Transworld Snowboarding (video game)
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Developer(s) | Housemarque |
Publisher(s) | Infogrames[a] |
Platform(s) | Xbox |
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Mode(s) | Single player |
Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard freestyle racing game developed by Housemarque and published by Infogrames, released in 2002, for the Xbox.
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.[2] It was first announced by Infogrames at E3 2001, along with Transworld Skateboarding and Transworld Surf.[4]
The game was originally slated for release in the second quarter of 2002,[4] it was released in the United States on October 15,[2] with a European release on November 8 later that year.[1]
The game also had a GameCube version announced, but it was cancelled due to the scores the game received.[5]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 74/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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Game Informer | 6.5/10[7] |
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GamesMaster | 61%[9] |
GameSpot | 7.6/10[10] |
GameSpy | 76%[11] |
GameZone | 6.8/10[12] |
IGN | 6.7/10[13] |
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | 6.1/10[15] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 8.3/10[14] |
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Upon its release, Transworld Snowboarding received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] It was nominated for "Best Extreme Sports Game" for IGN's Best of E3 2002.[17]
References
- ^ a b Bramwell, Tom (October 31, 2002). "Unreal Champs slip a fortnight". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c Calvert, Justin (August 7, 2002). "Hands-on TransWorld Snowboarding". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (May 24, 2002). "E3 2002: Transworld Snowboarding". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Conrad, Jeremy (May 18, 2001). "E3 2001: Infogrames Unveils Three Transworld Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Sciere (December 31, 2005). TransWorld Snowboarding for Xbox (2002) Trivia - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Transworld Snowboarding for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "TransWorld Snowboarding". Game Informer. No. 117. GameStop. January 2003. p. 114.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TransWorld Snowboarding". GamesMaster. Future plc. 2003.
- ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (November 1, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Pavlacka, Adam (November 19, 2002). "Transworld Snowboarding". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
- ^ Valentino, Nick (December 11, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.
- ^ Hwang, Kaiser (October 25, 2002). "Transword Snowboarding Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "TransWorld Snowboarding". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. January 2003. p. 66.
- ^ "Review: TransWorld Snowbaording". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. 2003.
- ^ Rubenstein, Glenn (November 25, 2002). "'Transworld Snowboarding' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004.
- ^ IGN staff (May 29, 2002). "IGN Xbox's Best of E3 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.