Championship Surfer [U] ISO
Description :
Championship Surfer is a Surfing game, developed by Krome Studios and published by Mattel, which was released in 2000.
INTRO
Over the years we've been subjected to a multitude of surfing games that promised a realistic feeling comparable to the real experience only to have that dream come crashing down on us like a 25 foot Waimea rogue set. This is definitely one of those games. Championship Surfer is an attempt at greatness where all the ideas where in the right place and yet somehow all the execution was forgotten.
GAMEPLAY 5/10
The controls in Championship Surfer suffer due to the fact that the character is often too slow to respond to the action you are requesting. This slight slowdown can cause you to wipeout altogether or even worse, not be able to execute the tricks and maneuvers you need to do in order to score a decent ride. The game itself features five different play modes including Trick Attack, Arcade Mode, Free Surf, Rumble and Championship Circuit. There are 10 beaches to choose from and the waves can be modified as can the weather. All the beaches are fictional locations and there are a total of eight surfers you can choose from including Cory Lopez, Shane Beschen and Rochelle Ballard. Unfortunately there is no noticeable distinction between the various characters and there was very little attention paid to detail while designing them. You also have a few surfboards to choose from but there really wasn't anything remarkable in that aspect either unfortunately. The only positive thing in my opinion that was well designed was the wave engine. However, since the characters tend to respond so poorly at times it almost seems cruel.
GRAPHICS 6/10
The graphics are questionable mainly because in some aspects the designers spent a great amount of time while in other aspects it seems as though they didn't really bother. The weather patters were done extremely well as were the graphics of the waves in the game. They form and roll realistically and also break and chop in a manner that resembles real life. The character models however seem to have no faces and can only be distinguished by the color of their wetsuits.
CAMERA 7/10
The camera angles were well thought out in this game and you have the added luxury of being able to change and or modify the point of view as you see fit. As you play with the game you will probably find the angle that best suits you and probably never change it from that point on.
FMV's, MUSIC and SFX 7/10
There are no cutscenes in this game and the music is pretty much the same instrumental background music throughout the game. As far as the SFX are concerned, the splashing and carving noises are realistic and beyond that all you hear is some announcer shouting out things like: ''Dude that was rad'' or ''Gnarly!!!''. There really aren't many positive things I can say in this regard except turn the Announcer off in the options setting because he will single handedly cause you to cease playing this game.
REPLAY VALUE 6/10
Replay value in this game is very low mainly due to the poor handling of the characters in relation to your commands. The beaches are cool to discover while first going through the game but once you have unlocked them all you will quickly tire of the monotony of it all. The modification factor of the wave height and weather factor will also quickly become exhausted leaving you only with several other playable modes that I'd be willing to bet you'll never play. The Free Surf aspect is all if anything that will receive a little replay time and then.....well you know...goodbye Championship surfer.
OVERALL 7/10
All in all I think Championship Surfer is a game that could have been so much more if only the programmers would have A) Really been surfers themselves, B) Really cared about fulfilling this games potential or C)At least finished the character model rendering and control features. It is a disappointing game in my opinion and I would not recommend you go out and buy it unless you really felt like punishing yourself. If you see this game on sale for $1 at a flea market, ask what else they have and if they don't have anything else then at least take a moment to think about it before you go ahead and bring this puppy home.
Over the years we've been subjected to a multitude of surfing games that promised a realistic feeling comparable to the real experience only to have that dream come crashing down on us like a 25 foot Waimea rogue set. This is definitely one of those games. Championship Surfer is an attempt at greatness where all the ideas where in the right place and yet somehow all the execution was forgotten.
GAMEPLAY 5/10
The controls in Championship Surfer suffer due to the fact that the character is often too slow to respond to the action you are requesting. This slight slowdown can cause you to wipeout altogether or even worse, not be able to execute the tricks and maneuvers you need to do in order to score a decent ride. The game itself features five different play modes including Trick Attack, Arcade Mode, Free Surf, Rumble and Championship Circuit. There are 10 beaches to choose from and the waves can be modified as can the weather. All the beaches are fictional locations and there are a total of eight surfers you can choose from including Cory Lopez, Shane Beschen and Rochelle Ballard. Unfortunately there is no noticeable distinction between the various characters and there was very little attention paid to detail while designing them. You also have a few surfboards to choose from but there really wasn't anything remarkable in that aspect either unfortunately. The only positive thing in my opinion that was well designed was the wave engine. However, since the characters tend to respond so poorly at times it almost seems cruel.
GRAPHICS 6/10
The graphics are questionable mainly because in some aspects the designers spent a great amount of time while in other aspects it seems as though they didn't really bother. The weather patters were done extremely well as were the graphics of the waves in the game. They form and roll realistically and also break and chop in a manner that resembles real life. The character models however seem to have no faces and can only be distinguished by the color of their wetsuits.
CAMERA 7/10
The camera angles were well thought out in this game and you have the added luxury of being able to change and or modify the point of view as you see fit. As you play with the game you will probably find the angle that best suits you and probably never change it from that point on.
FMV's, MUSIC and SFX 7/10
There are no cutscenes in this game and the music is pretty much the same instrumental background music throughout the game. As far as the SFX are concerned, the splashing and carving noises are realistic and beyond that all you hear is some announcer shouting out things like: ''Dude that was rad'' or ''Gnarly!!!''. There really aren't many positive things I can say in this regard except turn the Announcer off in the options setting because he will single handedly cause you to cease playing this game.
REPLAY VALUE 6/10
Replay value in this game is very low mainly due to the poor handling of the characters in relation to your commands. The beaches are cool to discover while first going through the game but once you have unlocked them all you will quickly tire of the monotony of it all. The modification factor of the wave height and weather factor will also quickly become exhausted leaving you only with several other playable modes that I'd be willing to bet you'll never play. The Free Surf aspect is all if anything that will receive a little replay time and then.....well you know...goodbye Championship surfer.
OVERALL 7/10
All in all I think Championship Surfer is a game that could have been so much more if only the programmers would have A) Really been surfers themselves, B) Really cared about fulfilling this games potential or C)At least finished the character model rendering and control features. It is a disappointing game in my opinion and I would not recommend you go out and buy it unless you really felt like punishing yourself. If you see this game on sale for $1 at a flea market, ask what else they have and if they don't have anything else then at least take a moment to think about it before you go ahead and bring this puppy home.
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