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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun gameplay and amazingly funny references, March 2, 2006
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Amped 3 (Video Game)
Amped 3 is the first snowboarding game to come out for the XBox 360. You get to fly through the snowy slopes in full wide screen high definition.
First, it's important to fully accept that this game is made very tongue in cheek. You get cut scenes with drawings almost exactly like Trogdor, you have sequences of 60s-style circles with good/evil George Harrisons urging you on. You get modern alt music mixed in with Blinded By the Light. Sometimes there are Wonder Woman style flashing lights. "The Dueling Serpents of Fangar!"
A lot of the references might go right by people who aren't both classic TV watchers and new website visitors. It's amazing how many subtle funny things are built into the dialogues and cut scenes.
But back to the game. You customize your character - male or female - with the typical array of skin color, body build, hair, facial hair, hat, clothing, board and so on. You have a GIANT mountain to explore that you can explore, do challenges on, follow the storyline on, and just have fun. If you get tired of tracking down cool places to board, you can always snowmobile all over to find a new hidden spot.
Like any game, the key here is to master the controls. Once you get the hang of the different moves, you'll be carving, spinning and sliding whereever you want to go. Dodge in the trees. Launch out over the rocks. The mountain is fully rendered and waits for you. The game is pretty forgiving for beginners, so they don't get frustrated, but also provides enough challenges that skilled boarders will find their ways to have fun.
The graphics in widescren high def are a mixed bag. On one hand, I love the groomed rippled snow and the trails you leave in it. It made me want to put aside the controller and drive up to the ski lifts. The funky stars and circles and other indicators are all true to style. The clouds and sunsets in the background are photo-realistic and lovely. However, the character models are a little plastic looking. Comapred to other games we're playing right now, they weren't up to standards.
It's important to note that the game is about fun - not about training you to be a professional snowboarder. If you slam into a tree, you don't get hauled off to the emergency room. You just bounce off and keep going. If you take a nose dive you just roll and get back up again. I don't really consider this a bad thing in a video game.
Well recommended for snow bunnies everywhere!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I have no idea what's goin on, January 19, 2006
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Amped 3 (Video Game)
Just got my Amped3 a few days ago and have only been playing a few hours. But man... It's about time someone really thought about what a video game is about.
no it's not about graphics, no it's not sound, and it certainly doesn't need to be about realism. It's about fun.
Yes, amped 3 seems a lot easier than Amped 2 and Amped 1. Yes your boarder has non-intuitive controls, yes the game feels like you're in some strange strange indie music, punk rock world, and yes it's a fricken riot.
It's been a long time since I played a video game and laughed heartily and often. In a world of Robot Chicken, CATS vs. Mr.T, Trogdoor the BURNINATOR and everyone's favorite owl ORLY?! Amped 3 fits right in. Yah it'll be very dated due to pop culture references and such, but it's hilarious!
Why 4 stars? Yah, graphics, sound, realism, physics and such have taken a bit of a back seat, I'd like the world to look at bit more realistic than Amped 2, it'd be nice if my boarder did the tricks the way i'm mushing them into my brand new 360 controller, and yah, when you run over someone with a snowmobile... there should be some carnage... but seriously folks, if you buy a video game to have fun and not to challenge your button mushing, thumbstick whirlin' skills, definitely pick up amped 3 and leave your hang-ups behind...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
snowboarding pwease, January 13, 2006
A Kid's Review
Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Amped 3 (Video Game)
so 1st off let me express my love for the amped series. i have spent countless hours playing both amped 1 and 2. i recently got amped 3 at my local EB. going against my gut feeling of skipping this title. i do not regret it though.
Positive:
funny story
intresting characters
create your own character
snowmobiling anywhere anytime on the mountain
sledding
different than anything else out there
Negative:
graphics are not great especially for a 60 dollars xbox 360 title
horrible horrible controls-wayyyyyyyyyy to floaty i feel like i have no real control over my character. you now automatically grind anytime your get near something you are able to grind. EVEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO. also it is very very hard to fall, land sideways and you automatically land and straigten out. you have to land upsidown to fall on your snowboard.
so im half and half with this game. in one aspect it is very cool to be able to go up and down the mountain at anytime. almost like GTA on a mountain resort. the story is funny and quirky and fresh. character customization is fun as always. yet the heart and soul of amped...ie the controlls took a huge step back in my book. it really does take the fun away when your character feels like they are on the moon. carving is almost uncontrollable. any precision is forgotten, i always have to constantely go left right left right just to line up a jump. and i just get the major sense that i am on a bike far to small for me with training wheels...and pink little tassle on my handle bars...and the gay little whistle...(analogy)
2k bring back the tighter controls we love!
if your used to the old games i would rent 1st. i honestly am a huge fan of snowboard games so im gonna stick it and beat the game. idk if ill trade it in eventually who knows. anyways its not a must buy 360 title but ya...
hopefully amped 4 will be better
360 must buys: Call Of Duty 2 stay aways from PDZ...DOA 4 and NFSMW are also very fun games
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