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. JohnJohn
    Jan 6, 2009
    5
    This is a game full of promis, and it is actually quite fun. However, owning a PS3, you expect good graphics. In this game, nothing is antialiased, shadows change shape completely as you get closer. Also, it seems like it is not made for viewing in 1080 as details emerge in a smaller fram (800x 600) and outside this frame details disappear. Looks funny. It feels like hasty work.
  2. GeorgeMayronne
    Dec 2, 2008
    6
    I've been waiting for the next great snowboarding game for a long time and seemingly Shaun White Snowboarding was being heralded as the "premiere snowboarding game" of this generation.....and sadly, it missed the mark in several areas. For one, the graphics engine runs of the same one used for Assassins Creed....which is adequate enough and it uses it nicely but its simply not THATI've been waiting for the next great snowboarding game for a long time and seemingly Shaun White Snowboarding was being heralded as the "premiere snowboarding game" of this generation.....and sadly, it missed the mark in several areas. For one, the graphics engine runs of the same one used for Assassins Creed....which is adequate enough and it uses it nicely but its simply not THAT impressive. the character models, mountains, and structures look nice but lack a certain detail to really make them "stand out" and it gives the game a rather vanilla look but luckily the framerate is fairly smooth. Soundwise....thats a toss-up because you're either gonna dig the music or completely HATE IT because its a mish-mash of pop-rock, hip-hop rock, rock, or some very disco-ish sounding music....and while some of it is acceptable....ALOT of if just dosen't fit at all and comes off being annoying. the soundeffects and voice acting are nice but Shaun Whites voice gets old after a while.....its just not very convincing and it sounds a bit lazy. the controls are ANOTHER mixed bag for this game....they also fall under the love it or hate it category. you steer and spin in the air with the left stick, you do grabs and "tricks" with the right stick, and you jump with L2......now this control set-up may not seem like a big deal....until you start ACTUALLY playing then it become a test in frustration. the controls aren't terrible, but it WILL put some gamers off should they have been expecting something more user-friendly.....with some practice its certainly playable....but mastering these controls will require some time and patience. Its a bit strange that ALL the mountains are at your finger-tips from the start.....so going back and forth from mountain to mountain is nice as each have a certain amount of "missions". Overall.....this game is "average" in almost every sense of the word....its fun if a bit frustrating and on a technical level its nice looking but very plain. i cant really recommend it....but i can't tell anyone to avoid it either....so this game goes down as a RENT-BEFORE-BUY… Expand
  3. storygamer
    Sep 3, 2020
    6
    SSX and Amped are front-runners for the snowboarding genre. Shaun White Snowboarding not even nearly matches up to them. It just becomes too boring after 4 to 5 hours. The events and graphics are cool but the open world is obsolete and the controls just don´t feel right.
  4. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    6
    It's a fun game, no doubt. But the lack of depth makes it remain in the shadow of the Tony Hawk games.

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#75 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008

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Metascore
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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