Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray – PS2 – Preview

E3 2003 –
First Look


 

At the Activision booth
in E3 this year, there are a lot of really cool titles that are coming out. The
one in the extreme sporting lineup that was getting most of the attention was of
course the new Tony Hawk title called T.H.U.G. Well, I also got to check out
Wakeboarding Unleashed, which was a great looking and unique entry into the
series.

 

One of the first things that
really caught my attention with this game was the graphics and the physics. The
water and the wake behind the boat were pretty astounding looking, including the
churning white water behind the boat that would sway and disperse as you moved
forward. You could also trick in and out of the water, which made for some
really interesting combos to pull off. For example, you could hop over the wake,
up the side of a concrete embankment, slide over a wooden bench, onto a railing,
then flip back into the water and chain them together. There were also accurate
rope physics where it would bend or pull out of your hand if it got caught up
around an obstacle.

 

Wakeboarding Unleashed
will feature 9 levels and a cool Co-op mode where players can switch between
driving and wakeboarding at the press of a button. Be looking for this one
here this summer of 2003.