Shaun White Snowboarding on PSP set for Nov. 13

by Majed Athab { Sep 25th 2008 at 6:00PM }

The Flying Tomato is getting a slew of new games across all platforms this fall, and the PSP is no exception. What does good old Shaun think of that? Well, judging by this pic, he seems to be all for it. The portable versions of Shaun White Snowboarding will be available for sale on November 13.

The PSP version boasts of co-op and competitive multiplayer modes and a skill development system to customize your board riders. Could this game turn out to be the next Tony Hawk's Pro Skater sort of success story and spin out to become a long line of sequels? Who knows. What do you think Shaun? Yup, he's still giving the thumbs up.

[Via press release]

Tags: shaun-white, shaun-white-snowboarding, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

WhiteShield @ Sep 25th 2008 6:51PM

I don't know, i might pick this up, i did like the tony hawk games and this is SORT of like it. SSX was a good game too. would've been a good psp game. at least we are getting new games, granted they are sports games

Don @ Sep 26th 2008 1:59AM

"SSX was a good game too. would've been a good psp game. "

If you are talking about SSX on PSP, there is an SSX PSP game out there....

WhiteShield @ Sep 28th 2008 1:49PM

:O so much for advertising and lack of looking on my part XD

koehler83 @ Sep 25th 2008 6:57PM

Shaun White is a chump! We want "Ross Rebagliati Snowboarding"!

Gurbinder @ Sep 25th 2008 7:02PM

seriously, i think exclusives for psp is dieing out. We need more exclusives. I check the us.playstation.com and they have ironman as one of the top games. Seriously guys, Ironman?

Hashbrown Hunter @ Sep 25th 2008 7:07PM

Yeah, the lack of exclusives is a little jarring, especially compared to the three megaton PSP games released earlier this year, but I think you should hold out hope or maybe look back and see what games you missed. I'm considering picking up Puzzle Quest from the PC Store because I missed it the first time around.

Christopher @ Sep 25th 2008 7:39PM

The market no longer favors exclusives. Look at the exclusives that PS3 lost to Xbox this year. Frankly, I think choice is a good thing because often one game may suck violently on one platform but for some odd change of creative choices be excellent on another. One good example of this would be the recent Star Wars Force Unleashed. The PSP version was quite good, but the DS version was lacking considerably by most accounts.

Gurbinder @ Sep 25th 2008 7:41PM

Only one im thinking of at the moment is Jeanne D'Arc and Secret Agent Clank, maybe N+ but I have been quite busy myself.

Another thing I would like to mention is how strange some sites ratings are on certain games. Plus, the fact that there aren't many games to look forward to. I agree resistance retribution sounds good but I haven't played a fps ( exception of gta, and starwars:battlefront II and R.S.) to date, they aren't my sort of thing. Same with Loco Roco 2. Only thing I am looking forward to is Patapon 2 and Gundam vs Gundam.

If Rockstar games came out with a new gta btw I can guarantee you it would bring psp back to life. Atleast for alittle bit, the amount of people I see playing GTA on their psps is amazing :/ Even though I'm not much of a GTA fan myself ( I gave up on the mission in gta:lcs where you had to save your boss on island 2 from a clash of gangs in an alleyway, it was too hard for me, and the boss had the nerve to ask me to bring his limousine T_T)

@ Hashbrown HunterI like your avvie btw :D

Gurbinder @ Sep 25th 2008 7:43PM

Sorry for the double post, didn't realize someone replied while I was typing

@Christoper, if the market no longer favors exclusives what is the point of having 3 consoles and 2 handhelds competing?

Christopher @ Sep 25th 2008 10:09PM

What I meant was that for third parties developers and publishers, the market no longer favors exclusives. In effect, for an exclusive to happen, the console company needs to give some sort of incentive for the exclusive to take place, like say pitching in for advertising. If there is no incentive, then the console company (like Sony for instance) is simply telling the publisher and developer that they can't market their game elsewhere with no incentive for them to take the deal. Who would agree to sell their game as an exclusive to one console with no incentives? Plus, many publishers likely feel that a good game can sell on it's own merits, so by selling on multiple consoles, they can likely double or triple their profits.

Make better sense?

Christopher @ Sep 25th 2008 10:13PM

One additional comment. You're thinking from a consumer mindset. Most people think about it that way, but you have to remember that they (developers and publishers) are thinking from a bottom line profit point of view. For them it's not about Sony vs. Nintendo vs. Microsoft. To them it's about how they can maximize profit and sell the most games. Hence the need for real incentives to go exclusive.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Sep 25th 2008 7:04PM

I just read the 1UP hands-on of the PSP version and they actually preferred it in a lot of ways compared to the console and the DS version. I may end up picking it up if I hear good things about the final version.

WhiteShield @ Sep 25th 2008 8:08PM

do you mean like how the psp version of force unleashed had special features that the creaters perfer the special aspects of the psp versus everything else?

Christopher @ Sep 25th 2008 10:03PM

It's good. There are a few minor glitches, but forgivable ones and don't dramatically affect the game. Primarily, your guy disappears while in battle some times, but his saber is still there. I think it's a camera glitch and you still give and take damage normally. It's also for only occasional seconds as well.