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 #1 Shaun White game announced Posted 29/05/2008 @ 13:17 |
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| #2 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 29/05/2008 @ 13:48 |
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Schweet hope its out before next season.
what im really hoping for tho is a snowboard or surf game made by the same team as Skate. that would be f*cking awesome/ |
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'To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art' - Charles Bukowski |
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| #3 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 04/06/2008 @ 19:48 |
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was just watching some in game videos of it on ign.com and tbh it looks pretty poor. the actual movements look jerky and unrealistic and the graphics dont look that good either or the mountain designs. i think ill stick with amped 2 until i see improvements in the game.
i still stand by the ideo that a snowboard or surf game built on skates engine would be the best game ever. |
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'To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art' - Charles Bukowski |
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| #4 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 15/07/2008 @ 17:52 |
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Revision #2 (Last edited: 15/07/2008 @ 17:53) |
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For anyone who's interested, they put out the press release at E3 this morning, including the Wii version using the Wii Fit balance board. 360 and PS3 versions look tres pretty too  :-
SAN FRANCISCO – May 28, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announces the development of Shaun White Snowboarding, a title destined to break all former action sports video game notions and redefine the action sports genre. The game will appear on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Windows-based PC, and the Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo, and is scheduled for release in Holiday 2008.
Powered by the award-winning Assassin's Creed(TM) engine for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 system, Shaun White Snowboarding truly captures the action sports lifestyle. Shaun White Snowboarding is being developed from the ground up for the Wii system, taking full advantage of the Wii Balance Board(TM) accessory and featuring its own unique storyline and adventure with Shaun White.
"Shaun White Snowboarding will turn all of the traditional ideas and experiences of past action sports titles upside down,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. "The combination of Ubisoft's innovation approach and the influence of Shaun's lifestyle and perspective make this gaming experience like no other.”
Developed in close collaboration with Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and eight-time X Games Gold Medalist, Shaun White Snowboarding allows players to enter a world of total freedom, where they can create their own experience and choose how, where, and with whom they want to ride.
Key Features of Shaun White Snowboarding for Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION 3 system, and Windows-based PC:
• Open World Mountains: Choose how you ride in open-world mountains across the world. Conquer extreme peak conditions, create your own paths in the back country, or compete with fellow riders in the terrain parks.
• Your Friends Are Always Around: Play in a world where your friends are always around. Do your own runs on mountains populated by real gamers, or join your friends for a quick session from any mountain.
• More than Just Snowboarding: Have fun with your friends on and off the board! Throw snowballs, hike to access secret spots, film your friends doing ripping tricks. You can also upload your videos online to share with the world.
• Ride Your Way: Express yourself through tricks, riding styles, and highly customizable avatars – both in single-player and in the online world. Use the intuitive dual analog control to pull off a huge variety of tricks that express your style.
• Next-Gen Technology: Built on the Assassin's Creed engine, this game creates a massive world with gorgeous visuals and realistic NPC interactions. This is also the first time a snowboarding game is completely driven by physics instead of animation.
• Authentic Snowboarding: Ubisoft has worked closely with Shaun White to infuse the gaming experience with authenticity, personality and humor. Shaun is a friend and mentor in the game, and will help you with your skills. And, if you are deemed worthy, you may even be able to play as Shaun in the game …
Key features of Shaun White Snowboarding for the Wii system:
• Exclusive storyline: Everybody loves a road trip! You and your crew travel the world to participate in a variety of the largest and craziest events to become a world-renowned athlete. Life on the road to success wouldn't be the same without the support of your friends, who will always be there to help you out and keep your head on your shoulders. Stand together with your friends - both in the game and in the living room - and you will be able to conquer the madness that fame brings.
• Go on a globetrotting adventure with Shaun White as your partner – Ubisoft worked in close contact with Shaun White in order to infuse the experience with the most authentic elements of his riding style, personality and sense of humor. Shaun will act as a good-natured friend and mentor to the player, hooking him up with the right friends to conquer challenges together, introduce him to new locales, or simply be around to share in a laugh.
• Wii Balance Board Integration – Get yourself into the game like never before by using the Wii Board to control your rider. Control your carves, jumps and grinds with the intuitiveness and fun of having a snowboard in your own living room.
• Everyone plays, no one waits – Engage in a seamlessly integrated multiplayer experience for two to four players, where every player is active in the game at all times.
• Get together your crew – In the world of snowboarding, it pays to have friends on your side. Your crew of friends will always be there to help you by offering you unique abilities to improve both your riding and keeping you grounded with friendly pranks; filming all the antics along the way.
• Fame and Respect - Getting your name out there by doing well as a pro snowboarder is bound to get you some recognition. As your fame grows, so too does your ability to take on bigger and bigger challenges, from new mountains to more prestigious events and competitions. Fame, however, isn't everything. You'll need to gain your friends' respect by riding with style in order to gain their support; they will help you find hidden areas, share their favorite music tracks and keep you laughing.
