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Not Board
There aren’t that many snowboarding games on the iPhone, even fewer good ones. Thankfully, X2 is one of these, in fact it’s the best Snowboarding game I’ve played in a while.
Tricky?
If you’ve ever played one of the early SSX games then you’ve got a good idea of what to expect here. The game is designed for fun over realism and this works in its favour. Who wants to hit the snow every few minutes and end up with a screen full of powder? Not me, I’d rather be jumping and pulling off cool stunts.
You start off with a bunch of players from different countries, much like SSX, and need to get down the slope, jumping ramps and performing tricks to gain boost and points. The tricks also unlock Achievements which you can view from the main menu,
Rewind
If you’ve done well you can always replay your run, Gran Turismo syle, down the slope. It’s a cool feature that you can use to show off to your mates.
Touching
Controls are tilt based for steering and acceleration, tilting forward to crouch (and go faster). 3 icons on the left and right let you jump, perform tricks and finally boost when you’ve built up your boost bar with tricks. Pressing on the board while in the air will make your rider hold on to it as well.
After a couple of goes this control system really comes into its own and becomes pretty intuitive.
Viva la Vista
The graphics are pretty good for a portable game and even at high speed everything is clear with some good draw distances. You get snow falling gently down the screen while you play, it might seem like something insignificant but it really adds to the feel of the game.
It’s Snow bad game
X2 is not just the best snowboarding game on the iPhone/touch it’s also one of the best games on the app store, sitting happily next to Real Racing and Peggle as a constant entry in the Top 25 games. I’d recommend it to anyone with an iDevice.
10/10
There aren’t that many snowboarding games on the iPhone, even fewer good ones. Thankfully, X2 is one of these, in fact it’s the best Snowboarding game I’ve played in a while.
Tricky?
If you’ve ever played one of the early SSX games then you’ve got a good idea of what to expect here. The game is designed for fun over realism and this works in its favour. Who wants to hit the snow every few minutes and end up with a screen full of powder? Not me, I’d rather be jumping and pulling off cool stunts.
You start off with a bunch of players from different countries, much like SSX, and need to get down the slope, jumping ramps and performing tricks to gain boost and points. The tricks also unlock Achievements which you can view from the main menu,
Rewind
If you’ve done well you can always replay your run, Gran Turismo syle, down the slope. It’s a cool feature that you can use to show off to your mates.
Touching
Controls are tilt based for steering and acceleration, tilting forward to crouch (and go faster). 3 icons on the left and right let you jump, perform tricks and finally boost when you’ve built up your boost bar with tricks. Pressing on the board while in the air will make your rider hold on to it as well.
After a couple of goes this control system really comes into its own and becomes pretty intuitive.
Viva la Vista
The graphics are pretty good for a portable game and even at high speed everything is clear with some good draw distances. You get snow falling gently down the screen while you play, it might seem like something insignificant but it really adds to the feel of the game.
It’s Snow bad game
X2 is not just the best snowboarding game on the iPhone/touch it’s also one of the best games on the app store, sitting happily next to Real Racing and Peggle as a constant entry in the Top 25 games. I’d recommend it to anyone with an iDevice.
10/10
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Not Board
There aren’t that many snowboarding games on the iPhone, even fewer good ones. Thankfully, X2 is one of these, in fact it’s the best Snowboarding game I’ve played in a while.
Tricky?
If you’ve ever played one of the early SSX games then you’ve got a good idea of what to expect here. The game is designed for fun over realism and this works in its favour. Who wants to hit the snow every few minutes and end up with a screen full of powder? Not me, I’d rather be jumping and pulling off cool stunts.
You start off with a bunch of players from different countries, much like SSX, and need to get down the slope, jumping ramps and performing tricks to gain boost and points. The tricks also unlock Achievements which you can view from the main menu,
Rewind
If you’ve done well you can always replay your run, Gran Turismo syle, down the slope. It’s a cool feature that you can use to show off to your mates.
Touching
Controls are tilt based for steering and acceleration, tilting forward to crouch (and go faster). 3 icons on the left and right let you jump, perform tricks and finally boost when you’ve built up your boost bar with tricks. Pressing on the board while in the air will make your rider hold on to it as well.
After a couple of goes this control system really comes into its own and becomes pretty intuitive.
Viva la Vista
The graphics are pretty good for a portable game and even at high speed everything is clear with some good draw distances. You get snow falling gently down the screen while you play, it might seem like something insignificant but it really adds to the feel of the game.
It’s Snow bad game
X2 is not just the best snowboarding game on the iPhone/touch it’s also one of the best games on the app store, sitting happily next to Real Racing and Peggle as a constant entry in the Top 25 games. I’d recommend it to anyone with an iDevice.
10/10
There aren’t that many snowboarding games on the iPhone, even fewer good ones. Thankfully, X2 is one of these, in fact it’s the best Snowboarding game I’ve played in a while.
Tricky?
If you’ve ever played one of the early SSX games then you’ve got a good idea of what to expect here. The game is designed for fun over realism and this works in its favour. Who wants to hit the snow every few minutes and end up with a screen full of powder? Not me, I’d rather be jumping and pulling off cool stunts.
You start off with a bunch of players from different countries, much like SSX, and need to get down the slope, jumping ramps and performing tricks to gain boost and points. The tricks also unlock Achievements which you can view from the main menu,
Rewind
If you’ve done well you can always replay your run, Gran Turismo syle, down the slope. It’s a cool feature that you can use to show off to your mates.
Touching
Controls are tilt based for steering and acceleration, tilting forward to crouch (and go faster). 3 icons on the left and right let you jump, perform tricks and finally boost when you’ve built up your boost bar with tricks. Pressing on the board while in the air will make your rider hold on to it as well.
After a couple of goes this control system really comes into its own and becomes pretty intuitive.
Viva la Vista
The graphics are pretty good for a portable game and even at high speed everything is clear with some good draw distances. You get snow falling gently down the screen while you play, it might seem like something insignificant but it really adds to the feel of the game.
It’s Snow bad game
X2 is not just the best snowboarding game on the iPhone/touch it’s also one of the best games on the app store, sitting happily next to Real Racing and Peggle as a constant entry in the Top 25 games. I’d recommend it to anyone with an iDevice.
10/10