SummaryESPN X Games-Snowboarding challenges players to test their skills in a variety of events and courses. The game captures the realism of the sport with authentic ESPN graphics and stats of the biggest names in the sport.
Rated Efor Everyone
Developer:Konami
ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding
PlayStation 2
Released On:
Oct 24, 2000
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While "SSX" offers more arcade-style gameplay, Konami wants to slam you into the snowboarder's world harder than a botched Frontside Indy.
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A solid, safe and hard-as-hell choice for all your snowboarding needs.
80
This one made me work quite a bit, and the last time I checked, work isn't synonymous with fun.
69
Even snowboarding fans will find the game's steep learning curve frustrating more than anything else.
65
To speak plainly the action is DULL with a pace which only ever reaches the giddy heights of ''sedate'' ensuring that you'll soon share your character''s apparent lethargy - hardly befitting of the game''s extreme-sport pretensions.
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Should have been an A-list title. But the steep learning curve combined with the touchy controls and unforgiving physics make what's supposed to be fun just plain infuriating.
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If somehow, you are able to master the terrible control, perhaps having fun with ESPN is a possibility, though I doubt it.
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Nov 30, 2024
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The 2nd snowboarding game to launch with the PS2 and it is a much different take on it than SSX. With a more sim approach to it there is less flash and more precision, in a way that is a struggle to enjoy. Being able to create a character and dress them up with real brands was cool and the "lounge" where you do jobs for money looked awesome. There are a few different modes but a majority of content is in the career. Something that stood out to me were the replays, the angles and look of it felt very of the time for snowboarding videos. Maybe playing this after SSX was a bad idea as the controls felt super stiff never felt gratifying even with basic tricks. Ice screws you over but the maps are decent. They are all based on the real tracks used during the Winter X-Games at the time.