Pics at: http://kotaku.com/5011385/shaun-white-wii-play-pics-and-press-release |
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| #5 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 15/07/2008 @ 22:14 |
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Taking advantage of the wii Balance board seems like good fun...for those that have managed to get hold of one 
I have the SSX titles on my PS2 (wish I could find one of those backward compatible PS3's somewhere) and will reserve judgement on this game till I have played and compared not sure on the whole filming your tricks bit who wants to watch a strangers video game online? Or maybe thats just me. |
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| #6 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 07/08/2008 @ 22:26 |
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Just checked out a couple of trailers for this and it looks and sounds top! It's not due out until Winter 2008. Ubisoft usually deliver some pretty good games, so me hopes are high for this.
Hope that it has a control system a bit like Skate for the PS3 - It's not fantastic, but it feels a bit more natural and still *plays* better than T.H. games.
Still think that SSX on the PS2 was the DB's for snowboarding games. The freeride was good although some of the tricks seemed a bit over the top.
Got Family Ski for the Wii - It's canny with the balance board. You do actually get the feeling that your bombing down a mountain, although the speed isn't lightening quick, it still has a bit realism. Especially like the little touches like how when the chair lift goes over a pylon and the controller vibrates to simulate the "judder". Also the music played from the speakers on the slopes sounds "tinny" and is only heard in certain directions.
It's also a shame they didn't have a Snowboard option on Family Ski - There is an unlockable Snowboard slalom with the Wii Fit, which is okay, apart from the fact the rider is only setup Regular, which means goofy is out of the question. Still, suppose it means I get to work on riding switch!
Anyway, just thought of stuff that would be good/bad to include in the SW game....
Good...
- Walkie Talkies for those "Broadsword calling Danny-Boy.." moments (Like how the Mobile works in GTA4.)
- Knowing that your bones will still be intact when you attempt to pull a 1080 off a kicker the height of Nelsons Column.
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- Lift Queues.
- White outs.
- Having your character have ginger hair. |
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| #7 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 07/08/2008 @ 23:32 |
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no way man, ssx sucked ass was completely unrealistic in everyway which i hated. Amped was where it was at.
shaun whites game just has standard button controls, if only theyd make a snowboard game with the same engine and controls as skate, it would be unbeatable. |
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'To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art' - Charles Bukowski |
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| #8 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 08/08/2008 @ 00:12 |
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Any ideas of specs for the pc version?
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| #9 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 08/08/2008 @ 02:04 |
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I totally agree, why would you choose Assasins creed over a skate game like Tony Hawk. However i am looking forward to the wii stuff that could still make it fun. |
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| #10 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 08/08/2008 @ 17:47 |
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because the game engine and what you see in the actual game are two very different things.
half the platform games and some driving games of the last 10 or more years have been based around things like the unreal engine mostly used for fps but can be used for much more. |
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| #11 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 08/08/2008 @ 22:25 |
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QUOTE (chr15dallat - 07/08/2008 @ 23:32) no way man, ssx sucked ass was completely unrealistic in everyway which i hated. Amped was where it was at. shaun whites game just has standard button controls, if only theyd make a snowboard game with the same engine and controls as skate, it would be unbeatable.
OK - We'll agree to disagree with the Amped v SSX3, but I think you are spot on with your comment about using the same controls as Skate.  |
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| #12 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 19/08/2008 @ 13:15 |
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There is a video/advert on the Nintendo Channel available from the Wii Shopping channel.
SW looks pretty cool and should be a good laugh with the balance board but I'd imagine you'll have to use the remote to perform tricks?
IIRC it states the launch is November 2008? Now, if only I could find wii fit in stock   |
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| #13 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 01/10/2008 @ 23:23 |
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Kotaku just dropped up a new article HERE
It's a video Diary detailing some of the Single/Multiplayer features... sounds quite cool actually, making it more seamless to join people etc |
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| #14 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 02/10/2008 @ 13:52 |
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I always wanted to be a ginger! |
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| #15 Re: Shaun White game announced Posted 02/10/2008 @ 21:11 |
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QUOTE (Reoryn - 01/10/2008 @ 23:23) Kotaku just dropped up a new article HEREIt's a video Diary detailing some of the Single/Multiplayer features... sounds quite cool actually, making it more seamless to join people etc
do none of you guys know about www.ign.com? lol just go there and watch a sh*t tonne of videos of shaun whites and stoked. ive changed my mind about stoked atm shaun white looks much more realistic. stoked has got this gravityless jump goin on where youre in the air for like 5 seconds which annoys me. hopefully they sort that out because it look really promising. |
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'To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art' - Charles Bukowski |
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