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The graphically ingratiating snowboarding title that helped launch the original Xbox console hits the slopes for a third time in this launch release for Xbox 360. Designed to portray an authentic experience of snowboarding culture, Amped 3 casts the player as a member of a group of young amateur boarders, each with a well-developed personality and distinct snowboarding style. The game plays out in re-creations of famous real-world resorts, and features a soundtrack of more than 300 pop and alternative songs.
~ All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Indie Built Inc.; President: Steven ZoBell; Senior Producer: Matthew Seymour; Art Director: Nathan Larsen; Technical Director: Russ Almond; Director of Business Development: Brenner Adams; Director of QA and IT: David Griffith; Lead Game Programmer: John Adams; Lead Graphics Programmer: Danny Lunt; Art Lead: Jared Bastian; Story: Aaron Connors; Gameplay and Design: Chris Olson; QA Lead: Chris Okelberry; Art: Ryan Bird, Allen Brockbank, Carson Davidson, Ian Gilmore, Brian Johnson, Mike Snyder, Brandon Wright, Peter Duggar, Karl Hepworth, Ryan Neider, Mike Ulrich, Spencer Black, Dave Christenson, Emil DeGrey, Adam Ingleby, Jake Johnson, Adam Tolman, Cameron Bishop, Lara Griffin, Scott Moore, Bronze Swallow; Animation Lead: Paul Mombourquette; Animation: Stacey Moore, Douglas Vandergrift, Fraser Sunderland; Character Lead: Paul Johnson; Character Artist: Colby Acree, Eric Elton, Brad Bolinder, Chris Wright; Game Programming: Steve Bodis, Dave Haslam, Randy Jones, Phil Knight, Richard Moore, Matthew Smith, Jim Young, Thanh Do, Brad Edwards, Chandler Holbrook, Sandeep Kharkar, George Manousakis, Chris Phillips, Mark Snow, Rob ZoBell; Graphics Programming: Matt Dawson, Fraser Graham, Parham Mohadjer, Cameron Egbert, Matt Kimball; Lead Tools Programmer: Joshua Jensen; Lead Level Programmer: Fraser Graham; Lead Audio Programmer: Scott Turner; Associate Producer - Design: Jacob Crow; Associate Producer - Production: Jon Leslie; Audio Programming: Cameron Christensen, Kelly Peterson; Lead Sound Design: Jon Clark; Sound Design: Jaren Tolman; Lead Level Design: Adam Tolman; Level Design: Ian Morris, Zach Woolf, Derrick Halls, Kelly Murphy, Paul Ashby, Tyler Pendelton; QA: Scott Donaldson, Max Fitt, KC Gonzales, Henry Watanabe Harris, Brandon Leonard, Vojtech Marek, Mike McCann, Joshua McKee, Renee Pedroza, Tyler Pendleton, Amy Peterson; Additional QA: Briancarlson, Cameron Goodwin, Chris Johnston, Aaron Pendleton, Daniel Stevenson, Jacob Garner, Nicholas Hardy, Joe Killian, Jason Santti, Niven Wofford; Test Tools Programming: Nick Perkins, Seth Behunin, Matthew Griffith; Office Manager: Karen Powers; Marketing Associate: Dave Trevino; User Testing: Steve Fowler; IT Support: Anthony Lobato, Jonathon Yurth; MoCap Lead: Dave Brown; MoCap Production: Andrew Stauffer, Nate Whitmer; 2K Games: Christoph Hartmann, David Ismailer, Susan Lewis; Company 2: 2K Games International; Development Manager: Fernando Melo; Shadow Producer: Denby Grace; Production Team: Dan Baile, Sajjad Majid, Scott Morrow, Simon Picard, Mark Ward, Sam Woodward; Localization Manager: Chris Madgwick; Localization Coordinator: Maike Kohler; 2K Sports: Steve Glickstein, Greg Thomas; Project Manager: Joel Breton; Marketing Manager: David DePaulis; Marketing and PR: Tim Rosa, Shelby Cox, Matt Attwood, Anthony Chau, Nikki Flynn, Ryan Hunt, Jake Baker, Moni Orife, Eric Whiteford; Director of Quality Assurance: Chien Yu; Quality Assurance Manager: Robert Nelson; QA Project Lead: Jeff Holton; Quality Assurance Supervisor: John Crysdale; Senior Lead: Marion Dreo; Compliance Lead Tester: Evan Boehler; Compliance Senior Tester: Dustin Wright; Compliance Tester: Gil Espanto, Tarek Nijmeh, Russ Perkins, Johannes Robbins; Quality Assurance Tech Manager: Greg Laabs; Submissions Specialist: Adam Fair; Test Plan Writer: James Miller; QA Tech: Jesse Jones, Adam Fair, Brian Rust, Alex Snell, John Eleen; Database Senior Tester: Patrick Smith, Felicia Whitehouse, Morgan Wren, Joe Levesque; Quality Assurance Tester: Terrance Bardo, Chris Finch, Adrian Guerrero, Alex Hayden, Adam Pratt, Derek Todd, Jesse Lehmann, Jon Slavin, Russ Perkins, TJ Bardo; Production Assistant: Grant Gilmore; Level Consulting: Chris Gunnarson, Josh Chauvet, Todd Richards; Team Consulting: Jason Kimball, Josh Roberts; Additional Art Content: Rainmaker; Music Supervisor: Mericda Damewood, Paul Anthony; Music Consultant: Marc Haring, Russ Morrell; Original Story Music: Matt Heider; Foley: Ryan Purcell; Manual Design: Hally O'Tools Design; Voice Talent: Brenner Adams, Jared Bastian, Heather Beers, David Benedek, Daisy Blake, Torah Bright, Brandon Bybee, Jon Clark, Aaron Conners, Kris Conners, Emil DeGrey, Eric Elton, Frank Gerrish, Lara Griffin, Chris Hansen, Jason Kimball, Ashlee LaPine, Danny Larinaga, Nate Larsen, Andy Leger, Mike Leger, Jon Leslie, Cory McMillan, Scott Moore, Natalie Nelson, Tuffer Patrick, Amy Peterson, Hank Pond, Rich Reagan, Bronze Swallow, Scott Turner, Doug Vandegrift, Chandler Holbrook, Fraser Graham, Renee Pedroza, Tasha ZoBell
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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Amped 3
Amped 3 cover.jpg
Developer(s) Indie Built
Publisher(s) 2K Sports
Composer(s) Matt Heider
Engine HydraCore
Aspect ratio 720p
Platform(s) Xbox 360
Release date(s) November 15, 2005
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) PEGI +3
ESRB: T (Teen)
Media DVD-ROM
Input methods Xbox 360 controller

