| Transworld Snowboarding | |
| Developer: | Housemarque |
| Publisher: | Infogrames |
| Platforms: | Xbox |
| Genre: | Snowboarding |
| Modes: | Single-player |
Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboarding video game developed by Housemarque and published by Infogrames, released in 2002, for the Xbox. It is a sequel to Supreme Snowboarding.
Transworld Snowboarding is a snowboard freestyle racing game. The game features ten professional snowboarders, including Todd Richards, Andrew Crawford, Tina Basich, Barrett Christy, and Peter Line.[1]
Transworld Snowboarding was developed by Housemarque.[2] The game was originally in development for the Dreamcast under the name of Supreme Snowboarding 2 before being moved to the Xbox and given a complete graphics revamp, and after Infogrames signed a licensing deal with the Transworld Skateboarding magazine.[3] [4] It was first announced at E3 2001, along with Transworld Skateboarding and Transworld Surf.[5]
The game was originally slated for release in the second quarter of 2002;[5] it was released in the United States on October 15,[2] with a European release on November 8 later that year.[6]
Upon its release, Transworld Snowboarding received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It was nominated for "Best Extreme Sports Game" for IGN's Best of E3 2002.[7]