Amped 3

Overview

Amped 3 is a snowboarding game, developed by Indie Built and published by 2K Sports. It has improved from previous games through larger levels, customizable terrain, a hefty 300 song soundtrack, and the introduction of snowmobiles and sleds, along with new Xbox Live features. The simple controls are easy to pick up and anyone can pull off huge tricks on their first play.

There are now seven real resorts which are three times larger than previous games allowing for greater exploration and a wide variety of ramps and rails. The introduction of snowmobiles also allow players to travel uphill or downhill allowing you to do that combo run again and again. In addition to this, there is a hill-editor mode that allows the player to place objects on the hill to tailor the experience more to his or her preference. There are unlockable parts that are earned by simply playing the game.

The game also features more online features than ever before such as online leaderboards allowing the player to compare their best scores against their friends or the rest of the world.

Story Mode

Amped 3 was the first game in the Amped franchise to feature a story-driven experience. The player creates a character, and is thrust into the game. A quick, and strange cutscene plays involving a mysterious character watching over you and your friends, and another female character that seems to be narrating your story. After this, another cutscene plays involving you in a pink bunny costume, and suddenly you are snowboarding down the mountain (tutorial level anyone?). After this quick tutorial, we come across this strange female narrator, only to find out about how much she loves scrap booking!

From here on out, it is very self explanatory. The game's main focal point is snowboarding, but there is plenty of fun to be had with its other features. Following a big red star, you are whisked through the game's storyline, and you find yourself not only snowboarding, but doing a bit of sledding, and snowmobiling as well.

Throughout the game's story, you make friends and lose friends, discover new enemies, go on a full blown adventure, and the game's way of presenting this is top-notch. The cutscenes are straight out of a pop-art display, with strange sock puppets, arcade-style snippets, action figures, and paper cut-outs pulling the story along. It has plenty of quirky oddities that you rarely see in games. In addition to great storytelling, the dialogue and voice acting is also unique. The game features musical segments, 90's style commercial pieces, and much more to keep the player laughing throughout.

Soundtrack

Titles are listed as they appear in the game's menu. (Some titles were shortened by the game)

Abacus Records

The Goodwill – Your Friendly Ghosts

The Goodwill – Live And Die On Li…

Alternative

Cellphone Masses – Real

The Kite-Eating… – Like Butterscotch

The Kite-Eating… – Hope Is A Passenger

Green Olive Tree – Dagobah

The Kite-Eating… – Sighs Of The Curator

Green Olive Tree – Fake (false)

The Kite-Eating… – All Sweedish, No Fin…

The Kite-Eating… – Softer Seems The P…

Green Olive Tree – Pull

Arc The Finger Records

Collective Efforts – Define

Collective Efforts – No Worries

Minamina Goodsong – Sally

Collective Efforts – Versability

Psyche Origami – Wherever You Are

Asylum Ent.

Eddie Meeks & Jax – Change Everything

Babygrand Records

Sharkey – Here We Are

Century Media

Nightrage - Release

Doghouse Records

Cruiserweight – Goodbye Daily Sadn…

Cruiserweight – Possible

Cruiserweight – To Be Quite Honest

Drive-Thru Records

I Am The Avalanche – Always

Hellogoodbye – Jesse Buy Nothing

Hidden In Plain View – Ashes, Ashes

Allister – A Study In Economics

Halifax – Because Pillows Ar…

Hellogoodbye – Call N’ Return

Hidden In Plain View – American Classic

Electronica

Kristin Mainheart – Cary Grant

Kristin Mainheart – Stranger Things

Rob Simonsen – Breathe

Kristin Mainheart – Chomping

Kristin Mainheart – Gonna Make It

Chilldren Ov Par… - Thrillseeker

Trystero – Him And Her And Him

Minimum Sountr… - Big City At Night

Mount Sims – No Yellow Lines

Trystero – Birthday

Kristin Mainheart – Same Name In Gold

Mount Sims – Restless

Kristin Mainheart – Tramp (remix)

