporate in all their racing games. the snowmobiles sound like garbage, the graphics are polygons. Crashing into thin air is the real frustrating part... there is an invisible barrier on both sides, on top and under the linear track that forces the driver to run the track like a roller coaster. this game is garbage, plain and simple. The only demographic I think this CD ROM would satisfy are kids under the age of seven. SSX was good, but EA BIG is really running the linear roller-coaster type racing games into the ground fast.

This game, being produced by EA Big Games, left me thinking it would be super cool, definitely close to NBA Street, and especially the SSX Snowboarding games. Dang, I was let down big time.

The game is somewhat fun, and has good graphics. But it doesn't compare to the games mentioned above. Not even compared to the arcade snowrider games.

I wouldn't recommend buying this, unless you are a hard-core fan of this genre.

MC White said: It rocks!