Stoked Review: Boarding With The New Kid

Destineer Games is the last place I expected to find a good snowboarding game; EA – sure, Ubisoft – maybe, but not Destineer. No offense to the publishers, but their track record of games have pretty much been all over the place, from “Homie Rollerz,” to “WordJong,” and they don’t appear to have many extreme sports games under their belt. However, after spending quite some time with “Stoked” for the Xbox 360, it seems like they managed to put together a pretty solid title.

“Stoked” isn’t the next “SSX” (this writer’s King of the Hill when it comes to snowboarding games) but that’s because “Stoked” takes a more realistic approach to snowboarding, and does it in a different setting. This game takes you away from the crowds and the race tracks, and puts you in the back country where it’s pretty much just you, your board, some trees, and the helicopter that just dropped you off. You don’t have to worry about other people getting in your way too often, or having to make it to the bottom of the run in a certain amount of time – it’s open-ended and the mountain is yours. [Continue Reading]

New Hands On Video Preview Of Shaun White Snowboarding Wii

Sir-G back again with some fresh hands on or should I say foot on gameplay impressions of Shaun White Snowboarding for the Wii(you can view a preview of the Xbox 360 version here). Ubisoft was wise to implement the b-board into this version of the game as from my hands on with the game, I think it’s safe to say the game was fun as hell to play and really controlled well. As with any new form of control, there is a learning curve, but you’ll see in the video I picked it up pretty quick. The game is really that easy to get into(just try to keep your balance and not fall over). All in all, Shaun White looks to make a good entry into the books of snowboarding games as well as games that make good use of the b-board. Take a look at our preview and post your thoughts!