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Amped 2

January 01, 1970

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.

Amped 2
Developer(s)Indie Built
Publisher(s)Microsoft Game Studios
Designer(s)Carl Schnurr
Platform(s)Xbox
Release
  • NA: October 28, 2003
  • EU: November 14, 2003
Genre(s)Snowboarding
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Career Mode edit

The career mode in Amped 2 is much like other extreme sport games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater in which each level has goals for the player to complete. Each level or mountain has a high score and media score to break, which entails accumulating the most points in one run of the mountain and performing tricks for photographers or the media who are scattered throughout the mountain. The player must also find eight snowmen on each run as well as complete five tricks and gap locations that earn the player skill points. Skill points are used to upgrade stats such as "spin/flip", "big air", "ollie", "balance", and "switch".

In addition to these challenges, as the player progress through their career, they will be invited to events in which they compete for a top three finish which yields both fame and skill points. As the player's fame rises they gain different titles which are (from lowest to highest): "Local Rider", "Shop Rider", "Pro", "Superstar", and "#1". Once the player reaches number one in the world they are able to become a legend by completing each legend challenge on each mountain.

In addition to snowboarding, the player has the opportunity to snow skate. Snow skate adds different gameplay elements to the game which is more representative of skateboarding than snowboarding.

A character's physical features, such as clothing, goggles, and boots, can be edited.

Tricks and game points edit

Amped 2 features 14 top snowboarding pros, including Jeremy Jones, Mikey LeBlanc, Travis Parker, Torah Bright and Janna Meyen.[1]

The game provides a wide variety of performable tricks. There are also point multipliers which increase points when performing a difficult or stylish move.

General tricks include spins, flips, off-axes, butters, jibs, railslides, ollies, jumps, grabs, lip tricks, and tweaks. The player can also perform "combos". For example, a multiple flip + a 360 spin. Grabs can be achieved while airborne by moving the right thumbstick in any direction.

Additionally, the player can perform "style moves", which adds extra points and point multipliers to increase the player's score.

Multiplayer edit

Amped 2 supports up to eight players on System Link or Xbox Live and allows split-screen on both.

On Xbox Live there were five different game types such as, "Just Ride", "Trick Race", "High Score", "Best Trick", and "King of the Mountain".

There are seven different courses which include, Breckenridge, Bear Mountain, Mount Hood, Laax, Mount Buller, Millicent, and New Zealand, and each course has at least two different drop points.

Amped 2's multiplayer on Xbox Live brought a number of new features not seen in any other on-line game at the time. For instance, it was the first game on Xbox Live to integrate a player's career mode character to that of their Xbox Live character. During career mode, as the player completes tasks, they gain skill points which increase their character's abilities. This then translates to the player's Xbox Live character, therefore, giving individuals who have completed the career mode an advantage over those who have not.

Many Xbox Live titles had a single host who controls the game options, but if that player were to quit their session, the entire game session would expire. However, in Amped 2, the host can choose to have either the winner, loser, or a random player of a session select the options for the following game. Also, if the host quits, the player with the next best connection gains hosting abilities rather than ending the game session.

Soundtrack edit

Amped 2 has an abundant soundtrack of over 300 songs, including various underground and indie groups such as Hudson River School, Time Spent Driving, Acumen Nation, and The Peripheral Visionaries. In addition to the in-game soundtrack, players can choose to use custom soundtracks as well.

Reception edit

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] 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.[12] 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.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ . Xbox.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Amped 2 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Edge staff (December 25, 2003). "Amped 2". Edge. No. 131. p. 122.
  4. ^ EGM staff (December 2003). "Amped 2". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 173. p. 222.
  5. ^ Bramwell, Tom (November 26, 2003). "Amped 2". Eurogamer. from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Februar (neu FAMITSU Wertungen)" (in German). Games Power World. February 18, 2004. from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Reiner, Andrew (November 2003). . Game Informer. No. 127. p. 164. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  8. ^ Manny LaMancha (October 29, 2003). . GamePro. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  9. ^ Kasavin, Greg (October 31, 2003). "Amped 2 Review". GameSpot. from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Padilla, Raymond (November 8, 2003). "GameSpy: Amped 2". GameSpy. from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Lafferty, Michael (October 20, 2003). "Amped 2 - XB - Review". GameZone. from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Hwang, Kaiser (October 28, 2003). "Amped 2". IGN. from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "Amped 2". Official Xbox Magazine. December 2003. p. 150.

