Shaun White Snowboarding (Wii)

Advantages: Makes great use of Wii Balance board; performing tricks is great fun; keeps you fit!
Disadvantages: No onlne play; maybe a bit repetitive..

...Shaun White Snowboarding. I bought this game from www.play.com in January 2009 for £17.99 (the price has gone up somewhat now, to £35, which is maybe a testament to the game) and have loved every minute I have played on it. The game makes great use of the Wii balance board, but if you don't own one of these you can still play just as well using solely the Wii remote. The concept of the game is to ride down snow slopes of various different countries, passing challenges and unlocking new slopes and characters. Some challenges involve collecting tokens whilst powering down the slopes, some involve reaching the bottom of the slope as fast as possible, whilst others involve scoring as many points by performing tricks and grinds etc. There is also a multiplayer option where you can ride side by side with another person in...

Eazy_Rider 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Shaun White Snowboarding (Wii)

snowboard from the comfort of your own living room

Advantages: fun
Disadvantages: easy

...I have always been a fan of snowboarding games; there?s something about carving your way through a down-hill course that appeals to me a lot more than a driving game. Up until now, these games have been operated purely through the keyboard on a PC, but the latest developments in technology have seen Shaun White?s snowboarding come to the market. This snowboarding game uses the Wii Balance Board to simulate the snowboard. You position the snowboard length ways, and turn by leaning left and right on the board. Leaning forward speeds you up, whereas leaning back will slow you down. To jump, you bend your knees and straighten your legs at the right point. The concept of the game is that you are travelling around the world, completing a range of challenges with Shaun White. The graphics for the storyline, menus etc are very cartoon...

bruffyboy 29.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Shaun White Snowboarding (Wii)

Snowboarding in the comfort of your own home

Advantages: Great gaming fun!
Disadvantages: Can be frustrating

...I got this game as it was compatiable with the wii board and wanted to get more use out of the board than just the wii fit. This Shaun White: Snowboarding: Road Trip game is a game where you go travel around different locations and snowboard. You get set certain missions for each destination and when you pass you move onto a different location. There are a number of missions per location and each stage has a number of missions to complete. The missions vary depending on the stage and of course get harder as the game goes on. Missions include: scoring a certain amount of points doing tricks, winning the race, time trials and collecting items. Once you have gone through all the locations and completed all the missions a new set of missions are unlocked. These ones are very hard and you deinfately must push yourself in order to even come...

MyViewMatters100 16.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Shaun White Snowboarding (Wii)

snowboarding kids

Advantages: next big thing if you cant go on holiday
Disadvantages: n/a

...If you cant get to go snowboarding this is the next best thing. firstly you will start of on the beginners level of difficulty and work your way up through the ranks, it will take up alot of time and patience and if you have it you will love it. there is a fair amount of characters to chose from with each character being different from different speed, tricks and control stats. You'll get to view the vineyards during a day in France, glide down the slopes of Japan and China at night, and dodge double-decker buses in London and cable cars in San Francisco. You'll get to see castles, temple gates, flag banners, and other nifty surroundings Should you feel the need to show off your skills, you'll be able to perform a wide variety of tricks and stunts using different combinations of the shoulder and directional pad buttons. Not...

trance-princess 22.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Snowboard Kids DS (Nintendo DS)

Fun Little Cartoon Snowboarding Game

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...When I saw this game in my local games shop I wasn't impressed by its outward appearance, however the price was right and they didn't have anything else appealing so I bought it and was pleasantly surprised. The basic premise behind the game is that you race on your snowboard through 8 different courses at first(bonus courses awarded when these are completed) doing tricks along the way to win money in order to buy more boards. There are 6 characters to chose from who all look rather cute until they are on their board and armed with weapons such as bombs in order to nobble the competition. There are choices of boards as well which have different attributes such as greater speed and more manouverability which can be chosen to suit course you will race on. Snowboard kids can either be played in single or multiplayer modes(upto four...

wampyrii 01.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Snowboard Kids (N64)

Salomon ST80 limited edition

Advantages: Good looks, great price, great overall performance.
Disadvantages: Only available in one size (8.5 UK).

