SBK: Snowboard Kids, released in Japan as Snowboard Kids Party (スノボキッズパーティー, Sunobo Kizzu Pātī), is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo DS, released in November 2005 in North America and Japan, and in Europe on April 28, 2006. It is the third and final game in the Snowboard Kids series. Up to four players can play wirelessly with one game card.
| SBK: Snowboard Kids | |
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| Developer(s) | Inglove[1] |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Snowboarding |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Characters
editThe game features characters Slash Kamei, Brad Maltinie, Nancy Neil, Jamjars "Jam" Kuehnemund, Koyuki Tanaka, Thomas "Tommy" Parsy, and Max. Jack Frost, the mascot of Atlus and a demon from the Megami Tensei series, appears as a hidden character. Black Frost, a more sinister-looking version of Jack Frost, has improved stats.
Linda Maltinie, who initiated most of the competitions in the previous Snowboard Kids games, is absent and has been replaced by Brad.
The characters’ super deformed, large-nosed style has been discontinued, and they now have a more standard, anime-esque appearance. Some characters have undergone significant personality changes, most notably Nancy and Tommy. Both were previously mild-mannered, kind, and friendly, but now exhibit mean-spirited and even borderline antagonistic behavior.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 63/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 4/10[3] |
| Famitsu | 28/40[4] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[5] |
| GameSpot | 6.7/10[6] |
| GameSpy |   [7] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[8] |
| NGC Magazine | 75%[9] |
| Nintendo Power | 7.5/10[10] |
| Nintendo World Report | 6.5/10[11] |
| X-Play | [12] |
SBK: Snowboard Kids received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
GameSpot praised the game for its lengthy courses and likened it to a mix of SSX and Mario Kart, but criticized it for having less personality than the previous two games in the series.[6] IGN also commended the game for its time trials and slalom missions but criticized it for a lack of focus on real arcade racing balance.[8] Nintendo Power, however, described it as "Mario Kart on ice."[10] In Japan, Famitsu awarded it a score of one eight, two sevens, and one six for a total of 28 out of 40, while Famitsu Cube Advance also gave it four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.[4]
References
edit- ^ "SBK: Snowboard Kids (2006) Nintendo DS credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b "SBK: Snowboard Kids for DS Review". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Walker, John (April 12, 2006). "[SBK:] Snowboard Kids". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Gantayat, Anoop (November 28, 2005). "Now Playing in Japan (Page 2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "SBK: Snowboard Kids". Game Informer. No. 153. GameStop. January 2006. p. 157.
- ^ a b Provo, Frank (February 17, 2006). "SBK: Snowboard Kids Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Leeper, Justin (November 15, 2005). "GameSpy: [SBK:] Snowboard Kids". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Harris, Craig (November 22, 2005). "SBK: Snowboard Kids DS [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "SBK: Snowboard Kids". NGC Magazine. Future plc. February 2006.
- ^ a b "SBK: Snowboard Kids". Nintendo Power. Vol. 199. Nintendo of America. January 2006. p. 108.
- ^ Kosmina, Ben (February 15, 2006). "SBK: Snowboard Kids DS [sic]". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Sewart, Greg (December 2, 2005). "Snowboard Kids DS [sic] Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on December 29, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2018.