.com
----
Ubisoft brings you the freedom of the ains with Shaun White
Snowboarding for PlayStation 3. Developed in close collaboration
with Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, Shaun White Snowboarding
lets you create your own experience in the game. Whether you
choose to compete and do tricks in the terrain park, or carve new
paths in the back country, the choice is yours.
Freedom to Ride on Four Different ains
Gamers have their choice of four ains -- Alaska, Park City,
Europe (Alps), and Japan -- each offering a different kind of
terrain and feel, as well as landscapes and views. Alaska, for
example, has a lot of peak boarding with features such as
avalanches and ice chasms. Park City, the famed resort in Utah,
features buildings and layouts from the actual resort. The
ains are huge, with incredible graphics that allow you to
see dynamic elements up to 20 miles away. As you ski, objects and
locations far away in the distance, such as the base of the
ain, become larger and larger, and the background has the
feel of a real, live environment rather than a static image.
Within each ain, there are peak, back country, and park
(resort) areas that provide a variety of gameplay. Just as you
would expect, there are plenty of trails on each ain, with
each slope rated from green circle (easy) to double black diamond
(extremely difficult).
Race, Do Tricks, Carve New Paths
Shaun White Snowboarding lets you do anything you want at a
ain: you can speed down the fastest slopes, get massive air
and do tricks on the half-pipe, and even throw snowballs at other
boarders.
By using a combination of the right analog stick and left
trigger, you can perform a ton of different tricks on the ground,
in the air, and on rails. The game was designed with realistic
physics, so each trick looks and performs just as you'd expect it
to see it in real life.
While you go down a ain, you'll see various challenges
scattered along the way, such as grinding on rails or specific
tricks on the half-pipe.
When you get to the bottom, you can take off your board and hop
on a chair or a helicopter to get back to the top and find a new
trail.
In the single player mode, Shaun White serves as your mentor as
you complete different challenges and competitions until you
become good enough to put your skills up against Shaun White
himself.
Share the ain with Other Online Players
Shaun White Snowboarding also features online multiplayer
gameplay. Players can create their own challenges and participate
with other online boarders, compete in half-pipe competitions,
and even battle it out in straight racing down a trail. With
ains populated by real gamers, you'll feel like you're
really out there on the slopes. A standout feature is the video
camera that lets you film other boarders doing tricks and upload
them for everyone to see.
As you win competitions and do challenges, you earn cash that
can be used to purchase new apparel, boards, bindings, and more
-- all designed to make your character unique and your gaming
experience more fun.
Perhaps one of the most satisfying things you can do is hurl a
snowball at another player and talk a little t afterwards.
- Snowboarding video game for PS3 lets you do everything you would at the ain.
- 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.
- Online multiplayer support lets you ride on ains populated with real gamers.