| Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding | |
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| Developer(s) | Indie Built |
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| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Series | Amped |
| Release Date(s) |  NA: November 19, 2001 EU: March 14, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Snowboarding |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
| Successor | Amped 2 |
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding is an Xbox exclusive, snowboarding video game. It is the first entry in the Amped series. The game released during at the Xbox's launch. Amped is a snowboarding game focused on the tricks, instead of the racing style of play given by Electronic Arts SSX which launched with the Sony PlayStation 2 in the previous year.
A sequel, Amped 2, was released a year later in 2003.
Game Play[]
Utilizing the Xbox's built-in hard drive, Amped allowed for entire mountains to be loaded simultaneously, permitting completely free-style runs modelled on real resorts, rather than the linear courses of other snowboarding titles.
The game also contains snowmen which players must strike down in order to advance their Career Mode characters' exploration options.
The Xbox's built-in hard drive also allows users to create a custom soundtrack using their own music, as well as listening to the 150-plus tracks already offered in the game. Users can also listen to music by genre, blocking out music they do not enjoy. There is also a button on the Xbox controller that allows users to skip past songs they don't like.
The game is also well known for helping to launch the career of pop punk band Yellowcard due to the in-game soundtrack consisting of the complete One for the Kids album on it. The video game also contains three songs from band Ink & Dagger's album The Fine Art of Original Sin.
Reception[]
The game recieved "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Metacritic gave the game a 78/10.
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