...Last year (2000) Salomon announced the release of two new skates, the ST90 and the ST80. For some reason Salomon decided to scrap production of the ST80 and released the ST70 (a cheaper model) instead. Last summer Salomon decided to sell off all of there sample models of the ST80 so now these samples are available. Since these are sample skates they were only ever made in one size (uk 8.5) so if this size is too large or too small for you then forget about buying these skates as riding wrongly sized skates can be detrimental to the health of your feet. Out of the box these skates look amazing. The cool blue-grey colour used for the boot is definitely the most aesthetically pleasing of on any of the recent Salomon skates. This is highlighted by the white frame which gives the skates a very clean, stylish appearance. These skates...

duncbarton 09.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Salomon ST80

1080 Snowboarding

Advantages: great tricks
Disadvantages: too similar to wave race

...The Wave Race 64 team is at it again, and this time its on the snow slopes. Miyamoto took the genious design team possibly made the best N64 racer, and exchanged the Kawasaki Jet-Ski’s for Lamar Snow boards. No, literally, that’s what they did. 1080 Snowboarding can be best described as Wave Race 64… in the snow. 1080 retains the same options and game play modes that were featured in Wave Race 6. Miyamoto and the design team did obtain new licenses for this wintry racing game. As mentioned, Nintendo signed on Lamar to provide models of their Snow boards for use in the game (my favorite being the Tahoe 155). Not only did they manage to obtain usage of the snowboards, but they acquired rights for Tommy Hilfiger clothing! Each racer has their own Tommy Gear outfits that will brighten up the TV set during your races...

stan50 29.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of 1080 Snowboarding (N64)

Snowboarding Fun

Advantages: Great fun. Good variety of challeges.
Disadvantages: Too short. Lack of Multiplayer.

..., you then snowboard to the part of the mountain where it is. This is great because it allows you to free-roam the entire slope, admire the scenery and impress a few bystanders while you at it too (some of the achievements in the game are awarded for doing this). The range of challenges is good, they include tasks such as impress the paparazzi with certain tricks, time challenges, gate challenges, collecting kitty litter, and many more. There are also some more unusual ones which offer a pleasant change of pace. These involve the use of snowmobiles and sleds. The difficulty gradient also offers something for every player. Each challenge is defined with a set difficulty to start, with those on later mountains being tougher. In addition to this, the majority of challenges can be completed to a set of standards (number of items collected...

Dynamo_Mattt 01.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Amped 3 (Xbox 360)

these shoes are made for walking

Advantages: long lasting, ideal changing weather
Disadvantages: you get so used to wearing them you don't like going out in your heels!

...These are the third pair of Salomon shoes I?ve owned and I don?t think I will ever buy a different brand of walking shoe again. I live in a hilly area and don?t have a car and therefore do a lot of walking, not only are they incredibly comfortable but they keep my feet dry in the wettest of weather but at the same time circulate air and therefore I?ve never had the ?smelly trainer? problem. Basically they are warm and dry in winter and cool in the summer. As well as the everyday use mentioned above I?ve also wear them for more challenging walking, for example coastal path walks. My last pair lasted over three years with consistent use but not until the very end did they show any sign of their age. I also, and I know this is a very personal preference, find them much more attractive than a normal trainer....

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Review of Salomon Women's Exit Aero Shoes

ride like aaron...

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: wheels a tad shonky

...okay the Salomon Feinberg pro-model. Well i guess if your reading this then you know who the hell aaron feinberg is huh? well like him or not, hes got a pro-skate. If you are at all familiar with the previous model of salomon agressive skates then you will know that not much has changed appearance-wise with these new beauties. Keeping with the individual boot mould, they have chosen to beef up the specifications of the skate instead. So here is whats new on these new blades. THE UFS SYSTEM FRAME. now the soul plate is a seperate piece that attatches onto the frame. This is a move by salomon to forge the way forward with frane standardisation, making the frane marjet more competitive, resulting in more compatibility therefore better prices for consumers. On the grind the soul was impressively fast, having had a pair of K2 250's on my...

screnner 07.06.2001 · Read review
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