Great Game!
Ok, that was just there in case you might not get this game because of the complaints about the controls, but now on to the actual review.
This game has amazing gameplay, with easy and challenging difficulties. In the end the game is hard, because of the platinum medals that are required to beat the game 100%. These medals are much different from the gold medal points. For example, in the Compilation Halfpipe, the scores generally are around 400,000-500,000 points; I have gotten the platinum in that course, after getting a some 3 million plus score. Like I said- major change.
The controls in the game, as I said at the start, are pretty simple. The only harder control in the game I found were the Ubertricks, or tricks that score the highest amount of points. To pull of an Uber, you must first get your Uber meter to the right at level 3 or above. Afterwards, get high enough in the air, and draw and Ubershape. If you drew it correctly, you will pull off an Ubertrick. The shapes can be a little tough to draw sometimes, but if you draw a simple shape good enough, your character will do a harder Ubertrick, giving you more points.
The graphics in the game are nothing special compared to the PS3. The sound is great, and so is the music. The DJ adds comedy, generally though by saying things that make no sense at all.
Overall, it's a good buy. The only things I will complain about is one, some of the courses can get a bit annoying. And two, the collectibles in the game can be very annoying, and will be required to unlock the Yeti outfit.
For those of you who are family friendly, here's some concerns you might have. The game does involve the comic mischief as in the rating, but they're not very bad with things such as throwing snowballs at your opponents. Violence wise, i just said- snowballs. But that shouldn't harm anyone. The only other thing is sexual content. One of the women characters slightly shows her stomach, but you have to look very closely to really even see, so I don't get bother at all by it.