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- Reviewed on: 06/07/2005
- Originally published on GameSpot: Extreme Air Snowboarding 3D (Mobile) Review
3D Extreme Air Snowboarding is a trick-oriented snowboarding game in the spirit of console games like Cool Boarders. In the game, you guide a rider through increasingly difficult stunt challenges, all of which take place on a three-dimensional half-pipe course. The game's visuals are quite impressive on the LG MM-535, despite some randomly occurring glitches. The gameplay, however, isn't so solid. It's possible to nab some crazy air, but you'll have to contend with ludicrous physics to do so.
Extreme Air Snowboarding was never meant to be a simulation--this much becomes clear shortly after booting up the game. Even if we make allowances for its arcade style, however, Extreme Air's gameplay simply doesn't match the sophistication of its graphics. You can move left and right, and execute a little hop. If you jump near the lip of a half-pipe, your character will somehow manage to leap 30 feet in the air, regardless of your speed going into the jump.
Performing tricks is a simple question of pressing one of five trick buttons. These moves are executed in the same manner each time. If you'd like to add variety, your only recourse is to string tricks together, which also yields a score bonus. The number of tricks you can manage is based on the height of your jump. You'll take a spill if your last trick isn't completed by the time you hit the powder.
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