Amped 3 is a snowboarding game, the third installment of the Amped sports game franchise, developed by Indie Built/2K Sports. It expands on previous versions of the Xbox exclusive games by featuring larger levels, customizable terrains, a 300 song soundtrack, and various Xbox Live online features as well as the ability to use a snowmobile, a variety of sleds and even a hang glider. There are also substantial changes to the gameplay which provide for a more irreverent tone, such as challenges in which two players compete to amass the most injuries and a 10 hour story mode presented in a variety of different styles. It is also known for its unique cut scenes using everything from Hand Puppets to Anime.

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 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
Game Informer 8.5/10
Official Xbox Magazine 8.0/10

The game received moderate to good reviews, with critics citing the game's highly original art style as making up for the occasionally repetitive gameplay. One such reviewer was GameSpot, giving the game a score of 7.6, which they classed as "Good"[1]. The Review collation site GameRankings gave the game a score of 74%, achieved by averaging the scores from other reviews[2]. X-Play gave it a 4/5.

Awards

In GameSpot's Best & Worst of 2005 awards, Amped 3 won Most Outrageous Game[3], and was nominated for Best Licensed Music[4], Best Story[5], Best New Character (for Buck Wad)[6], Funniest Game[7] and Best Alternative Sports Game.[8]

The game features Single player mode only, whilst having mini 2 player games throughout. No online content or play is available

References

  1. ^ GameSpot review
  2. ^ Game Rankings review
  3. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Most Outrageous Game
  4. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Best Licensed Music
  5. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Best Story
  6. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Best New Character
  7. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Funniest Game
  8. ^ GameSpot Best & Worst 2005: Best Alternative Sports Game

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