Product Description

It''s you against nature in an adrenaline-soaked race down a mountain gone mad! It''s wintertime again, and the snow''s never looked this good! Ricky Winterborn and Akari Hayami have rounded up an all-new cast of characters to head back to the slopes for some high-speed competition. Race through realistic natural environments complete with powder drifts, ice patches and groomed hardpack...but don''t get comfortable. You''ll have to contend with massive avalanches, rockslides, cave-ins, bridge collapses and environments teeming with wildlife and other skiers. Not only that, but you must master a unique character balancing system and a catalogue of crazy tricks as you experience the speed rush of big mountain racing. Your slalom skills had better be tuned, because you''ll be going head-to-head with CPU-controlled masters or up to three human opponents. Get ready to rip!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10495 in Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: NGNIN 045496960445
• Released on: 2006-09-08
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.25" w x 7.25" l, .20 pounds

Features

• This incredible 3D snowboarding game lets you become a snowboarder and tackle multiple game modes, for the fastest times and the biggest tricks
• Use your boarder's skills to navigate surprise avalanches, rockslides and the dangers of varying weather conditions
• Create your own impossible combos with the all-new trick system -- charge up jumps, grab huge air, and do psychotic trick chains
• Exciting multiple game modes, like race, time attack, trick attack, contests, even a training mode with a half-pipe
• See if you can become king of the mountain and pull of impressive stunts, without breaking your board, in 1080° - Avalanche

Customer Reviews

Fast paced fun
This game is just a hoot. At first, I thought it was going to be a lot like "Wave Race" and in some of it's structure, it is. But, unlike Wave Race, the novice level really is a beginner's level where the downhill courses start off pretty easy and controlling your character on the snowboard is fairly easy - a very good thing for people like my husband and I who just want to sit down sometimes and play something for fun. Neither of us have hours to spend struggling through the beginner's level just to get proficient enough to finally start enjoying the game. Having said that, though, the harder levels are appropriately more difficult and take some practice.

Avalanches take place in the final challange courses of each level and really add to the sense of adventure. There are a variety of other hazards as well as you get further into the game. The graphics, by the way, are just awesome. As you snowboard over a variety of surfaces (groomed runs, ice, deep powder, etc.) the sound, feel and speed of it all remains true to the real thing. Very cool.

Just some quick points:
There are 5 characters to choose from, all with distinct personalities and varying skill levels.
Besides the downhill courses, there are also trick courses (half pipe, terrain park, etc.), multi-player mode, and gate challanges.
The music, to my great surprise, is actually pretty decent and can be changed for each course.

This is family friendly, no blood and guts, no profanity. Fantastic game.

Avoiding the Avalanche- Don't start One!
I used to own 1080 for Nintendo 64. But then I got Gamecube and 1080 Avalanche. The graphics are AWESOME. And the idea for the double black diamond on the last stage of the game (where you have to beat the avalanche to the edge of the mountain and jump into your helicopter before it crushes you) is the coolest idea for a snowboarding game ever!! It's my favorite game I have ever played!!!

Great game.
I am an X-Box owner, so i usually ignore the Gamecube exclsives. But i was at my friend's house and he was going nuts about this game. He said it was like SSX 4, but for GC only. I didn't believe him of course, but i decided to try it since the first 1080 completely pioneered snowboarding games...It isnt quite SSX, but the game flat-out rocked. The graphics are definitely better than SSX (smoothness, models, enviroments...the whole 9), but the trick system is not as good. Also there is not as much depth. It just depends on what you prefer: freestyle with insane tricks, or racing with hardcore speed. And the one thing that really got my attention here was how well this title delivers the element of speed. When you get going down a good slalom course, you really fly.....and i mean very fast. Split-second decisions must be made, just like they would need to be flying down a slope at 60 MPH in real life...but with no risks. Its cool seeing some other humanity on the slopes other than just yourself (as it was in the first game). Now there are plenty of......skiers! Actually it doesnt get in the way of the gameplay, and adds to the realism. There are only 5 characters, at first, But there are also unlockables.
The multiplayer, i am glad to say, is worthy of being called a multiplayer this time around. It is FOUR PLAYER. Repeat, FOUR PLAYER. Believe me...having four snowboarders racing for one goal at insane speeds while staying within about 2 feet from eachother is some really intense stuff. Once again, the illusion of speed is pulled off perfectly, and you will be on the edge of your seat until you hit that power button...if you can bring yourself to do such a thing. Overall i would say this game is about as good as SSX 3 minus the trick system. So, once again, its basicly a matter of personal preference: freestyle with some awesome tricks and plenty of depth, or a racing simulation with some INTENSE speed, as well as hardcore graphics and multiplayer action. Those of you who have had your doubts about this title. Stop worrying.....forever.