Another contender for Hawk's abdicated throne.

Concept: Free the citizens of the city with your skating Graphics: Seeing the environments come to life with color is cool, but overall the graphics are average Sound: Even though the script can be suspect, the various voice actors certainly give it their all Playability: The HUD can be a little...

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+ Great gameplay elements such as shaping; + Healthy amount of multiplayer modes

- Might not appeal to hardcore fans of the genre

Shaun White is an X Games and Olympic celebrity who has his own mountain. That should've been enough but now, he apparently wishes to conquer the world of skateboarding, too, and hence, we get the surprisingly ambitious

Ubisoft take up the fight against EA's Skate with this rather stoned look at the skateboarding genre. Rasmus has been fighting for our skate-souls in Shaun White Skateboarding...

Some good ideas; fun dystopic propaganda; good voice acting

Boring gameplay; repetitive mechanics

Shaun White Skateboarding is quite the romp into a colorless world governed by the nefarious monarchy known at the Ministry. Bordering on the line between ridiculous and slightly serious, this skateboarding title from Ubisoft puts players into the shoes of a Shaun White follower.

(continued from previous page) ...to do is learn a couple of rudimentary gameplay mechanics and you're good to go. Sadly, the game becomes fairly monotonous to play because there isn't all that much control, and the skating is just too unbelievable. Boredom sets in quickly.

The approachable learning curve; The initial enjoyment of restoring color to the game's environments; The stellar soundtrack

The terribly boring quests; The poor shading and character models; The lackluster gameplay

Despite its potential, Shaun White's first foray into skateboarding is hampered by archaic objectives and forgettable multiplayer.

Cool transformation and manipulation concepts..

Ubisoft enters the skateboarding arena with a resounding thud.

Skateboarding is easily one of the most oversaturated genres in video games. So, if someone is planning on making a brand new franchise, they'd better do their best to make it stand out from the crowd. Shaun White Skateboarding's stab at breaking away from the norm is certainly daring.