Great snowboarding!! More SSX3 than Amped 2 though...
Which is a good thing! It basically takes the cool real resorts of the second (just the style of them.. i beleive they are all new courses), and takes out the really slow and antagonising control system! Plus the whole game just seems to move about twice as fast.
Now when I say it is more like SSX, I mean with the tricks... It still has the Amped 2 / Tony Hawk series type of missions scattered across the map. Also the tricks don't quite to the rediculous extent of SSX (i.e. taking your snowboard off and spinning it around your head mid-air), the tricks are actually for the most part really realistic, but the air that you can catch borders on the unreal.
I also love how once you hit a mountain, there are no load times (just when switching mountains and going back to the main menu). You are just there and you can travel to many points instantly (by selecting the lift you desire from the map), or slowly (by driving an always-selectable snow mobile there)!
The story is zany, with some pretty cool (if a little cheesy) movies in between. The story mode is pretty easy, but it took quite a while to perfect the whole game.
Great purchase, but not exactly an xbox showcase in the graphics area, also would have loved some online multiplayer!