German developer Fishlabs has given us a surprise before the release of its much anticipated Galaxy on Fire 2 extension Valkyrie arriving later this month. Its in-house Abyss engine has already left great games on the App Store including the already mentioned space trader and "the Sega Rally of iPhones" Rally Master Pro 3D. Now its time to explore one of the less popular genres which is present in almost every gaming platform.
Snowboard Hero [iTunes Link] is a sports/action extreme snowboarding game where you compete against other players in different disciplines to make Shaun White look like a newbie. Playing as one of the wacky characters included, you will learn new tricks, unlock new events, tracks and gear by completing a wide variety of competitions. Just like many other snowboarding games with a career option, you'll start with pretty simple tracks to more complex freestyle challenges which increase difficulty as you get the hang of the game.
Speaking about the tracks, Fishlabs has chosen to use short courses specially catered for mobile gamers: every race can be finished in under a minute or so. The six different courses didn't seem like a lot, but they include several alternative routes, so there is an element of exploration too, which will help you to either earn more trick points of get to the finish line faster. The disciplines included range from speedrun, freestyle, slalom, race, time bonus and the combination of these, where you'll need to put in different skills to get the highest rating.
Unlike other snowboarding games that rely a bit more on the simulation side, in Snowboard Hero focuses on single player events, leaving races as the only discipline with contenders. I always likes pushing other players and see them fall in Amped, but this is just not present here. Unfortunately, there is no multiplayer option yet, which could be really fun using Game Center integration.
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