Video Games : Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888174301
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+
Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Model: 17430
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: UBI Soft
Release Date: November 16, 2008
Sales Rank: 29
Studio: UBI Soft

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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.



Land your favorite tricks in combination for the ultimate score. View larger.


You can ride on mountains all over the world, including in Japan. View larger.
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.



The Wii Balance Board gives you an unprecedented, realistic experience. View larger.
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
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent with the Wii Fit Balance Board
With the wii fit balance board this game is awesome. It is fairly tiring, after a few races I find myself sweating and tired.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great fun!
This is a great game to use with your balance board. You don't have to have one, and I've never played the game without one, but it is terrific fun with the balance board! The graphics are pretty good, especially for a Wii, and it functions very well. I am very glad that I bought it. The kids and even Grandma are having fun with it. It's great to work on your balance too!


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - are you goofy footed?
if you are DO NOT get this game. it is only regular. you wont enjoy this game.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you own a balance board this is a must have
Most fun wii game I have bought. Addictive and challenging. The balance board makes the experience. Everyone that has played mine has loved it. Not bad exercise either, halfpipe will work up a sweat.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I woke up the next morning with sore calf/thigh/ab muscles!
My family got Wii fit for Christmas. I personally thought the Wii fit software was boring so I bought this title. I absolutely love it. I'm 36 and have never snowboarded but skateboarded as a teenager. Snowboarding with the balance board is EXACTLY what I remember about skateboarding. Except now I'm 40 pounds heavier and 22 years older! I played this for 3 hours the first night and woke up the next day, got out of bed, and my entire lower body was sore. I do a lot of walking and some eliptical training but I used core muscles in this game that I don't think I've used in 20 years! Since I'm old I now turn off the included music and crank up New Order and the Psychedelic Furs while playing this game. I find that if you don't switch sides (put your right foot in front) regularly your left calf gets sore from grinding. Furthermore, this program is built from the ground up for the Wii graphic system and for the balance board... the board was not an afterthought. I've tried other skating / boarding games before with other systems and it's a bunch of button pushing boring nonsense... this game is perfect!

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