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  • Summary: SSX Blur is everything you expect from the franchise, delivered in a totally unexpected way. Revolutionary controls take full advantage of the Wii's potential by putting you in total command of your skier or rider, on-the-ground & in-the-air, by translating every motion you make into the skills that create mountain legends. [Electronic Arts] Expand
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  1. Positive: 27 out of 52
  2. Negative: 0 out of 52
  1. SSX Blur is a icy blast of refreshingly cool gaming, as you shred down snowy slopes with a Wii Nunchuk in one hand and a Wiimote in the other, watching the wintry scenery blur right by at an extreme speed.
  2. A fantastic first entry for the series on the Wii. EA has done a lights-out job, and for SSX fans, this is a great sign of awesome things to come. The game is flat-out hard, and again, it will take you quite some time to master. When you do, though, it is just plain fun.
  3. Maybe it was the developer switch or maybe it’s just that the Wii controls don’t fit the game, but SSX Blur is unfortunately a clunker. That being said, if you can get past the controls there is a ton of content to experience and unlock.
  4. SSX Blur has its moments, both joyful and frustrating, but it winds up being a solid entry in the SSX series.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Negative: 4 out of 37
  1. RyanK.
    10
    This is an excellent game! Some advice for those struggling to get it: For the first 15-30 minutes in this game, do the TUTORIALS! The game's controls work very well, but take coordination to master. Once you've got the basics, you'll see that this game is an excellent addition to the Wii library, with very little "Waggle" controls (the worst thing about most wii games). The graphics are decent for the Wii, the gameplay is challenging and interesting, and the feeling of leaning into the turns is fully intact. The audio feedback system is great, and as always, DJ Atomica is helpful and hilarious. In the options menu, you can customize how much the motion control affects your turns. You can make it up to 100% analog stick. (The default is 50% analog stick/50 motion control). I've been playing this game with very few weeks off since it came out 2 years ago, and it's still in my top 5 for the Wii. The multiplayer mode is adequate, but limited to only a few modes, and 2 player simultaneous. The single-player mode is mesmerizing, once you've got the hang of it, with plenty of variety in riders, modes, environments, and moves. With 12 Character Careers to complete, you may be playing for a very, very long time, and that's a good thing! You're not going to be an expert the first time you try this game. In fact, if you don't master the tutorials, you'll probably never enjoy this game. The first day you try snowboarding for real, expect to spend it falling on your backside. The same goes for SSX:Blur - there's a learning curve. Expand
  2. SteveW.
    8
    This is an excelent game. I want to clarify the controls a little more for people who are reading these reviews. People can just pick up the game and play it for the first time and enjoy the tricks by doing any random in air movements with the wiimote and nunchuck. Therefor its fun for guests you may have over to play. The Uber moves are challenging to pull off and thats a GOOD thing. Who wants to play a game that can easily be beaten. Also, there is a seperate menu in the game that allows you to practice the uber tricks until you master them. I've had this game for a few months now and its still a keeper. Expand
  3. SimonG.
    7
    By itself, not a bad game at all. But if you compare it to SSX 3, which is the one I consider the best in the series, it really feels like it's missing some vital elements to be fully enjoyable. These few things are; characters voice-overs (this greatly affects the mood of the game and what made SSX so cool since the beginning), hand plants (why remove tricks), fully customizable outfits (come on, no sexy outfit for Elise?), tons of unlockables (there were so many silly and useless things in SSX 3 that was adding a lot of deep), better mountain navigation (for some reasons boarding in the mountain is less fun), easier ways to unlock other peaks (it's really bad that you have to play with several characters to unlock new peaks), better collectible system (I don Expand
  4. LeoN.
    4
    This game has nice visuals for a Wii title, but in terms of play control is seriously pathetic. It should not be overly difficult to pull off tricks, but it is. Pass on this game. You can thank me later. Expand

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