Recent reviews by cylinderhead

This game has potential but is currently let down by some serious flaws. Some good aspects - it's playable, friends can join in easily and it has fully voiced questions. The big drawback currently is that, as the developers acknowledge, neither of them are artists. The gameshow set visual isn't great and contributes little as a concept. The interruptions from the "host" between rounds are annoying, the avatars are few and uninteresting, and the user experience is affected by trying to force the gameshow format. Joining the game and answering the questions is easy, as it should be. Setting up the format of a session, whether rounds are timed and how points are decided, is more clumsy. The host doesn't need to voice everything - if a session consists of three rounds of "point hunt", do we need the host to announce "we are playing point hunt" before every round?

This is a great game to dip into and while it can be frustrating, it's won me over by managing to capture something about the enjoyment of snowboarding for me that makes a quick go on the slopes fun and relaxing. I'm not so interested in the wingsuit or paragliding activities but it's good to have them there if I want to try a change from snowboarding - with many different courses and snowparks to choose from, though, there's more than enough to keep me occupied. A couple of reviewers have said the game gets boring quickly; that hasn't been my experience, even though I haven't taken part in the live challenges and stick almost entirely to the snowboarding.

It's great to have this game back. It understandably feels a little dated, but the storyline is superb and the characters are unrivalled in any game, before or since. The "remastering" has preserved the charm and quirkiness of the original game. Some reviews mention technical or display problems; I haven't encountered any, it plays as well and as enjoyably as I remember.