Stoked brings forth a dynamic weather system, enormous mountains and realism to the snowboard game genre.
The challenges are scattered amongst the hill section and offer variance and challenge while not scaring away amateur players. The included "grab bible" gives a quick reference to the "how-to" of tricks making it accessible to all players. The Pro-challenges are,however, rather difficult as you must follow a pro and copy their tricks while trying to add your own flair in order to beat the Pro's overall score. Once you beat it though, it is very satisfying.
The mountains themselves are enormous with several different "courses" on each of the 5 mountains. The courses are sections of the mountain with different levels of jump-offs, grind-rails and tree obstacles. this offers a diverse universe to explore. This leads to the dynamic weather system. weather varies from clear blue skies that light the hills beautifully to snowstorms that hinder your view down the hill, adding realism to the environment. The snow accumulation is particularly apparent when tackling certain challenges where little snowfall reveals rocks that impede your progress in challenges. Attempting these challenges after a snowstorm however, is much easier as the snowfall of a few feet hides the rock face.
The landscapes are beautiful to look at and once you unlock the camera feature, you can stop anywhere on the mountain and take gorgeous snapshots that save in your scrapbook in the main menu. You can also take pictures on the fly from the helicopter following you so you can capture some amazing tricks you will pull off.
After completing all the challenges on the mountain you will unlock the ability to fly the helicopter to get to different drop-off points.
As for multiplayer, I have yet to shred online, so an update to this review is forthcoming.
Overall, this game looks great and although the career motivates you to complete challenges, it is satisfying just to carve through the mountainside while taking the odd picture. Definitely a pick-up for snowboarders and fans of the genre.