Transworld Snowboarding (video game)

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Transworld Snowboarding
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Developer(s) Housemarque
Publisher(s) Infogrames [a]
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

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard freestyle racing game. The game features ten professional snowboarders, including Todd Richards, Andrew Crawford, Tina Basich, Barrett Christy, and Peter Line. [3]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Calvert, Justin (August 7, 2002). "Hands-on TransWorld Snowboarding". GameSpot . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Bramwell, Tom (October 31, 2002). "Unreal Champs slip a fortnight". Eurogamer . Gamer Network. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary (May 24, 2002). "E3 2002: Transworld Snowboarding". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "First look: TransWorld Snowboarding".
  5. ↑ Kuorikoski, Juho (May 18, 2015). Finnish Video Games: A History and Catalog. McFarland. ISBN   9780786499625 . Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Conrad, Jeremy (May 18, 2001). "E3 2001: Infogrames Unveils Three Transworld Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Transworld Snowboarding for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "TransWorld Snowboarding". Game Informer . No. 117. GameStop. January 2003. p. 114.
  9. ↑ Dan Elektro (November 5, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review for Xbox on GamePro.com [scores never show on the webpage]". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "TransWorld Snowboarding". GamesMaster . Future plc. 2003.
  11. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (November 1, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ Pavlacka, Adam (November 19, 2002). "Transworld Snowboarding". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
  13. ↑ Valentino, Nick (December 11, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.
  14. ↑ Hwang, Kaiser (October 25, 2002). "Transword Snowboarding Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Review: TransWorld Snowbaording". Official Xbox Magazine UK . Future plc. 2003.
  16. ↑ "TransWorld Snowboarding". Official Xbox Magazine . Future US. January 2003. p. 66.
  17. ↑ Rubenstein, Glenn (November 25, 2002). "'Transworld Snowboarding' (Xbox) Review". X-Play . TechTV. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004.
  18. ↑ IGN staff (May 29, 2002). "IGN Xbox's Best of E3 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  1. ↑ Released under the Atari brand name
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