Transworld Snowboarding (video game)

Transworld Snowboarding
Developer(s) Housemarque
Publisher(s) Infogrames (under the Atari brand name)
Platform(s) Xbox
Release
  • US: October 15, 2002
  • EU: November 8, 2002
Mode(s) Single player

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard racing game developed by Housemarque and published by Infogrames for the Xbox in 2002.

Gameplay

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard racing game. The game features ten professional snowboarders, including Tina Basich, Barrett Christy, and Peter Line.[1]

Development

Transworld Snowboarding was developed by Housemarque.[2] It was first announced by Infogrames at E3 2001, along with Transworld Skateboarding and Transworld Surf.[3]

The game was originally slated for release in the second quarter of 2002,[3] it was released in the United States on October 15,[2] with a European release on November 8 later that year.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
G4[6]
GameSpot7.6/10[7]
GameSpy76/100[8]
GameZone6.8/10[9]
IGN6.7/10[10]

Upon its release, Transworld Snowboarding received generally average reviews, with a 74/100 from the aggregate website Metacritic.[5] It was nominated for "Best Extreme Sports Game" for IGN's Best of E3 2002, losing to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary (May 24, 2002). "E3 2002: Transworld Snowboarding". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Calvert, Justin (August 7, 2002). "Hands-on TransWorld Snowboarding". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Conrad, Jeremy (May 18, 2001). "E3 2001: Infogrames Unveils Three Transworld Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (October 31, 2002). "Unreal Champs slip a fortnight". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Transworld Snowboarding for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Rubenstein, Glenn (November 25, 2002). "'Transworld Snowboarding' (Xbox) Review". G4. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004.
  7. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (November 1, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Pavlacka, Adam (November 19, 2002). "Transworld Snowboarding (Xbox)". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
  9. ↑ Valentino, Nick (December 11, 2002). "TransWorld Snowboarding". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002.
  10. ↑ Hwang, Kaiser (October 25, 2002). "Transword Snowboarding Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ IGN Staff (May 29, 2002). "IGN Xbox's Best of E3 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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