Transworld Snowboarding (video game)

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Transworld Snowboarding
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Developer(s) Housemarque
Publisher(s) Infogrames [lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s) Xbox
Release
  • NA: October 15, 2002 [1]
  • EU: November 8, 2002 [2]
Genre(s) Snowboarding
Mode(s) Single-player

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboarding video game developed by Housemarque and published by Infogrames, released in 2002, for the Xbox. It is a sequel to Supreme Snowboarding .

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Gameplay

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Development

Transworld Snowboarding was developed by Housemarque. [1] The game was originally in development for the Dreamcast under the name of Supreme Snowboarding 2 before being moved to the Xbox and given a complete graphics revamp, and after Infogrames signed a licensing deal with the Transworld Skateboarding magazine. [4] [5] It was first announced at E3 2001, along with Transworld Skateboarding and Transworld Surf . [6]

The game was originally slated for release in the second quarter of 2002; [6] it was released in the United States on October 15, [1] with a European release on November 8 later that year. [2]

Reception

Upon its release, Transworld Snowboarding received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [7] It was nominated for "Best Extreme Sports Game" for IGN's Best of E3 2002. [18]

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  1. ↑ Released under the Atari brand name
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