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Game dossier

Dark Summit

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Snowboarding tricks, missions, and mountain exploration

The briefing

About this game

Dark Summit is a snowboarding game centered on navigating a mountain, completing missions, and performing tricks. Players can grind or jib, grab, flip horizontally and vertically, and perform special tricks, with dedicated half-pipe moves available in the alien halfpipe and chairlift halfpipe.

Mountain areas are unlocked by accumulating Lift Points earned from missions. Performing tricks and combos builds Equipment Points, which unlock cosmetics and snowboard upgrades at milestones rather than being spent directly.

The game includes four unlockable snowboards. Progressively improved boards offer faster navigation, easier jumps, and quicker grabs, flips, and spins, with the final board providing the strongest performance benefits.

Game Details

  • Release date: November 26, 2001
  • Developer: Radical Entertainment
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Platforms: Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
  • Genres: Sports