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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 Amped 2Developer s Indie BuiltPublisher s Microsoft Game StudiosDesigner s Carl SchnurrPlatform s XboxReleaseNA October 28 2003EU November 14 2003Genre s SnowboardingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Career Mode 2 Tricks and game points 3 Multiplayer 4 Soundtrack 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksCareer Mode editThe career mode in Amped 2 is much like other extreme sport games such as Tony Hawk s Pro Skater in which each level has goals for the player to complete Each level or mountain has a high score and media score to break which entails accumulating the most points in one run of the mountain and performing tricks for photographers or the media who are scattered throughout the mountain The player must also find eight snowmen on each run as well as complete five tricks and gap locations that earn the player skill points Skill points are used to upgrade stats such as spin flip big air ollie balance and switch In addition to these challenges as the player progress through their career they will be invited to events in which they compete for a top three finish which yields both fame and skill points As the player s fame rises they gain different titles which are from lowest to highest Local Rider Shop Rider Pro Superstar and 1 Once the player reaches number one in the world they are able to become a legend by completing each legend challenge on each mountain In addition to snowboarding the player has the opportunity to snow skate Snow skate adds different gameplay elements to the game which is more representative of skateboarding than snowboarding A character s physical features such as clothing goggles and boots can be edited Tricks and game points editAmped 2 features 14 top snowboarding pros including Jeremy Jones Mikey LeBlanc Travis Parker Torah Bright and Janna Meyen 1 The game provides a wide variety of performable tricks There are also point multipliers which increase points when performing a difficult or stylish move General tricks include spins flips off axes butters jibs railslides ollies jumps grabs lip tricks and tweaks The player can also perform combos For example a multiple flip a 360 spin Grabs can be achieved while airborne by moving the right thumbstick in any direction Additionally the player can perform style moves which adds extra points and point multipliers to increase the player s score Multiplayer editAmped 2 supports up to eight players on System Link or Xbox Live and allows split screen on both On Xbox Live there were five different game types such as Just Ride Trick Race High Score Best Trick and King of the Mountain There are seven different courses which include Breckenridge Bear Mountain Mount Hood Laax Mount Buller Millicent and New Zealand and each course has at least two different drop points Amped 2 s multiplayer on Xbox Live brought a number of new features not seen in any other on line game at the time For instance it was the first game on Xbox Live to integrate a player s career mode character to that of their Xbox Live character During career mode as the player completes tasks they gain skill points which increase their character s abilities This then translates to the player s Xbox Live character therefore giving individuals who have completed the career mode an advantage over those who have not Many Xbox Live titles had a single host who controls the game options but if that player were to quit their session the entire game session would expire However in Amped 2 the host can choose to have either the winner loser or a random player of a session select the options for the following game Also if the host quits the player with the next best connection gains hosting abilities rather than ending the game session Soundtrack editAmped 2 has an abundant soundtrack of over 300 songs including various underground and indie groups such as Hudson River School Time Spent Driving Acumen Nation and The Peripheral Visionaries In addition to the in game soundtrack players can choose to use custom soundtracks as well Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic80 100 2 Review scoresPublicationScoreEdge8 10 3 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 33 10 4 Eurogamer7 10 5 Famitsu32 40 6 Game Informer6 75 10 7 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 GameSpot7 10 9 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 GameZone8 8 10 11 IGN9 10 12 Official Xbox Magazine US 8 7 10 13 The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 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 12 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 6 References edit Amped 2 Xbox com Archived from the original on August 21 2010 Retrieved July 20 2010 a b Amped 2 for Xbox Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on December 4 2017 Retrieved September 4 2017 Edge staff December 25 2003 Amped 2 Edge No 131 p 122 EGM staff December 2003 Amped 2 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 173 p 222 Bramwell Tom November 26 2003 Amped 2 Eurogamer Archived from the original on September 5 2017 Retrieved September 4 2017 a b Februar neu FAMITSU Wertungen in German Games Power World February 18 2004 Archived from the original on September 5 2017 Retrieved September 4 2017 Reiner Andrew November 2003 Amped 2 Game Informer No 127 p 164 Archived from the original on September 5 2008 Retrieved September 4 2017 Manny LaMancha October 29 2003 Amped 2 Review for Xbox on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on February 9 2005 Retrieved September 4 2017 Kasavin Greg October 31 2003 Amped 2 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on September 5 2017 Retrieved September 4 2017 Padilla Raymond November 8 2003 GameSpy Amped 2 GameSpy Archived from the original on April 9 2005 Retrieved September 4 2017 Lafferty Michael October 20 2003 Amped 2 XB Review GameZone Archived from the original on February 29 2008 Retrieved September 4 2017 a b Hwang Kaiser October 28 2003 Amped 2 IGN Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved August 3 2015 Amped 2 Official Xbox Magazine December 2003 p 150 External links editAmped 2 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amped 2 amp oldid 1183019298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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