You can be sure a system's reached a certain level of maturity when it receives dedicated games for every niche on the planet; only the other day this author was reading about an Aussie rules football game in production for the PlayStation 4, and now Climax Studios has announced Surf World Series, which is obviously based upon the best event in California Games. Well, apart from footbag.
The game will allegedly pull together the five best surfing destinations in the world, including Bells Beach, Australia and Waimea Bay, Hawaii. There's no word on Summer Bay just yet, but watch this space. Arcade gameplay will see you carving up the ocean across 45 single player challenges, but there'll also be online tournaments across three multiplayer modes.
"As developers, our goal was to capture the vibes that make surfing culture what it is – we amped up the intensity with powerful oceans, stunning backdrops, and simple arcade gameplay," said producer Jamie Fisher. "Surf World Series is easy to get into, but pulling off epic stunts and new school tricks makes it deceptively difficult to master."
Much like in the old Tony Hawk games, you'll be able to build your skillset as you progress. The game also boasts its own tailor-made water physics, which will supposedly swell naturally. The game's set to hit the waves in 2017, and you can watch a teaser trailer embedded above. We're hoping Alf Stewart is an unlockable character.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com]
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Any relation to Donald Fisher in home and away? Amped and Vibes. Nope. This game though could be pretty good, not sure it'll have legs though.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi
This game screams PS4 Pro Support...
Anyone else remember the surfing game that had the mini surfboard that kind of clipped on to your keyboard?...im thinking it was California games on c64...Someone might correct me tho
@teknium_ Kelly Jones championship surfing i think it was im sure there was a spectrum version as well
@MadAussieBloke Obvs.
@Anguspuss surf champ/surf champion in uk and it was definitely on zx spectrum too!
@teknium_ cool parts of old brain still work. My friend & me got a old broke spectrum repaired it. HIs mum & dad found it in loft gave it to him a few years ago & it still worked. (the repair work was suspect at least). So many good memories of pvp laser squad
Finally, it's been since PS2's Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer since a decent surfing game has grazed another console (excluding Surf's Up). It's about time! Now I'll be happy, but I'll be happier if I can get a new great Volleyball title on the PS4 too...(anyone remember Outlaw Volleyball, or the PS2's Summer Heat Beach Volleyball, or the good seta-to-gamecube game Beach Spikers)
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