Yes, You Are Extreme. Now Put Down the Gun.

When you typically think of an "extreme" game, what comes to mind? Boards, right? Snowboards, skateboards, wakeboards, etc. It seems like, in order to qualify as "extreme" the game character has to be somehow strapped to an oblong piece of fibreglass, wood, or metal. But isn't that doing a disservice to other forms of extreme sports games out there? I mean, how extreme is dangerous big game hunting, as found in Cabela's Dangerous Hunts for PC? There's a degree of "extremeness" found in those that strap on shotguns and go out looking to wax wild boar and polar bears that somehow the likes of Shaun Murray and Dave Mirra can't touch.

So what's your definition of extreme sports games? Does it take more than wheels nailed to a piece of plywood and some baggy shorts to qualify? Let's hear your take!