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{{short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Snowboard Riot
|image= Snowboard Riot Coverart.jpg
|image_size= 150px
|caption =
|developer = [[Hudson Soft]]
|publisher = Hudson Soft
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|February 2, 2009|JP|February 10, 2009|PAL|February 27, 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/11/hudsons_upcoming_wiiware_games_revealed |title=Hudson's Upcoming WiiWare Games Revealed |last=Calvert |first=Darren |date=November 7, 2008 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=[[Gamer Network|Hookshot Media]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815194958/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/11/hudsons_upcoming_wiiware_games_revealed |archivedate=August 15, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>}}
|genre = [[Snowboarding video game|Snowboarding]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[Wii]] ([[WiiWare]])
}}
'''''Snowboard Riot''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Board Warriors'''''|ボードウォリアーズ|Bōdo Woriāzu}}, is a [[snowboarding]] video game for [[WiiWare]] by [[Hudson Soft]] released in North America on February 2, 2009, and in the PAL regions on February 27, 2009. The game supports the [[Wii Balance Board]] and features online multiplayer via the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

==Gameplay==

In the game, players race against each other across four courses. Along the way, they can pick up weapons and [[power-up]]s such as mines, homing missiles, turbo boosts, invisibility and shields in order to hinder their opponents and aid themselves. Players can also use their board to protect themselves from attack. Each course features several alternate routes and hazards such as cliffs, but are linear and require the player to enter a teleportation portal at the bottom to warp them to the top of the course to start the next lap.<ref name=dtoid>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/preview-snowboard-riot/ |title=Preview: Snowboard Riot |last=Aziz |first=Hamza |date=November 25, 2008 |website=[[Destructoid]] |publisher=[[Gamurs]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930220434/https://www.destructoid.com/preview-snowboard-riot/ |archivedate=September 30, 2024 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>

Players will be able to choose from four characters, and be able to customize and upgrade their gear, giving them performance boosts. The game also features a [[time attack]] mode, two player [[Split screen (computer graphics)|split screen]] offline multiplayer and online multiplayer against up to four opponents, and an option to race without weapons or power-ups.<ref name=dtoid/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/11/hudson_announce_snowboard_riot_for_wiiware |title=Hudson announce Snowboard Riot for WiiWare |last=Calvert |first=Darren |date=November 11, 2008 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323165505/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/11/hudson_announce_snowboard_riot_for_wiiware |archivedate=March 23, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>

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==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 49/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/snowboard-riot/ |title=Snowboard Riot |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930215921/https://www.metacritic.com/game/snowboard-riot/ |archivedate=September 30, 2024 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
| Gamekult = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/snowboard-riot-93542/test.html |title=Test : Snowboard Riot glisse entre les bombes |language=fr |last=Chatelain |first=Sylvain |date=March 5, 2009 |website=[[Gamekult]] |publisher=[[TF1 Group]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624182644/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/snowboard-riot-93542/test.html |archivedate=June 24, 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
| IGN = 5.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/snowboard-riot-review |title=Snowboard Riot Review |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=February 3, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727212340/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/snowboard-riot-review |archivedate=July 27, 2018 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
| JXV = 9/20<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010485-snowboard-riot-test.htm |title=Test: Snowboard Riot |language=fr |author=Rivaol |date=March 9, 2009 |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |publisher=[[Webedia]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530041037/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010485-snowboard-riot-test.htm |archivedate=May 30, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
| NG = 40%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Snowboard Riot |magazine=[[Nintendo Gamer|NGamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 2009 |page=72}}</ref>
| NLife = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref name=NLife>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/02/snowboard_riot |title=Snowboard Riot Review |last=Lind |first=Paul |date=February 8, 2009 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322093546/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/02/snowboard_riot |archivedate=March 22, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Teletext GameCentral''
| rev1Score = 5/10<ref name=MC/>
}}

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/> ''[[IGN]]'' criticized the game's "overly aggressive" rubberband AI and an unrewarding single player experience.<ref name=IGN/> ''Nintendo Life'' found that the reliance on using weapons to win rather than pure racing skill can result in a frustrating experience for the player.<ref name=NLife/>

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/92882/snowboard-riot/}}

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