[I'm sure by now you've realized the error I made, pointed out by GoNintendo, in which I reviewed the online portion of a game that doesn't actually have an online portion. I'd like to apologize for this error, but at the same time, I am just as confused as you all are as to how it occurred. Though many people have jumped to conclusions that the entire review is fraudulent, I'd like to assure you all that that's not the case, and that I did indeed review this game after playing it in it's entirety. The picture used in the review from one of the in-game emails was even taken by me. I'd like to think that you'd all realize that I wouldn't take the effort to write a review for a game I hadn't even bothered to play. As a commenter even pointed out, I wouldn't bother to lie about that part of the game if I admitted to not trying the game's largest selling point.

I don't know how this error occurred, since I distinctly remember playing an online version of the game, and haven't played any other versions of Shaun White Snowboarding, but as there's no explanation for what I can only describe as sheer stupidity on my part, I'd like to apologize to all of you that read the review, and used its lack of a good online component as a factor in your decision as to whether or not you should play the game. The mistake was on my part, and you shouldn't fault or discredit the great staff at Ripten for what was a grievous error on my part. The review has been edited to reflect the error, and once again, I'm sorry. - Demi]

Its a Shaun White review for Wii. Personally i got nothing good to say about this guy. Its highly likely that this thing goes on more often than we like to think, they just don't get caught.

http://www.ripten.com/2008/12/10/wii-review-shaun-white-snowboarding-road-trip/#comment-173672

Dan Landis, the reviews editor - dlandis@ripten.com

I could overlook a reviewer who only plays a portion of the game (let's say half way through) and then decides to base your review on that (we can't honestly expect a reviewer to see everything from smash bros brawl, or Warcraft or Fallout 3.)

But mislabeling a portion of a game and/ or not even bothering with it but writing about it... that is just wrong.

At least he's willing to apologise

Ajescent, the question is if he's actually sorry or if it's just to cover for the fact that he lied and got caught in the act.

It's a confusing situation, and I'm not sure what the full truth is.

Ah good point, didn't think of that.

Apology or no, the fact still remains that you can't play online where no online mode is present so there must be some kind of trickery involved in the review.
I personally don't give a crap, snowboard games are always boring, but student makes a good point.

click the gonintendo link. He basically shits all over the Wii internet service and how it takes to long to connect, etc.

Reading it will probably indicate whether you think it was intentional or not. I think it was.

Ripten sucks. That guy should be fired.

well, it is a wii game after all...(sarcasm)

Oh this is incredibly interesting. To think there was an online mode, when there wasn't can only come from a few sources

1: he was playing another WFC game right around the time he played this game to review it, then he wrote the review a few days later, and the two memories just sorta rammed together

2: He was just taking a guess at what the game's features were, and made a glaring error