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Most realistic snowboarding simulation there is...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Amped 2 is the most realistic Snowboarding game there is. It is more on the simulation side of he sport instead of SSX tricky, which is on the Arcade side. So it depends on what kind of snowboarding game you are looking for.

GAMEPLAY: 4.5 Stars

Amped 2 has a great trick system that has a fast learning curve to pull off tricks, but that doesn't mean you can pull off monster tricks right away. The Career mode is good, you create a character and start with low stats and earn attribute points as you get farther into the game, like spin/flip, ollie, and balance points. There is also a great selection of gear and clothing, brands like Burton and Volcom along with many more. You'll start unlocking new mountains in the game, real-life mountains around the world. I ride at Big Bear mountain and it looks really good with the real runs!!! Gameplay is definatley challeging but can be mastered with practice. Oh, did I mention XBOX LIVE???

GRAPHICS: 5 stars
Graphics are awesome, mountains are detailed, with ability to ride almost anywhere on them. A mountain I'm familiar with I actually ride the runs that I ride in real life, with the same rails and everything!

UNLOCKABLES: 5 stars
There is real life boards, bindings, boots, goggles, and clothes in the game. along with the real life mountains, this is as realistic as you can get.

FUN FACTOR: 5 stars
Though this is meant to be a simulation snowboarding game, it is very fun and you'll find yourself playing for hours just to unlock new things and increase your player stats.

If you are looking for a realistic Snowboarding game, get this one. If you are looking for an arcade style of snowboarding game, with avalanches, trees falling in your path, and huge jumps, look elsewhere, possibly SSX Tricky.

Absolutely amazing !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Best online game PERIOD. In a world of first person shooters, this game is paving the way for the future of games. It has an advance trick system, where you can link combos together to try an out-score your oponents. Graphics are stunning: character breaths smoke from cold air, sun sets, fog, snowing, breath taking drops, Its like a roller coaster ride.
Many people are on live to play it, so you will have no prohblem getting a game together. The have various online play modes, just ride you compete in a high score rally, or in a session mode you can battle for specific spots on the board, for example, you cna see who can get the best score of one ramp, and claim a star, your characters color will show up, and your openents will have to try and steel it.
The game deffinitly has a learning curve, and has 2 style tricks that involve you triggers and joystick, first game ive every played that matters how gentle you touch the buttons and stick. You will not beat this game in one weekend, it is very challanging, and worth every penny.
SO BUY THE BEST LIVE GAME THERE IS!!!!!!!!!

As Someone who Knows NOTHING about Snowboarding, I Loved it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There are two big snowboarding games on the Xbox - Amped 2 and SSX 3. According to most gamers, SSX 3 is more of an arcade style snowboarding game and Amped 2 is the realistic snowboard simulator. This also explains why SSX 3 usually gets better reviews and has a larger following. Maybe I'm an exception then because I started playing Amped 2 with no previous experience on SSX 3 nor knowledge about pro snowboarding and I quickly became hooked. I have played and replayed so many levels in this game, I now have "Xbox Thumb." If you're not familiar with the series, while you can just play a regular run, the best way is to start a career and slowly but surely you increase your snowboarder's national rank as well as his skills. Besides the numerous fun tracks and mountain runs, there are cool additional games such as photo shoot (you have to follow the hoops for a photo shoot and afterwards, your awesome moves are saved in a film), beat the pro (you follow a pro snowboarder's computer character downhill and have to one up him), and sponsor races (you have to impress your sponsor by doing certain tricks which that specific sponsor enjoys). I've played this game for days and I'm still learning new tricks and ways to interact with the environment. Another cool feature in Amped 2 is the Xbox Live option. You can either compete with other online gamers in a designated time on the same map or just join a server for casual play. I was surprised to find a good amount of people playing the game online. It's nowhere close to the numbers that play popular Xbox shooters but it's not a trival amount either. Overall, Amped 2 really surprised me especially because I've never been into extreme sports titles. Amped 2 is an addictive title that will keep you coming back to perfect your snowboarding skills.

insane

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dude if you love snowboarding buy it and if you loved amped one this one is way better. not as hard as 1 but still way gnarly

Just Beautiful

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Amped 1 surprised me. Out of the box I noticed that on a bright winter day, the sunlight caused the snow to twinkle just slightly as a mist of snow flakes kicked up from my board.

Shortly before I hit a lift pole.

D'oh... That game had a tuff learning curve, but i rose through ranks to become a superstar boarder. What fun!

When i opened amped 2 and put it up on my big screen. Oh wow... the snow twinkling was back, but now my player breathed a small mist, the shadows were much crisper and the colors and palettes were so much better, more realistic and more enthralling. The backgrounds and terrain are accurate and fun to explore. In HDTV-mode the quality and effort of the artists is easy to see. The mountains are realistic enough for my roommate to walk in and say "hey four o' clock? I've skiied there!". I'm very happy with the challenging new game types, new mountains and exciting gameplay.

Once again, for true boarding fans, Amped! is the way to go.

Great Snowboarding Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I played this on my friends Xbox and at first I was like man he bought a snowboarding game, but in fact this game is awesome. It pretty much has it all and can be very hard and you have to stick certain things or go all out. It can really get irritating on pro and photoshot challenges towards the end of the career but it just makes you that much better or very lucky. Oh yeah in his game, maybe all, there is quite a few glitches, like starting a pro challenge and just falling backwards and falling into a cliff and be stuck.

Best Snowboarding Game I've Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a GREAT game! I would not reccomend this game to impatient people. The game at first requires some work to become good. Eventually as you progress you yourself become better. You need patience. Once your good the game is a addictive. The graphics are stunning. For the people who own Amped, the controls are different. What's a great addition to Amped 2 is snowskating. Buy the game and enjoy.

Amped 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I have done real snowboarding & played Amped 2 & I can tell you that this IS a realistic simulation, In snowboarding, you really DO gain speed that fast, you really DO get that much air off ramps & you ARE able to pull off a 360 on the flat, the only unrealistic aspects of the game for me were the sparks when you grinded a rail and the way your character slows down. the levels are huge with short loading times, the variety of tricks for an Extreme sport's title is second only to the Tony Hawk Titles. you wont get bored in a hurry, buy this game NOW!

Australia does have snow if anyone think's I'm lying about snowboarding

Will Carter, you're an idiot

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

yeah what I said above. This is NOTHING like Tony Hawk, u ignorant douche.

i don't know anything about snowboarding

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i got this for christmas and was pleasantly surprised 1. you can ride various mountains. 2. CHEATS i love the games with cheats. 3. create a snowboarder YES 4. create a snowboarder i make mine female in a bikini.

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