Dark Summit

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Dark Summit
DarkSummitCoverGC.jpg
North American GameCube cover art
Developer(s) Radical Entertainment
Publisher(s) THQ
Director(s) Tom Legal
Producer(s)
  • Kirsten Forbes
  • Sean Dunn
Designer(s) Pete Low
Artist(s) Liezel Sinclair
Writer(s) Justin Sheffield
Composer(s)
  • Allan Levy
  • Marc Baril
  • Adam Gejdes
Platform(s) Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleaseXbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001
  • EU: March 22, 2002
PlayStation 2
  • NA: November 27, 2001 [1]
  • EU: March 28, 2002
GameCube
  • NA: February 5, 2002 [2]
  • AU: May 17, 2002 [3]
  • EU: May 24, 2002
Genre(s) Snowboarding
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Dark Summit is a 2001 snowboarding video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by THQ. [4] It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Contents

Gameplay

Controls for Dark Summit resemble other skateboarding and snowboarding games of the time. The player is able to perform grinds/jibs, grabs, flips, and complete special tricks on the mountain, alien half-pipe and the chairlift half-pipe.

Different areas are accessed by chairlift, and unlocked via "Lift Points" earned by completing missions. Cosmetics and snowboard upgrades are unlocked through "Equipment Points", earned by completing tricks around the mountain. Special tricks and combos earn more Equipment Points. Lift Points and Equipment Points are accumulated, and for every milestone reached, the player unlocks a new area, cosmetic and snowboard upgrade.

There are 4 different unlockable snowboards by earning Equipment Points. The starting boards offers no advantage over the others and will quickly become obsolete. However, newer boards enhance the overall speed and trick performance of the player.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] [6] [7] NextGen said that the Xbox version "looks quite nice, and it's by no means bad, but it falls far short of its intriguing potential." [24] GamePro , however, said that the PlayStation 2 version "puts a new twist on an otherwise-overdone genre: mission-based action on a snowboard. Despite this unique premise, Dark Summit sadly fails in every category." [30] [b]

The Badger of GameZone gave the Xbox version 7.5 out of 10, calling it "a recommended rental due to the fact that while it does add some new concepts to the genre, it still may leave you feeling like it wasn't quite geared up for the power of the Xbox." [31] However, Nick Valentino gave the PlayStation 2 version 7.8 out of 10, saying, "There is a lot to like about this title even though there are little things that bring it down, but it still a title gamers should definitely check out." [32] Michael Lafferty later gave the GameCube version a similar score of 7.8 out of 10, calling it "a solid action game. It features excellent graphics (aside from the pits of green gunk) and an enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, story. This is a fun title." [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 7/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 2/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 3/5 for control.

References

  1. ↑ "THQ SHIPS DARK SUMMIT FOR XBOX AND PLAYSTATION 2". THQ . November 12, 2001. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "THQ SHIPS DARK SUMMIT FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE". THQ. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "GameCube - Games". Nintendo Australia. Archived from the original on March 27, 2002.
  4. ↑ "Dark Summit (Xbox)". TeamXbox . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Dark Summit critic reviews (GC)". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Dark Summit critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Dark Summit critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Edge staff (January 2002). "Dark Summit (Xbox)". Edge . No. 106. Future plc.
  9. ↑ Hsu, Dan "Shoe" (May 2002). "Dark Summit (GC)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 154. Ziff Davis. p. 112. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Hsu, Dan "Shoe"; Dudlak, Jonathan; Hager, Dean (January 2002). "Dark Summit (Xbox)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 228. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ Suciu, Peter (December 19, 2001). "Dark Summit (Xbox)". The Electric Playground . Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (May 2002). "Dark Summit (GC)". Game Informer . No. 109. GameStop. p. 85. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (January 2002). "Dark Summit (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 105. GameStop. p. 83. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (December 2001). "Dark Summit (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 105. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ Silverman, Ben (November 2001). "Dark Summit Review (Xbox)". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (February 25, 2002). "Dark Summit Review (GC)". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (November 7, 2001). "Dark Summit Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  18. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (November 20, 2001). "Dark Summit Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  19. ↑ Wessel, Craig (April 10, 2002). "Dark Summit (GCN)". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  20. ↑ D'Aprile, Jason (November 15, 2001). "Dark Summit (Xbox) [date mislabeled as 'July 3, 2000']". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 25, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (February 13, 2002). "Dark Summit (GCN)". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ Smith, David (November 27, 2001). "Dark Summit (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ Lopez, Vincent (November 14, 2001). "Dark Summit (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Dark Summit (Xbox)". NextGen . No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 42. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Dark Summit". Nintendo Power . Vol. 153. Nintendo of America. February 2002. p. 151.
  26. ↑ Metts, Jonathan (February 14, 2002). "Dark Summit". Nintendo Workd Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  27. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (January 2002). "Dark Summit". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 52. Ziff Davis. p. 126. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Dark Summit". Official Xbox Magazine . Imagine Media. February 2002. p. 80.
  29. ↑ Jackson, Jonah (January 30, 2002). "'Dark Summit' (PS2) Review". Extended Play . TechTV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  30. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (February 2002). "Dark Summit Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro . No. 161. IDG. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  31. ↑ The Badger (December 3, 2001). "Dark Summit (Xbox)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  32. ↑ Valentino, Nick (December 20, 2001). "Dark Summit Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  33. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (March 22, 2002). "Dark Summit Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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