Transworld Snowboarding (video game)

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboarding video game developed by Housemarque and published by Infogrames, released in 2002, for the Xbox. It is a sequel to Supreme Snowboarding.

Transworld Snowboarding
Developer(s)	Housemarque
Publisher(s)	Infogrames[a]
Platform(s)	Xbox
Release	NA: October 15, 2002[1] EU: November 8, 2002[2]
Genre(s)	Snowboarding
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard freestyle racing game. The game features ten professional snowboarders, including Todd Richards, Andrew Crawford, Tina Basich, Barrett Christy, and Peter Line.^[3]

Development

Transworld Snowboarding was developed by Housemarque.^[1] The game was originally in development for the Dreamcast under the name of Supreme Snowboarding 2 before being moved to the Xbox and given a complete graphics revamp, and after Infogrames signed a licensing deal with the Transworld Skateboarding magazine.^[4][5] It was first announced at E3 2001, along with Transworld Skateboarding and Transworld Surf.^[6]

The game was originally slated for release in the second quarter of 2002;^[6] it was released in the United States on October 15,^[1] with a European release on November 8 later that year.^[2]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	74/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Game Informer	6.5/10[8]
GamePro	[9]
GamesMaster	61%[10]
GameSpot	7.6/10[11]
GameSpy	76%[12]
GameZone	6.8/10[13]
IGN	6.7/10[14]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	6.1/10[15]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	8.3/10[16]
X-Play	[17]

Reception

Upon its release, Transworld Snowboarding received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[7] It was nominated for "Best Extreme Sports Game" for IGN's Best of E3 2002.^[18]