Shaun White Skateboarding detailed

By Robert Purchese Published 25 May, 2010

Game's hook is transformable cities.

Ubisoft has reconfirmed Shaun White Skateboarding for release on PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 this autumn.

The game's hook is transformable cities. According to the first video, you'll be able to turn urban streets from glum to grand simply by skating on them.

Exactly how you "stretch and twist handrails to dizzying heights, empty fountains to create bowls" and to "make alleys into epic quarter pipes" the press release doesn't state. But there's no mention of a toolset.

These transformed cities can be shared with friends online. You'll also have the option of co-op and competitive modes and local split-screen.

In single-player there will be race, collect and narrative challenges. Ubisoft's packing in 80-plus tricks for you to master, plus a whole city to set about turning into a playground.

The video below has no gameplay footage but is worth a watch. The first Shaun White Skateboarding offers a better glimpse of the final product.

I wonder if his hair ever gets caught in the wheels.

Picture of Robert.

About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • hardtech #1 2 years ago

    Shaun White is a snowboarder....right?

  • cianchristopher #2 2 years ago

    I love that Ubisoft are trying to expand their branding with this chasing Skate/Tony Hawk and Pure Football chasing FIFA/PES...

    I mean, c'mon, why even bother? These games are designed to fail, right from their inception...
    Edited by 1 at 25/05/10 @ 11:42

  • dingo75 #3 2 years ago

    Ubilauncher on PC version = no sale.

    Fuck you Ubi and stop releasing on the PC already.

  • reelbigkris #4 2 years ago

    @ hardtech

    I believe shaun white's also a skateboarder too. Much like Bam Margera is a skateboarder and a proffessional *£!@ head :p

  • Apostle #5 2 years ago

    Hmm can't say I'd enjoy objects appearing in front of me. The appeal of Skate or even Tony Hawks is planning a trick over objects that are there and pulling it off. Mind you if they pull it off it could be interesting. Seems like it'll be lots and lots of ramps and therefore air and grab tricks mostly.

    /hugs Skate 3

  • Gartt #6 2 years ago

    That trailer was brilliant.
    Not so sure about the actual game though, could be interesting at least.

  • darleysam #7 2 years ago

    Yeah, Shaun White's a damned good snow and skateboarder.

    As for this.. I'm already wondering if the market's a bit overcrowded with THPS trying to claw its way back to credibility and skate 3 openly making jokes about jumping the shark.. maybe Ubisoft see a gap, but if both established titles already keep doing what they're doing, then I don't see it myself.

  • kangarootoo #8 2 years ago

    @Apostle

    Surely that depends on how far in front of you they appear?

    As always, if we take a game concept and try hard to imagine how it might be badly implemented, we will succeed. Doesn't make it a bad concept.