Transworld Surf

Transworld Surf
Transworld Surf
	North American Xbox cover art
Developer(s)	Angel Studios
Publisher(s)	Infogrames
Platform(s)	Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release	Xbox NA: November 15, 2001; PAL: March 14, 2002; PlayStation 2 NA: April 30, 2002; PAL: October 4, 2002; GameCube NA: March 18, 2003;
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Transworld Surf (titled Transworld Surf: Next Wave on GameCube) is a sports video game developed by Angel Studios and published by Infogrames. The game was released for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox between November 2001 and March 2003. The Xbox version of the game was the third game released under Infogrames' newly-revamped Atari label.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	GameCube	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	68/100^[1]	76/100^[2]	76/100^[3]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	GameCube	PS2	Xbox
Edge	N/A	N/A	3/10^[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	6.5/10^[5]
Game Informer	5.5/10^[6]	N/A	5.5/10^[7]
GamePro	N/A	^[8]	^[9]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	B^[10]
GameSpot	7.1/10^[11]	7.4/10^[12]	8/10^[13]
GameSpy	^[14]	70%^[15]	81%^[16]
GameZone	N/A	8/10^[17]	7/10^[18]
IGN	7.9/10^[19]	7.8/10^[20]	8.8/10^[21]
Next Generation	N/A	N/A	^[22]
Nintendo Power	3.1/5^[23]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[24]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	8.2/10^[25]
The Cincinnati Enquirer	N/A	^[26]	N/A

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the GameCube version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^[1]^[2]^[3] However, NextGen said of the Xbox version, "The water effects are cool, as is the soundtrack, but with an unforgivably steep learning curve and that intrinsic repetitiveness, only the most extreme fanatics of the stunt genre will get much joy out of this."^[22]

The same Xbox version was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best In-Game Water" award at the Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, which went to Wave Race: Blue Storm.^[27]

References

^ ^a ^b "TransWorld Surf: Next Wave for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "TransWorld Surf for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "TransWorld Surf for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ Edge staff (April 2002). "TransWorld Surf (Xbox)". Edge. No. 109. Future Publishing.
^ EGM staff (January 2002). "TransWorld Surf (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 231.
^ "TransWorld Surf: Next Wave". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. May 2003. p. 55.
^ Helgeson, Matt (December 2001). "Transworld Surfing [sic] (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 109. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ Four-Eyed Dragon (April 16, 2002). "TransWorld Surf Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Four-Eyed Dragon (November 26, 2001). "TransWorld Surf Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Dr. Moo (December 2001). "Transworld Surf Review (Xbox)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Davis, Ryan (April 7, 2003). "TransWorld Surf: Next Wave Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ Davis, Ryan (April 22, 2002). "TransWorld Surf Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Davis, Ryan (November 21, 2001). "Transworld Surf Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Gallant, Matthew (March 26, 2003). "GameSpy: TransWorld Surf: The Next Wave [sic]". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Sabine, Mike (May 30, 2002). "TransWorld Surf (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Padilla, Raymond (December 1, 2001). "TransWorld Surf (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Valentino, Nick (May 22, 2002). "TransWorld Surf - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Bedigian, Louis (December 19, 2001). "TransWorld Surf - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Perry, Douglass C. (April 1, 2003). "TransWorld Surf: Next Wave". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Perry, Douglass C. (May 1, 2002). "TransWorld Surf Review (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ Perry, Douglass C. (November 21, 2001). "TransWorld Surf (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Transworld Surf (Xbox)". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 32. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "TransWorld Surf: Next Wave". Nintendo Power. Vol. 168. Nintendo of America. May 2003. p. 138.
^ "TransWorld Surf". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 57. Ziff Davis. June 2002. p. 100.
^ "TransWorld Surf". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. December 2001.
^ Saltzman, Marc (June 4, 2002). "TransWorld Surf (PS2)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ GameSpot staff (2002). "The Best and Worst of 2001 (Best In-Game Water)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002.