SSX Blur: Analyzing the controls

SSX Blur: Analyzing the controls

Torch|19 years ago|SSX Blur

With the Wii’s focus on controls, how does a franchise like SSX handle the transition? Snowboarding — and Wii-only SSX Blur — lacks a direct relation to the Wii’s motion sensitivity, but the game still translates to hand movements. The steering mechanic, which relies on Nunchuk twists, fits well; it even seems like it had always been a part of SSX.

As far as graphics, sound, and other review standards, those all hold up in Blur, but aren’t my focus in this analysis…Instead, I’ll further explain how Blur translates a thumbstick-and-button game into a tilt-and-flail experience…

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