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Actually, that “complete X to unlock Y” business is our biggest beef with the game. It’s an outdated and annoying system that shouldn’t be part of a game with such a progressive and wonderful control method. When you start out, you have nothing - no gear, a handful of über tricks, only one peak to ride. There’s a huge amount of collecting, exploring and challenging to be done before the game starts to open up, but if you switch to one of the better characters you’ve just unlocked, you have to start all over.
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| Genre | Sports |
| Description | It's an excellent combination of races, tricks and exploration that you could lose yourself in for weeks. |
| Platform | "Wii" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone" |
| UK censor rating | "" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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