Metacritic Games

Dark Summit (GameCube)

Chief O'Leary has mysteriously closed the summit of Mt. Garrick to all boarders and is trying desperately to drive them away. As the young and rebellious Naya, players will shred, jib and stomp sick tricks in the first ever mission-based snowboarding game. Free ride this vast mountain and unlock restricted areas on your way to the summit. But be prepared, Chief O'Leary will not go down without a fight. [THQ]

THQ
Sports
Players: 2
T (Teen)
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Released February 6, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

68 / 100

Critic Reviews

80	GameShark What's nice is the character animations, the huge environments, and the overall ominous feel. Great sound effects add to the atmosphere.
78	GameZone It features excellent graphics (aside from the pits of green gunk) and an enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, story.
72	GameSpot You might have to take some time to get adjusted to the sometimes touchy collision detection and the occasional frame rate drop, but these problems aren't drastic enough to completely mar an otherwise solid gaming experience.
70	Game Informer Although the graphics are generally good, there is still something unappealingly sluggish about this game. [May 2002, p.85]
70	GameSpy Its combination of tricks and pseudo-strategy is a bit underwhelming.
70	Hot Games The objectives in the game go from too easy to patience-busting hard, and that's a shame, because if there was consistency in the objectives, the game could have headed in another direction.
70	Electronic Gaming Monthly [Its] controls slightly edge out those of "Tricky," with easier-to-pull-off stunts and a useful grind button. [May 2002, p.112]
70	TotalGames.net It's certainly not bad, but several annoying points prevent it from being truly great.
69	Nintendojo Questionable control, average graphics, and shoddy music...in the majority of respects it's a decent affair.
68	N-Insanity The story adds a little bit of flair to a solid control system and some good graphics.
66	Nintendo Power The control felt floaty at first, but it made sense the more I played. Overall, I didn't want to stop playing. [Feb 2002, p.151]
65	IGN Mildly enjoyable -- though the story seems more of a gimmick than anything else.
65	GamerWeb Nintendo The game's shortness and lame graphics drag down a piece of merchandise that could have been terrific.
60	Yahoo! Games Completing the (sometimes difficult) challenges can be rewarding, but as it is this will probably only be of passing interest to Gamecube owners.
60	Play Magazine While the GameCube version doesn't quite live up to the integrity of the Xbox game, it's impressive nevertheless. [May 2002, p.58]
58	Gaming Age Dark Summit may add an element or two, but it doesn’t give enough to merit a sequel.