Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder, Electronic Games

Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder offers you the chance to ride with the professionals. Almost everything comes in fours in this game: four specially designed signature model boards, four amazing mountains, and four righteous snowboarding dudes to choose from - Ingemar Backman, Tara Dakides, Shaun White, and the boy Palmer himself. It's time to pummel the powder, man! Firstly, we recommend the Tutorial mode. This is where you'll learn all the moves that will help you in your quest for success in the snow. With three different styles of gameplay, SPPS gets the props for longevity. Freestyle is the ultimate in trick-based madness. Go for giant airs, because big tricks equals big points. More points can be earned if you can master massive combos and discover secret areas and gaps in the mountains. For an adrenaline rush as pure as newly-fallen snow, Palmer X is the competition to be in when the real world is moving too slowly for you. It's downhill all the way (but in the best sense of the phrase) and it's as speedy as it gets. Short-cutting is a sure path to success, and bumping and barging your opponent is perfectly legal. After mastering Freestyle and Palmer X, it's time to go for the Superpipe. The name says it all, as this radical piece of architecture invites you to rack up the points with the biggest of air. As well as these different styles of gameplay, there are three modes of play. Career Mode is the real deal in Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder. This is where you start at the bottom of the pile, entering all competitions, and getting as much sponsorship as possible. The more success you achieve, the more sponsors you'll attract, and therefore you'll be able to choose the best equipment for the job. Free Mode lets you into a level of your choice, providing you've unlocked it in Career Mode. There's no time limit in Free Mode, and nothing you win can count toward your career. It's the ideal place to practice your moves. As if all this wasn't enough, there's the Versus Mode, in which you can play against a friend in the Superpipe, and any course unlocked in Career Mode. You'll need the GBA's Game Link cable for this.

Buy Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder for 1.99 GBP

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