Players can once again shake what their momma gave them with the release of SSX 3, the high-flying snowboarding game that emphasizes speed and aerial stunts above all else. This installment does away with the separate courses found in the first two games and instead features one giant interconnected world filled with different competitions, hidden collectibles, and new elements called Big Challenges. In addition to new courses, characters, and tricks, SSX 3 offers such visual enhancements as character shadows as well as snow that sparkles in the sun and drifts in the wind.
The trick system allows for unlimited combos as players manipulate their character to perform an assortment of spins, grabs, twists, and flips while trying to earn as many points as possible. Big Challenges offers players over 100 different objectives to complete, whether it's grinding a billboard or making a hand plant on a fence. Like its predecessors, SSX 3 also features an assortment of licensed music from such artists as the X-Ecutioners, Felix Da Housecat, Queens of the Stone Age, N.E.R.D., and more.
Controls
ON-GROUND ACTIONS
D-Pad or Left Analog Stick Left or Right = turn left or right
D-Pad or Left Analog Stick Up = build speed
D-Pad or Left Analog Stick Down = speed check
X Button = crouch, jump
D-Pad = pre-wind spins and flips during crouch
Square Button = adrenaline boost
Right Analog Stick = board presses
L1, R1, L2 or R2 Button = push an opponent
L1 + R1 Button = block a push
IN-AIR ACTIONS
L1, R1, L2 or R2 Button = grab board
Square Button = tweak
D-Pad = late spins and flips
Left Analog Stick = in-air adjustments
Circle Button = handplant
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS
Select Button = reset boarder
Start Button = pause
Square Button = wipeout recovery ~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
