Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip

Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip
From UBI Soft

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Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #76 in Video Games
* Brand: UBI Soft
* Model: 17430
* Released on: 2008-11-16
* ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
* Platform: Nintendo Wii
* Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

* Snowboarding video game for Wii 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

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip for Nintendo Wii introduces a whole new way of playing snowboarding games. Developed by Ubisoft, Shaun White Snowboarding was developed from the ground up to take advantage of the Wii Balance Board, giving you an experience that is more intuitive, realistic, and fun.

Hop Onto the Wii Balance Board for a Realistic Experience
The Wii Balance Board is an accessory from Nintendo that works and is shaped like an elongated scale, with sensors that can tell how much and where pressure is applied when you stand on it. This works perfectly with Shaun White Snowboarding, as it can detect whether you are leaning forward, back, left, or right, and it reacts like a real snowboard would.

To jump, you quickly shift your weight to the balls of your feet, and while in the air, you tap the A or B buttons and lean left and right to grab the board and spin, respectively. A multitude of tricks are available for you to learn, and chaining them together lets you amass more points.

As you do tricks, a small little icon shows up on the screen to let you know what you did. For example, if you do a 720-degree turn called a "melon," a little watermelon slice will show up on screen.

If you would rather forego the Balance Board, you can play with just the Wii Remote as well.

Beautiful Graphics with Unique Camera System
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip features a unique camera system, where you can choose different cameramen and camerawomen to follow you around. Some are better for tricks and others for speed, so be sure to pick the right one, as they'll give you abilities during your ride.

As the cameraperson follows you on your ride, you'll notice different effects, such as image blurs around the edges of the screen to give a sense of speed. The camera will collect snow when you fall, and sometimes the camera will white out after completing a big jump, as the cameraperson has to follow you and do the same moves as well. This unique system adds another element of strategy and fun to the game.

Tour the World with Shaun White
Road Trip begins with you as a newcomer to the snowboarding scene. Shaun White serves as your mentor, and together you travel the world, tackling mountains and making friends as you work your way up to becoming the world's best snowboarder.

As you win competitions and meet new people, they'll show you new tricks and special abilities that will help you against the competition. You'll have to learn different snowboarding skills as you compete in races down a mountain, half-pipe events, slaloms, rail jams, and more. You can also take a breather and just free ride in the back country at your own pace.

Play With or Against Your Friends
Road Trip doesn't have online multiplayer options, but you can play both competitively and cooperatively with a friend on a split screen. In competitive mode, you and a friend can race to the bottom or try to out-trick each other for the highest score.

In cooperative mode, both of you ride down the same slope, and the scores are added together. The entire game can be played cooperatively, so you and a friend can tour the world together and unlock new extras.

Customer Reviews

Shaun White Snowboarding Wii
Great Game. Well integrated with the Wii Fit board. Totally different way to play a video game.

Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip
I am basing my review on feedback from my grandsons. They are 9 and 11. It was a Christmas present that they had requested. They are satisified with the game.

Family Fun
We bought this game for our boys (ages 7 through 16) for Christmas. They all loved it, including their dad. It's another great game to use with the Wii Fit board and really provides a fun workout. Mom is waiting for everyone to go back to school and work so she can use it!

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