Downhill Domination Review

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(More customer reviews)It is virtually impossible to discuss Downhill Domination without making numerous references to the SSX series (from EA Sports Big), so there is no point trying to avoid such references in a review.Plus, it is quite likely that a player of Downhill Domination will have at least moderate familiarity with the SSX series.
Downhill Domination is the latest entry into the extreme sports genre popularized by SSX.SSX and its sequel SSX tricky focus on snowboarding, featuring over-the-top stunts and extremely personable characters, along with combat and numerous gameplay modes/challenges.Downhill Demolition is the same, except that it focuses on mountain bike racing.
Like the SSX series, Downhill Domination features several "initial" characters, plus others which must be unlocked.In the SSX series, more characters become available based upon total number of wins (with all unlocked characters); in Downhill Domination, however, bonus characters are unlocked by defeating various gameplay modes/challenges.Further, Downhill Domination includes several mountain biking celebrities as bonus characters.
In terms of characters, however, the SSX series (and SSX Tricky in particular) does a far better job of giving each character a personality.To some extent, the characters in Downhill Domination are essentially "the same."This is in part due to only-mediocre voice-acting, and in even greater part to the rather scant "phrasebook" allotted per character; this last point is particularly noticeable in longer events (such as Technical Downhill races) as the player's chosen character keeps saying the same catchphrase over and over and over and over and over and...
Like the SSX series, Downhill Domination has a great array of courses available.Courses are located on mountains in Italy, USA (three areas), Peru, Russia, Scotland, Japan, and Canada; each mountain is extremely different from the others, although the courses on each mountain are relatively similar.With the exception of Mountaincross courses, all the courses are extremely vast, with numerous alternate paths to be taken; Mountaincross courses are rather "linear," with alternate paths a rare find.
There is definitely plenty of action in Downhill Domination.With precious few exceptions, there is NO time for the player to "rest" on a course; obstacles and tight corners are seemingly everywhere.When in a pack with the other competitors, there is also a great tendency for opponents to fight the player (literally) during the descent, so the player must be wary of others at all times.Further, many of the obstacles on the courses are MOVING: spectators, animals, rockslides, and even vehicles can easily slow the player's character or cause a massive bone-breaking collision.
Extras abound in Downhill Domination.Some extras (such as new courses, bonus characters, and character-specific videos) are unlocked by continually winning.Others, however, can be purchased in the Bike Shop.Some of these extras provide cool visual effects, while others provide a means to customize the gaming experience to some extent.Some bonus levels can be purchased, such as the Moshbowl.Non-character videos can also be purchased, and better bikes can be purchased as well.However, the player should not expect to simply win a handful of races and be able to acquire the best buyable extras in the game; A LOT of time and numerous races are required to obtain the best extras.
One area where Downhill Domination truly stands out, however, is the game manual.Rarely is a game manual as informative about the tiny details of the game!!!Tips are scattered throughout the manual, which also details exactly how to unlock (or how much it will cost to purchase) every possible extra in the game.Representative screenshots and excellent artwork fill virtually every page.Finally, the back cover of the game manual lists half of the sixty-four tricks available in the game, providing the player with a handy quick-reference guide which is extremely useful when participating in the Freestyle Career; this same information is located within the game manual as well.
Without a doubt, Downhill Domination is among the top games released in 2003.In the extreme sports genre, only the SSX series (SSX Tricky in particular) is superior - and even that is solely due to the personalization of the characters.This will definitely grab and keep a player's attention, and certainly raises the bar for the extreme sports genre.
Now, EA Sports Big must answer the challenge.

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Downhill Domination puts you in control of your own downhill mountain bike, for serious racing action!Five different multi-player modes, for up to four players

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