FreakOut: Extreme Freeride

[b] FreakOut ... [/b] ... is not a perfekt Game, but its one of the few Freestyleski Games on PC. Clearly you cant compare it with the new Game called SNOW here on Steam. This one is from 2007 and the grafics always remind you on that. BUT its a really fun Game and it has great chellanges. Its a Game you could play for 1000 of hours like I did with the non-Steam version. I would recommend this Game to every Skier, especially to Freeskiers out there. Keep on Ridin^^

Visually the game looks a lot like SSX 3, but you can change the screen size to match current monitors and add antialiasing. You have a selection of about six skiers, and you can customize them with different clothes and gear. I was a little disappointed in the overall lack of customization. It's enough that you can pick an outfit you like, but you probably wont be satisfied with the selection of hats, pants, and jackets. Either way I've seen more customization in other snow games (Amped comes to mind). It's not bad, but it's not great. Gameplay is challenge based, and remember it's a freestyle game so no races. Challenges come down to gaps, rails, pickups, and score challenges. The skiing is very smooth and responsive. Big jumps feel satisfying, and nailing a huge off-axis spin feels great. Crashes are physics based, so your character rag dolls down the hill and your skis fly off in all directions. The game also has controller support for two players with customizable buttons. I personally use a wired xbox 360 controller and it works fine. There are about 5 mountain environments to traverse, all various backcountry areas. So far each run is about 2 minutes long from top to bottom, with multiple runs per different area. It is NOT a single mountain. Instead you select a mountain on the main menu and then select which run. The challenges are interesting enough to keep you occupied, which is good because there isn't any story. Also keep in mind that this is a semi-old game, so the music is completely dated. So why do I recommend this game even with limited customization, old music, and no races? Because the core gameplay is very solid and intuitive. The skiing is fluid and feels great for an arcade style game. I also haven't experienced any pc problems with this game, so it is very stable. For ten bucks, you could do a lot worse. Is it the best ski/board game I've ever played? No. But it's also nowhere near the worst. A very satisfying ski game for the price.

+ fun + nostalgic + arcade + great soundtrack + menus and UI still hold up well + 6 characters to choose from, upgradeable stats + unlockable cosmetics and special tricks + well thought out stages with multiple viable lines + freestyle or challenges + local coop + well optimized, quality port + better than SNOW or any alternatives on steam

They couldn't even be bothered to properly implement controller support with this console port, no rumble and half the buttons don't work even though all worked perfectly on console.

Real Playtime: 100+ Hours (CD version) Probably should mention that I`m biased. This game helped me survive through my first and second heartbreaks. From the technical standpoint this game is solid but not impressive. It just works and never bothers. Visually it`s good, especially the snow and the sky. Colors are a bit drab. No physics, but ragdoll animations can be fun sometimes. Hitting a tree while doing tricks looks amusing. Soundtrack is amazing for the time, I have all the songs memorized just from playing the game. Gameplay can seem boring and repetitive, but I just can `t stop. I`ve played it for many years on occasion and I still love it. Overall it`s a great game, I wish it had a sequel. Thank you, F: EF, for an amazing time.

good game but no controller support implemented. thats lazy - refund.

Fun, great graphics for a old game, and amazing sound track. The music is so good.

the graphics are nice and the soundtrack is amazing. the gameplay and career mode structure feels like a rip off of aggressive inline if im being honest. biggest complaint is that controllers are not auto-mapped. overall its your basic action sports game from the late 2000's that really doesn't stand out much. honestly you could play SSX with some late 2000's pop punk in the background and get a much more enjoyable experience.

Game has real potential to be fun, a bit reminiscent of SSX on Tour. Too bad the controls SUCK SO TOTALLY. You cannot properly map the controls to a gamepad and once you try you cannot even reset to the Default keyboard controls so you are doubly buggered. Considering it was released for PS2 and worked with a controller on that platform it is just a very poor effort by the devs with the shoddy controls on this PC port. This factor alone ruins what could have been a fun game. If you are used to proper controls, à la SSX, you will NOT like this game. You have been warned. With the controls in such a terrible state I can in no way recommend this game as is. What a shame given the overall lack of such games on PC.

No controller support, early PS2 graphics, unintuitive interface and controls. I'm sorry, guys. This is FAIL. I'll be requesting a refund on this one. The only thing they got right was the soundtrack.

I just got reminded of Nostalgia in 12 minutes, now that's a new record

Nostalgia hits hard sometimes.

♪ "CUZ' THIS IS MY LIFE AS I WANT IT TO BE;" SLIDIN' DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WITH A RUPTURED SPLEEN ♪

this game is realy fun and realy nice :) however this is not a game for the new and stylish skiers

Cool snowy game best enjoyed in heat of summer.

The partial contorller support is broken.. half the buttons wont map.

best game ever

NO gamepad support

Freaked out

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