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3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game but i think it is a little over rated.
Pros...The graphics are totlay great and the rest isnt so great

fun and realistic

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this games grafics arent so hot but that doesnt really matter the waves are cool and it is fun. you must play this game.the waves get huge and it gets alot funner.

Cooler extras to watch

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is ok. Although the extra features are probably better to look at. The Billabong commercial was cool. So was the Rusty one. In fact, my favorite board happens to be a Rusty. Anyway, check out this game! It's ok i guess

Why would anyone ever buy this game?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely terrible. It has good graphics I must admit, but the wave simulation is horrible.The wave moves about as fast as someone pouring malassas. It is incredibly hard to do any tricks besides a cutback or a tube, let alone an aerial. If you are a decent surfer,then you will realize that this is a disgrace to the meaning of surfing. Personally, I think Kelly slater's pro surfer is awesome and much more fun,even if you are tired of tony hawk.

BUY THIS GAME NOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS WHAT SURFING IS ALL ABOUT.
THE MUSIC IS COOL, THE SURF SPOTS ARE GREAT AND THE TRICKS YOU CAN DO ON YOUR BOARD - ITS ALLMOST AS IF YOU WERE SURFING.
SUCH A SHAME FOR THE UPCOMING KELLY SLATER GAME - THE BAR IS SET REALLY HIGH....

Tired of Tony Hawk?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I anxiously awaited this game and was not disappointed! Other surf games severely lacked realism. O.K., so most surfers can't pull 720 combos and surf out of them in real life. Yet, I found the basic mechanics very accurate. If you want to accelerate, you have to pump. If you want to pull of a perfect snap turn w/out loosing speed, you have to find some vert. Like T. Hawk's Pro Skater, you can grab, kickflip, and even "grind" a floater. The special tricks are a little easier. Of course, one must still concentrate on staying on the wave. Yes, the learning curve is a little slow, but try real surfing and you will find the same.

The more time you spend on the game, the more fun it gets. Once you have unlocked some new surfboards by winning competitions, you will surf better! The final levels are insane w/ the use of the best board! I even enjoy watching the replays after I have a really sick wave.

Warning- while the "reef girl" is very convenient for bringing you to the wave of choice (there is no need to paddle if you don't feel like it), the screen is hard to watch in this mode. It slows down and looks almost pixelized. Motion also slows down sometimes when there is too much action on-screen. ANNOYING!

The first level, Kirra Point, is boring, but you need to learn somewhere. The game picks up at the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. By the time you make it to Oahu's Pipeline, you are ripping! THIS GAME IS EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE! Levels are easy to restart and choosing a wave can be fast.

Level goals are not all easy! I found it hard to air over the banner at Huntington Beach. And wait till you have to kickflip over floating cowheads! Most of the goals are fairly easy.

Winning competitions is mostly a matter of staying on your board. Beginning a wave with trick combos and finishing with a long, deep barrel is the most effective if you can link everything together. I found that about one minute per wave seems to work out pretty nicely...

All in all a great purchase! Like Tony Hawk, when you win the game with one charachter, you move on to another- unlocking secret codes along the way. Just don't expect to be ripping withing the first few minutes of play- that just wouldn't be realistic, would it!

TRY THIS GAME AND GET SOME STOKE!!

wannabe surfer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are sweet as hell and the tricks are great once you learn how to do it but it way to long to figure out how to stay up. But other than that the game is sweet

Transworld Surf: DO NOT ride this wave

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Finally a good looking surfing game. That's mostly all the good I can say about it. When will gaming companies learn that good graphics cannot carry a game?

Surfing seems like such an interesting type of game, only a video game company can screw it up. Plan and simple: It's no fun. I got 4 levels in and was about to take out the disc and stomp on it. Thank god that I only rented this sack of you know what. I was screaming at the television "Why the f--- won't you stay on your god d--- board?". I shut it off and never touched it again.

The graphics are great with the water looking realistic and the sharks, reefs, and characters pushing the polygons. Probably the funniest parts of the game comes when the sharks attack you (without the blood of course).

The sound is a little on the boring side. The sound track is okay but the sound effects are tedious. "AAH", "OOMPH", and other screams are constantly being thrown at you. Not horrible but Tony Hawk did it way better.

The multiplayer is also another part that makes me furious. My girlfriend and me were playing all of the games and found that everytime in the game that you were close to winning the game would chuck a rock or a paddling surfer at you. What is up with that? Also, you HAVE to play with two other AI controlled surfers (unless you have four friends) which makes it unfun because most of the time they win. They are perfect in everyway so to beat them you have to cheat and knock them over while never falling and stringing together impossible combos.

Overall, this game is garbage. It is not even close to fun. I want to return this as quickly as possible. Don't be swayed by some good coments by critics, this one is surfing it's way into the bargin bins.

Surfs up

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Transworld surf makes it easy and tons of fun to hang ten.Grea graphics ausome tricks this is a must have for surfing fans

Visually stunning...gameplay not so stunning.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off I give props to all these companies creating these awesome looking games. Now, if they were half as fun as they look we would be all set. Unfortunaly, this game looks great but I spent the first day (3 hours or more) trying to figure out how to actually get in the barrel. I got it by accident but I found out there is no specific way to do it. The tricks are easy to pull off...easier than just trying to stay up. The ride is over in 5 seconds and then start over. paddle...paddle...or call the tow chic. Anyway I dropped ... bucks on this game and once again I was less than happy. These companies need to remember...acool looking game is great but I need kick[in]gameplay!

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