Xbox-exclusive snowboarding game with a more realistic approach than SSX. Open mountain, freestyle, technical trick system. Less accessible than competitors but more satisfying for purists. One of the best snowboarding games on Xbox.
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Category
Sports1 player3+
Description
Freestyle snowboarding game developed exclusively for the Xbox launch lineup. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, released in 2001 in the United States and in 2002 in Europe. Features 10 winter resort environments, a reputation system based on performed tricks, over 100 different moves, and a licensed alternative and hip-hop soundtrack.
Amped - Freestyle Snowboarding review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Hip and laid-back, the licensed selection blends indie rock, electro and hip-hop to dress the snowy descents in a cool attitude. Each run pulses to the rhythm of drifting tracks perfectly in tune with the ride. This musical identity, polished and authentic, is the whole laid-back charm of the game.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾6,3 GB📅14/03/2002
Published by Microsoft Game Studios
Amped - Freestyle Snowboarding (Xbox) price, value & rarity
European PAL pressing of Amped, released with the continental Xbox launch in 2002, a few months after the American version. The European distribution of early Xbox games was more measured than the transatlantic one, making the PAL disc a little less common. Desirability rests on that regional launch-piece role and on the title's place in the full gallery of early Microsoft games, sought by completists of the PAL Xbox launch.
Is Amped - Freestyle Snowboarding still worth playing in 2026?
A snowboarding game from Microsoft, Amped - Freestyle Snowboarding offers free mountain descents, where you ride down vast snowy domains chaining figures and grinds to impress sponsors and climb the rankings, in an approach betting on freedom and authenticity more than on pure arcade. The freedom of the open slopes, the laid back atmosphere and the progression system through photographers appeal to fans of realistic sliding. The quiet pace and a dated production divide. For a fan of snowboarding or someone curious about open world sliding, the title keeps a preserved freedom and atmosphere, in a dated edition.
