Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder

Game: Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder

Platform: PS2

Studio: Activision

Rating: 5/10

You’d assume that because Activision also made Tony Hawk, Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder couldn’t go wrong.

Look: This really is the only positive in the game: the characters look good, the terrain looks great.

Feel: The game is set up a lot like Tony Hawk in that you must perform tricks and do odd tasks. Worst of all is that if you pass something, you can’t go back because you are going downhill. It’s excruciating. The tricks are almost as bad. They are so close to Tony Hawk that it’s annoying. Most tricks I couldn’t do because it took too many controller combos.

Hear: This is why this game feels rushed. The soundtrack is terrible.

Frankly: This game isn’t fun.

+ rj lark