North American XBOX360 GAFers can win a free copy of the game by participating in this contest.
Xbox Marketplace Demo link (Gold exclusive, but Silver can play everything but Global Events in the full game)
New in-depth Global Events MP walkthrough video with Todd Batty, SSX Creative Director.
Zoe is playable, refer the demo to a friend to unlock Mac for the demo.
Tutorial 1: ground tricks, carving controls.
Tutorial 2: sky diving for air controls.
Run 1: JT2. (Rockies, IIRC.)
Run 2: Bulldog. (New Zealand.)
All tracks RiderNet enabled, meaning you'll be able to compete against your friends' records in the demo!
No details yet as to whether or not XBL Silver restrictions apply to thisThe demo is a Gold exclusive, but you'll be happy to know that, in the full game, you'll have access to everything but Global Events. Which means you can still compete with your friends, using their ghost data, in Explore mode!
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EDIT 2: Worldwide 360 and North American PSN is the 21st. Everyone outside of North America gets the PSN demo on the 22nd. Thanks to vix for clarifications! c:
Some general pointers:
soultron said:
Xbox Marketplace Demo link (Gold exclusive, but Silver can play everything but Global Events in the full game)
New in-depth Global Events MP walkthrough video with Todd Batty, SSX Creative Director.
Zoe is playable, refer the demo to a friend to unlock Mac for the demo.
Tutorial 1: ground tricks, carving controls.
Tutorial 2: sky diving for air controls.
Run 1: JT2. (Rockies, IIRC.)
Run 2: Bulldog. (New Zealand.)
All tracks RiderNet enabled, meaning you'll be able to compete against your friends' records in the demo!
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EDIT 2: Worldwide 360 and North American PSN is the 21st. Everyone outside of North America gets the PSN demo on the 22nd. Thanks to vix for clarifications! c:
Some general pointers:
- I'm a long time SSX fan, but I don't like the new controls! Can I use the old controls?
- Yes, you can! Go into the options menu of the demo and select Classic controls. (Just note that the demo tool tips will not update to reflect the change in control scheme.)
- How in the heck do I pull off the big tricks?!
- When in Super TRICKY state (when the word TRICKY is glowing orange at the bottom of your screen) press both triggers + any trick button.
- What's the deal with rails now?
- Steer yourself onto red rails to begin grinding them. There are also ridges in the environment that you can grind, but you have to press and hold the left trigger to mount them. At any time, in any grind, you can press the left trigger when on rails (or, in the case of terrain edges, release LT) and press the left stick to dismount in that direction.
- The camera is too far out! Can I get it closer to my character like the old games?
- You can totally do that. Press the back/select button to zoomify and change your camera settings!
- Do I have to do the tutorial every time I start the demo?
- No, you do not. It might help to do it if you're having troubles learning the trick system or the controls, however. You can skip the tutorial by pausing and choosing the exit option. The video at the beginning of the demo cannot be skipped, however.
- I still can't figure out the trick system!
- Think of the buttons (if you're using them) as your hands in relation to the board. A(360)/X(PS3) will grab the bottom, for instance. Doing two handed grabs is the next level, and for that, StrikerObi has put together this awesome write up wherein he breaks all the tricks down for you;
- Think of the buttons (if you're using them) as your hands in relation to the board. A(360)/X(PS3) will grab the bottom, for instance. Doing two handed grabs is the next level, and for that, StrikerObi has put together this awesome write up wherein he breaks all the tricks down for you;
