SSX Blur

SSX Blur Description

If you enjoy throwing yourself down mountains with nothing but a flimsy piece of plastic stuck to your feet, this may just be the game you've been waiting for all your life. SSX Blur has all the traits you've come to know and love in the series: ridiculously big air, insane tricks and high speed carnage. What singles SSX Blur out from its peers is the Wii control system. Where many Wii games centred around going fast have simply turned the Wii Remote on its side and utilised it for tilt control, SSX Blur uses the whole caboodle. The Nunchuck is your tool for carving. Tilt it to carve, then use the analogue stick to lean into the turn. The Wii Remote controls, well, everything else. Your jumps, grinds and anything else you can think of works from simple movement and button combinations. The single-player SSX experience comes in two forms: quickplay and tournament. As you might expect, quickplay plunges you straight into the action for short, sharp bursts of play, while tournament mode offers the deeper experience of progressing your rider through a competition. These are complimented by two multiplayer modes. A split screen allows you to race head to head, while a turn-based mode demands that you rack up the maximum number of points to beat your opponent's score. Everything else you'd expect from an SSX game is there. Big slopes, bigger jumps and a high-octane soundtrack all come as standard. And, of course, the powder's always excellent. If you didn't manage to get away for some winter fun in the mountains, go ahead and treat yourself to the next best thing.

• Soul of the SSX on the Wii. SSX Blur brings us the essence of the franchise - re-mixed, re-energized and fully realized.
• On the Ground and In the Air. We are pushing the envelope and taking full advantage of the hardwares potential to give you a 'Wii-ified' SSX experience. Use the Nunchuck on-the-ground to carve down the slopes and huck into the air, while using the remote in-the-air to pull off spins, flips and tricks.
• Paint your Uber Tricks. To unleash your uber tricks, think of yourself as an artist painting different shape outlines in the air for each aerial maneuver.
• Feel the Groove. With dynamic music mirroring your experience, you will feel the tunes intensify as you stick your tricks and your groove meter starts to fill. Keep grooving to boost your speed and amp up your air.
• The Mountain is your Playground. With 3 distinct peaks and 12 tracks all freshly styled, you can bomb down the mountain nonstop, top-to-bottom.
• Mac is Back. Mac, Kaori, Psymon, Allegra, and many more of the SSX favorites, are all back and ready to rip. There will also be two brand-new faces for you to hit the runs with.
• Motion Based Front End. Every second of your SSX Blur experience will be maxed out with motion. The UI is entirely motion-based with virtually no use of buttons. Aim the remote at the screens to navigate your way from one place to the next.