Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip for Nintendo Wii introduces a
whole new way of playing snowboarding games. Developed by
Ubisoft, Shaun White Snowboarding was developed from the ground
up to take advantage of the Wii Balance Board, giving you an
experience that is more intuitive, realistic, and fun.
Land your favorite tricks in combination for the ultimate score.
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You can ride on ains all over the world, including in Japan.
View larger. Hop Onto the Wii Balance Board for a Realistic
Experience
The Wii Balance Board is an accessory from Nintendo that works
and is shaped like an elongated scale, with sensors that can tell
how much and where pressure is applied when you stand on it. This
works perfectly with Shaun White Snowboarding, as it can detect
whether you are leaning forward, back, left, or right, and it
reacts like a real snowboard would.
The Wii Balance Board gives you an unprecedented, realistic
experience. View larger. To jump, you quickly shift your weight
to the balls of your feet, and while in the air, you tap the A or
B buttons and lean left and right to grab the board and spin,
respectively. A multitude of tricks are available for you to
learn, and chaining them together lets you amass more points. As
you do tricks, a small little icon shows up on the screen to let
you know what you did. For example, if you do a 720-degree turn
called a "melon," a little watermelon slice will show up on
screen. If you would rather forego the Balance Board, you can
play with just the Wii Remote as well.
Beautiful Graphics with Unique Camera System
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip features a unique camera
system, where you can choose different cameramen and camerawomen
to follow you around. Some are better for tricks and others for
speed, so be sure to pick the right one, as they'll give you
abilities during your ride.
As the cameraperson follows you on your ride, you'll notice
different effects, such as image blurs around the edges of the
screen to give a sense of speed. The camera will collect snow
when you fall, and sometimes the camera will white out after
completing a big jump, as the cameraperson has to follow you and
do the same moves as well. This unique system adds another
element of strategy and fun to the game.
Tour the World with Shaun White
Road Trip begins with you as a newcomer to the snowboarding
scene. Shaun White serves as your mentor, and together you travel
the world, tackling ains and making friends as you work your
way up to becoming the world's best snowboarder.
As you win competitions and meet new people, they'll show you
new tricks and special abilities that will help you against the
competition. You'll have to learn different snowboarding skills
as you compete in races down a ain, half-pipe events,
slaloms, rail jams, and more. You can also take a breather and
just free ride in the back country at your own pace.
Play With or Against Your Friends
Road Trip doesn't have online multiplayer options, but you can
play both competitively and cooperatively with a friend on a
split screen. In competitive mode, you and a friend can race to
the bottom or try to out-trick each other for the highest score.
In cooperative mode, both of you ride down the same slope, and
the scores are added together. The entire game can be played
cooperatively, so you and a friend can tour the world together
and unlock new extras.
- Snowboarding video game for Wii lets you do everything you would at the ain.
- Four areas to explore: Alaska, Park City, Europe, Japan.
- Perform different tricks on the ground, in the air, or on rails.
- Ride down the slopes, create new paths in the back country, or do tricks in the terrain park.