Metascore
61 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. I would recommend it to any parent looking to play games with their kids.
  2. Surf's Up could have been another crappy shovelware title based on yet another animated movie license. Instead it turned out to be one hell of a fun ride, albeit an extremely short one.
  3. Seen through adult eyes, it's a sweet but slender surfing game that's consistently amusing.
  4. The humor, characters and, most obviously, the difficulty of Surf's Up are geared towards a younger audience, but the game is also fun enough for anyone to play, although the simplicity might keep it from having a very long shelf life in most collections.
  5. This is the first licensed game I've played that is actually shorter than its movie. I'm not exaggerating; in a little over an hour I had received trophies in all of the main surf events.
  6. 62
    The gameplay is simple but enjoyable and kids in love with the movie are sure to have a good time with the game, but the fact remains that this is a bloated price tag on a barebones game.
  7. Hanging 10 in this movie-licensed surfing game has its moments--just don't expect to enjoy it for very long.
  8. The game appeals to kids, thanks to its colorful characters, but adults will find it too easy. The tricks lack complexity and the game can be beaten in a couple of sittings.
  9. The tricks lack complexity and the game can be beaten in a couple of sittings. However, young ones should enjoy the fun presentation and the enjoyable multiplayer mode.
  10. If you're a kid and a big fan of the Tony Hawk series of skateboarding titles or similar games, Surf's Up may be a cool addition to your collection as it is a decent pick up and play title for the ankle-biters but it really doesn't present much of a challenge to anyone who has experienced puberty.
  11. It's a wise parent that rents, as those tiny gamers will make short work of this fun but brief experience. [Aug 2007, p.81]
  12. If the game were quite a bit longer or featured more variety, we'd feel fine recommending it to all the kiddies out there, but as it is now we can't help thinking that even a 6 year old would feel gypped.
  13. 54
    Consider this reviewer's naïve attitude and eternally hopeful gullibility well and truly slaughtered and replaced by a seething and consuming hatred of anything that gets unceremoniously squeezed out of Hollywood's all-profit-no-quality bunghole.
  14. Let there be no doubt, Surf's Up is strictly for kids in love with the movie. The redundancy of the gameplay will certainly help to break one's obsession with all things penguin in a weekend. Definitely a rental.
  15. Certainly not a game for anyone expecting a challenge or long-term entertainment. [Oct 2007, p.86]
User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. StephaneJ.
    3
    Awful, just awful. No freedom at all, which is a pity for a surf game. The rendition of water is plain terrible, and the controls are too simplistic.
  2. GideonV.D.
    10
    Some of the best water graphics I've ever seen!
  3. benJamin
    0
    Ref: Dave C and his imagination. The game is not out anywhere and i would know, so why do you let people send in reviews to which they are not and has not play let alone seen this game. And if he is playing it then he works for the company who made it and can not give an honest opinion! ps Halo 3 is great, me and my imaginary friend play it online evey night!! Berks Full Review »