More fun than it's given credit.

After playing this game for a while, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that playing this game is a lot like a complex version of patting your head and rubbing your stomach. It requires a bit more finesse than say Twilight Princess. Some find it more frustrating than others. Good news: if you can take the time and patience to get comfortable with the controls, this is the most enjoyable SSX game to date, and I say that having owned them all from Tricky on. The controls took a couple of hours to really get down, but there are some helpful pointers. 1) do the training, it's worth every second you spend there. 2) Spin first, then grab. After that, you can change your spin while still grabbing. 3) Under the pause/+ menu, there is an "Ubertricks" menu item. Check it out, you can cycle through the tricks and try out the motions without having to learn through the normal gameplay. This is extremely helpful. So, if you can weather the storm that is the learning curve, this game is imensly fun. And I'm guessing that's the problem with some of the "panned" reviews, they just didn't give it time and patients.