Gamers looking for an antidote to this winter's lack of real snow need to check out Snowboard Hero, a snowboarding game available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The game effectively combines a host of different game modes, with both fast downhill speeds and a deft hand at tricks required for success.
Snowboard Hero for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Features
- Six Playable Characters to Unlock
- Six Universal and Four Character Tricks to Master
- Various Snowboards and Clothing to Unlock
- Different Game Modes, Including Race, Time Trial, Slalom, and Freestyle
- Support for OpenFeint and Game Center Social Gaming Networks
- Native Support for the High Resolution iPad and Retina Display Graphics
Developed by Fishlabs, a shop also responsible for Galaxy on Fire 2 arguably the preeminent space combat game on the iOS platform, Snowboard Hero features the top rank graphics and presentation typical of the best iPad and iPhone games.
Snowboarding Fun on the iPhone and iPad
Snowboard Hero's Career Mode is the heart of the game, allowing the user to gradually unlock additional male and female characters, as well as extra outfits, tricks, and snowboards for each character. Unlocking a new character usually requires besting them at one of the game's races; each character also sports progressively higher ratings in speed and trick performance.
The gamer earns credits through on-slope success to use when purchasing those additional snowboards, tricks and outfits. Each snowboard also improves a character's ratings in a different manner.
The game's controls work well, with the accelerometer used to steer down the slope or while grinding a rail, and finger taps and swipes are used to perform a trick's array of spins, flips, and turns. Like most extreme sports video games, combining tricks into combos remains the best way to maximize the score.
Downhill Racer Speed and Tricks
Snowboard Hero's game modes that combine tricks with either a time trial or racing element are the most difficult to complete successfully. A gamer could nail a perfect trick combo only to see that their opponent beat them to the finish line by a half-minute. Finding that perfect balance between speed and tricks is the key to ultimate success in Snowboard Hero.
iOS gamers looking for a quality snowboarding title for their iPad or iPhone will definitely find Snowboard Hero to be worth the download. The game features excellent graphics and enough unlockable content to provide decent replay value.
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