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Big Mountain Snowboarding app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 6384 ratings )
Games Entertainment Racing Sports
Developer: Golden Hammer Software LLC
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.27.3, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 17 Dec 2009
App size: 98.28 Mb

Realistic snowboarding and controls made by real snowboarders. 16 huge unique trails let you jump off cliffs, bomb down chutes, and head to the park.

The controls include snowboard carving, skidding, and switching between goofy and regular whenever you want. Jump off 1,000-foot cliffs. Use downhill momentum to go up ramps. Tuck to bomb down the mountain. Explore different paths down the slopes and have fun.

The 1.24 update gives you two ways to control your snowboard. Theres the traditional tilt control with touching the screen causing you to stand up and turn faster, and new touch steering controls. If you pick the new controls from the options menu you can drag your thumb around to turn, add a second touch to stand up, or swipe up to start a jump. Theres also an option to stand by default and touch to tuck if you preferred the old controls.

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Pros and cons of Big Mountain Snowboarding app for iPhone and iPad

Big Mountain Snowboarding app good for

The physics engine in this game is great. The controls are also very intuitive, and at only $2, the price is right. This game is just good fun. Great job from Golden Hammer... I look forward to their next game!
I have tried a number of snowboarding games that had horrible problems including crazy snowboard (repetitive tracks), adrenaline snowboarding (not enough content), and shaun white snowboarding (lag and crash issues along with a lack of content) and big mountain finally does it correctly. Smooth gameplay, plenty of tracks (that look different enough considering theyre all snow),and tight controls. Graphics are good, but the gameplay makes up for it. You can tilt the screen to wherever you are most comfortable and play your own music so the user can have their own unique experience. Personally, I would like the option to tap/flick the screen to jump rather than flick my device, but the current option works well enough. I would also like to see either a character customization option or additional characters added in a future update. All in all, for such a low price, any extreme sports fan should pick this up.
Admittedly there are some changes that could be made to improve this game, but all in all its pretty good. The accelerometer controls are much more user-friendly than other iPad apps, which really add to overall gameplay. Get. This. App.
The price alone gives it a great entertainment value! Ive updated this rating as the app is a lot smoother now. Yes, the graphics are rough, but the physics are excellent and the control is very good. If it had smoother (anti-aliased, higher resolution) graphics then it would cost $5+. If you want a good snowboarding app which challenges you and costs a buck more than nothing then pick it up.
I am neither young nor much of a game player, but this is intuitive. You can enjoy it the first time you try it and from there it is a bit like riding a bicycle, you will get better and better at it, hardly knowing exactly how you are acquiring these skills and while enjoying the jumps and downhill runs.....as if it were real. I do recommend playing your own favorite music on your iPad or iPod, it will play right through this game automatically once you turn it on.....this game is a joy to play with Beethoven or Mozart, but suit yourself
Glitches up sometimes when im next to a mountain but its really fun and i recommend for you to buy it :)

Some bad moments

Overall its a pretty great game. Graphics are good and it barely ever lags. One thing you might wanna add is a some kind of freeride mode and maybe one specifically for tricks; like a few big jumps in a row and a halfpipe or something. Just an idea.
This game is nowhere near finished. The controls are buggy (random jumps and spinning) the camera is awful, there are no achievements, rewards, story/career, no anything. I honestly wouldnt mind, but these devs seem to have forgotten this game, havent offered update news or responded to comments or concerns posted for almost two weeks. Poof, they are gone, put up 1/4th of a game in the app store for $2 and dissapeared. Should ne criminal DO NOT BUY.
I appreciate the updates. It has improved a little bit, the biggest aspect being that the jumping controls arent as sensitive. Other things that could be done are a few park levels could be added (large ramps, rails, boxes) and more tricks. Just keep updating it until you find the right formula. This game has potential, its all about reaching that potential. Keep em coming!
They just took an iPod game and made it bigger obviously no work involved at all, I dont see how this was even approved. I would not buy this unless you want a terrible game.
These guys just put out an update simply saying that the app no longer works on 3G phones without any explanation of a fix with this update. I have a 3G phone and checked to see if the app is still working before downloading the update and it was still working. I went back to the update and downloaded it and then the app stopes working. In short, these developers made an update specifically for it to stop working on 3G phones. What complete idiots!