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Platform(s): Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Publisher: 2K Sports

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'Amped 3' (X360) Amplifier Challenge Semifinalists

by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2005 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT

Snowboarding is more than a sport, it's a lifestyle. Amped 3 features the most authentic snowboarding gameplay with perfected controls and the elements of a true extreme sports sandbox. Throw down stylish tricks, white-knuckle sled rides, and experience death-defying crashes as you earn your world ranking online. Tweak your tricks, gear, runs, music, and special effects while saving your crew in this twisted story that defines Amped 3.

The second phase of the Amplifier Challenge will kick off today, with Amped 3 fans logging onto the official Amped 3 web site (www.Ampedsnowboarding.com). On the site they can listen to the 20 tracks featured on the Amped 3 Soundtrack and vote for their favorite. The band that receives the highest average fan rating will win $10,000 and a coveted slot at the revered and influential South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas in March 2006.

2K Sports is proud to announce the following fan-selected bands and songs on the Amped 3 Soundtrack (in no specific order):

  • Tub Ring - The Promise Keeper
  • Hellogoodbye - Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn
  • Halifax - Anthem For Tonight
  • Hidden In Plain View - Ashes Ashes
  • Houston Calls - Exit, Emergency
  • Emery - Studying Politics
  • Underoath - It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door
  • The Junior Varsity - Get Comfortable
  • Anberlin - Paperthin Hymn
  • Boys Night Out – Healing
  • Cartel - Say Anything (Else)
  • The Rocket Summer - Around The Clock
  • The Dirtball - Bulldoggin'
  • Copeland - No One Really Wins
  • Day At The Fair – Coda
  • After The Tragedy - The Soul Burns, The Body Decays Pt. 1
  • Self Against City - All This Time
  • Tears From The Sky - Nailed Down
  • Waking Ashland - I Am For You
  • June - OK Corral

Amped 3, embodying the snowboard and alternative lifestyle culture and style, has one of the largest selections of music ever in a video game with over 300 Indie tracks from some of today's hottest underground bands. Styles range from punk to techno, rap, hard-core rock and a little bit of everything in between.

Amped 3 gives snow junkies their fix with an all-new physics engine, perfected controls for all the hottest tricks, and the most authentic riding experience at some of the world's greatest winter resorts. Amped 3 captures the soul of snowboarding with incredible customization, a fat helping of boarding culture and large worlds loaded with addictive gameplay. With a new Terrain Park BuilderTM, bone-breaking sledding and snowmobiles for exploring the terrain, players can be who they want, go where they want and do what they want.

The Amped 3 Soundtrack will be available in November as a pre-sell promotional item.

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