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megaman79 said:
Shaun White -
78
Team Xbox

Shaun White’s not the best, nor the worst, snowboarding title we’ve ever played. And its greatest moments are occasionally dragged down by imprecise controls and a sometimes fun-siphoning story campaign.

70
PSX Extreme
If this open-ended style works for you, than you ought to have plenty of fun, especially if you can’t make it out to the slopes yourself. The controls aren’t always spot-on, the technicals are merely average, sometimes it can be tough to gather enough speed (not sure what that’s about), and locating those tokens can get immensely annoying.
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60
VideoGamer
It's clear that Ubisoft had some big ideas for Shaun White Snowboarding, but many of these have been hampered by an overly difficult control scheme, cumbersome navigation, a terrible map, too much collecting and a disappointing frame rate. The recreation of the four ski resorts is excellent, the online functionality is well thought out, and at times the views are magnificent, but the game just isn't as much fun as it should have been.

These examples suggest SW controls were a significant issue for reviewers, that's one.
Are they being scored higher than the average Wii game that's critisized for controls, i dk.

metacritic.

1. PC Games: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 60
Ubisoft

2. Playstation 3: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 63
Ubisoft

3. Xbox 360: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 60
Ubisoft

4. Playstation 2: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) xx
Ubisoft

5. Wii: Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (2008) 78

 

The wii gets much higher rating because its controls are so much better than the HD versions. Giving up yet.

@megaman, you speak as if the HD consoles have a control problems. Let me be clear, i don't envy the wiimote, i don't care for it. I am perfectly satisfied with the controls of the games that i play.