Amped 2

Xbox exclusive

Amped 2 is the ultimate freestyle experience, offering the largest, most varied trick library of any snowboarding game. Explore vast areas of wide-open, spectacularly rendered real mountains packed with terrain parks designed by world-famous snow park architect, Chris Gunnarson. Play head-to-head with friends in the various multiplayer modes. When you're ready to take it to the next level, connect to Xbox Live to check rankings and challenge the world's best virtual riders.

Released: 28 October 2003
Platforms: Xbox
Genres: Extreme sport Snowboarding Sports
Developers: Indie Built
Publishers: Xbox Game Studios
Series: Amped
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Amped 2 is a sequel to Microsoft's snowboarding game Amped, which was an Xbox launch title. The game was introduced as part of the XSN Sports lineup, which included such games as NFL Fever 2004, Links 2004, NBA Inside Drive 2004, NHL Rivals 2004, Top Spin and RalliSport Challenge 2. A sequel, Amped 3, was released in 2005.

Keywords

extreme

Media

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Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said that "if you're a fan of the original Amped, then you should feel right at home with this game", praising the game's presentation, graphics, sound and lasting appeal, but stating that while they liked the gameplay, there was still room for improvement. In Japan, where the game was ported for release as Tenku 2 (天空 2, Tenku Tsu), Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40.