Shaun White Snowboarding

 PlayStation 3
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
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  1. JonathanCornwell
    Jan 10, 2009
    2
    I really wanted to like this game, and have historically liked most snowboarding games (1080 series, SSX series, Amped Series, etc). However, several things really killed this game for me. First the controls felt clunky and unrealistic. The jump landing felt and looked incredibly bad. Most jump landings that should have ended with my guy flat on his face, unnaturally landed, and kindI really wanted to like this game, and have historically liked most snowboarding games (1080 series, SSX series, Amped Series, etc). However, several things really killed this game for me. First the controls felt clunky and unrealistic. The jump landing felt and looked incredibly bad. Most jump landings that should have ended with my guy flat on his face, unnaturally landed, and kind of just popped the guy into pace.

    The graphics were pretty good, though they didn't do a very good job with the motion/snow blur (the graphics were too static when moving, motion blur would have definitely helped).

    The exploration part of the game was interesting, and I could see some people really enjoying. But in general, there seemed to be an overwhelming lack of direction and motivation. In general it felt like the game, the controls, the physics, the gameplay, and the graphics were never polished.

    I guess I will be waiting for another snowboarding game on the PS3.    … Expand
  2. jubustheprophet
    Aug 17, 2010
    2
    Shaun White Snowboarding is not worth your time unless your desperate to waste some cash, though your better off burning it, you'll get the same level of enjoyment from it. Games controls are solid, and thats about all thats good, the story..... is non-existant, the cut scenes are excruciatingly painful to watch, the trick list is 'meh', the four mountains are well made but very plain, theShaun White Snowboarding is not worth your time unless your desperate to waste some cash, though your better off burning it, you'll get the same level of enjoyment from it. Games controls are solid, and thats about all thats good, the story..... is non-existant, the cut scenes are excruciatingly painful to watch, the trick list is 'meh', the four mountains are well made but very plain, the game seems like they went for the realistic snowboard route, but then stopped 3/4 of the way and went for the 'ssx' route, and failed at both. The game lasts about 5 hours before i refused to continue due to utter boredom, the multiplayer is fun.... till you get sick of throwing snowballs at each other, very disapointed as this could have been a good game, but they messed it up at the gameplay aspect, especially the jumping and landing mechanics which can be summed up in one word 'CRAP' although that word could be used for the entire game.
    Soundtracks good though.    … Expand

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#75 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008

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63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Play UK
    72
    It’s good fun, even if it doesn’t feel quite as thrilling as we would have liked. With a little more tweaking of the controls and maybe a new approach to the genre à la Skate, this could have fared much better.
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  2. VideoGamer
    60
    It's clear that Ubisoft had some big ideas for Shaun White Snowboarding, but many of these have been hampered by an overly difficult control scheme, cumbersome navigation, a terrible map, too much collecting and a disappointing frame rate. The recreation of the four ski resorts is excellent, the online functionality is well thought out, and at times the views are magnificent, but the game just isn't as much fun as it should have been.
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  3. Eurogamer
    40
    But by far the most irritating aspect of the handling is the inability to simply make your board go where you want it to.
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