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Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip | 
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| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $34.00
You Save: $15.99 (32%)
New (21) Used (5) from $34.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 33
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 17430
Model: 17430
UPC: 008888174301
EAN: 0008888174301
ASIN: B001B1W3KM
Release Date: November 16, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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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. 
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.
  
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Make sure you have the balance board! January 10, 2009
I heard from a friend that this game was very boring, even on the Wii. It made me reluctant to buy it, but my fiance was adamant about getting it for Christmas! I found out later that my friend didn't get a chance to play it on the Balance Board! It completely changes the experience! Your body has to twist, rock, wave and just basically contort like you were actually on a snowboard...and yes, you can crash too! The graphics are pretty decent, the venues you can board at are awesome, and there are some decent characters. The only thing I didn't like was it seemed the game was over too soon. Once you unlock Shaun White's character, the game is pretty much over, you can redo the same rides for harder challenges, but not much new stuff after that. But I still loved the halfpipes, leaning backwards to do a double back-hand grip and flip...and sticking it!
 Waste of money and time January 8, 2009
This game was a huge letdown for us. We have more fun playing the skiing games that just come with the wii fit package. In the famous words of my children... "this game is LLLAAAAMMMEEE". Really, dont waste your money.
It was Alright. January 8, 2009
For being one of the first games to incorporate the wii fit board I guess it was alright. It was definitely geared toward a younger audience, the graphics were cheesy, and the over all mobility of the board was kind of confusing and lame once you got the hang of it.
I'll be excited to see future versions of this game come out, it has real potential.
 Fun for everyone January 7, 2009
I got this game for me and yet my son is loving the game. He is 9 and has never snowboarded before. It is fun with or without the balance board. I prefer the balance board however. My one problem is that using the balance board is a lot harder to pull combination tricks and score big points. The point requirements are higher without the balance board but the difference is not enough. People playing for the first time with a remote scored 2x to 3x as many points as I did with the balance board. The "cartoony" boarders look good and work well enough in the game. You really do feel like you are snowboarding down a mountain when you are on the balance board. There is room for improvement but overall it is a great game for the balance board. Try it and you won't be disappointed.
shaun white snowboarding road trip January 7, 2009
arrived in a very timely manner. Has been enjoyed by all. found it for a better price on amazon, and they had it in stock unlike many stores I tried.
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