Demogorgon – Freezing Tree

Amanaska – Distant Worlds

Emo

This Is Exploding – Stop

Time To Fly – I Went Out To Color…

Long Since Forg… - What She Said

This Providence – Catching My Breathe

Woke Up Falling – 21 Miles Into Kansas

National Fire Th… - Too Young To Die

This Providence – Our Flag Is White

Time To Fly – Birth

This Is Exploding – Mourning

Time To Fly – Seemingly Grey

Digen – From The Outside

Ferret Records

Boys Night Out - Healing

Boys Night Out - Purging

Hip Hop

Fashion Expo – The New Song

Lojique – Instramentalude Pt 1

Acts 29 – When The Smoke Cl…

Phatheads – Rock On

Khromozomes – Sushi

Khromozomes – Studio

Mg! – Bumpiddy Bump

Acts 29 – Deja Vu

Khromozomes – Potato

Khromozomes – Kick

Fashion Expo – You Dont Know The Half…

Lojique – Case Logic

Fashion Expo – Lolly Pops

Khromozomes – Tomato

Mg! – Latinos

B. Dastardly – Its Over

Fashino Expo – Clay

Da Diggler – Supa Powa

Red Clouds – Ridiculous Junk

Da Diggler- Hands 2 Tha Pump

Man Of War – Verbal Junk

The Crow – Monkey

Raging Family &… - The Ill Track

Sackcloth Fashion – Strange Chemistry

Khromozomes – Sausage

Acts 29 – See Clear

Invisible Records

Tub Ring – The Promise Keeper

Tub Ring – We Are The Righteous

Tub Ring – Habitat

Jade Tree Records

Paint It Black – The New Brutality

Paint It Black - Ghosts

The Loved Ones – Candy Cane

Life Sentence Records

Tears From The… - Power Symbol

Tears From The… - Nailed Down

Lobster Records

A Small Victory – Limousines And Che…

Lorene Drive – Change Of Occupancy

Days Like These – Preparation: Anxiety

Days Like These – The Sergeant’s Son

A Small Victory – Random Celebration

Days Like These – Bruises

Lorene Drive – Lip Service

Miscellaneous

Double-O-Steven – Satellite Transmission

Bryan Ingram – Ignite

Pluto Records

Please Mr. Grave… - The Nine To Five

Please Mr. Grave… - Rocket Science

Punk

O’doyle Rules – The List

National Fire Th… - Sick The Alarm

Puny Human – Witches Chasing Cabs

Gatsby’s American Dream – Castaway

Whole Wheat Bread – No Future

Home Team – Place And Time

Whole Wheat Bread – Overrated

Via Caramel – Friday Night

Razor And Tie Records

The Chemistry – From Within

Heiruspecs – Something For Noth…

The Giraffes – Haunted Heaven

The Giraffes – Wage Earner

Rock

Miss Lonely Heart – The Note That Mat…

Ponticello – Wondering Blues

The Glasspack - Hydroplane

Puny Human – The Toos

De La Vega – Let It Burn

Daydreams & Cur… Gold

Time To Fly – You Will Not Commu…

Tummer – Shooting Blanks

De La Vega – Buffalo Batter

The Glasspack – The Glasspack Song

Miss Lonely Heart – Transit

Throttlerod – Marigold

Casey Maxwell – The Quits

The Glasspack – Bridge Burner

Miss Lonely Heart – West

Rushmore Records

Self Against City – Take It How You Want It

The Track Record – Winters Run

Day At The Fair – Coda

Houston Calls – High Rise

Houston Calls – A Bottle Of Red, A…

Self Against City – All This Time

Houston Calls – Elephant And Castle

Suburban Noize Records

The Dirtball – This One

The Dirtball – Bulldoggin’

The Militia Group

Cartel – Settle Down

Anadivine – Dangerous Mixed With

Copeland – No One Really Wins

Brandtson – Throwing Rocks Ton…

Cartel – Burn This City

Lovedrug – Rocknroll

The Rocket Summ… - Around The Clock

Brandtson – Just Breathe

Brandtson – Who Are You Now

The Rocket Summ… - Brat Pack

Thorp Group

The Ducky Boys – Fight

Brain Failure – Hang Out Tonight

The Ducky Boys – Break Me

Brain Failure – Played

The Ducky Boys – Pass You By

Tooth And Nail Records

Anberlin – Neven Take Friend…

Emery – So Cold I Could See…

Anberlin – Paperthin Hymn

Underoath – It’s Dangerous Business…

Anberlin – The Runaways

Mewithoutyou – January 1979

Underoath – A Boy Brushed Red…

Mewithoutyou – Disaster Tourism

Waking Ashland – I Am For You

Underoath – Young And Aspiring

Emery – Studying Politics

Unsigned

Audio Assassins – Elbows

Audio Assassins - Buckdown

After The Tradegy – The Soul Burns The…

Audio Assassins – Darkness

Audio Assassins – Make Some Noise

After The Tradegy – The Beautiful Brand

Bone Worship - Worm

Victory Records

The Forecast – Late Night Conversation

The Junior Varsity – I’m Home Hooray

The Junior Varsity – Get Comfortable

Giles – Desk Seeking Spades

June – I’ve Got The Time If…

June – The City

The Forecast – These Nights

The Forecast – Seating Subject To Change

The Junior Varsity – Mad For Medusa

Giles – Attackin

Snow Trax

The Track Record – Letters To Summer

O’doyle Rules – Mexico

Miss Lonely Heart – On A Train Up A Tree

Gatsby’s American Dream – Golden Ticket

Action Figures – Jamacian Man

Mount Sims – Good Service

Brain Failure – Stay Free

These Arms Are… - Darlings Of New Mid…

Hellogoodbye- Shimmy Shimmy Quarter…

Allister – A Lot Of Nerve

Gravy Mix

After The Tradegy – Choking On Shoelaces

Brandtson – C’mon Fascista

Secret Society D… - Hey

Tears From The… - The Next Few Days

Fashion Expo – Dues For Cashews

Danko Jones – I Want You

Daydreams & Cur... – The Chase

Day At The Fair – Who Are You Guna Belie…

Hidden In Plain View – A Minor Detail

Viva Caramel – Option 3

Songs Not N...

Coleon – Relax Ya Soul

The Ducky Boys – Boston, Usa

Casey Maxwell – Far Too Long

Mewithoutyou – Torches Together

Fashion Expo – Journey Through M…

Halifax – Anthem For Tonight

Honeyroot – State Of Mind

Underoath – Reinventing You Exit

Khromozomes – Track 13

Minimum Soundtrack – Swat Team

Muzik 4 You

Nightrage – Phantasma

Trystero – Come And Get It

Morsel - Needle

Cruiserweight – Vermont

Lovedrug – Pandamorando

Cellphone Masses – Believe

Dj Sonix – Needle Drop

B Dastardly – Got It Good

Houston Calls – Exit Emergency

Throttlerod – In The Flood

Sounds About V…

The Chemisty – Still Alive

Cartel – Say Anything (else)

1 Up 2 Down – Crawling

Collective Efforts – Doin Alright

The Dirtball – Not Afraid

Fashion Expo – How We Do

Fashion Expo – Traveling

Fashion Expo – Tight With Lasso

Mg! – Understanding

The Kite Eating… - Hollywood Hates You

Sick Sick Six

Cowboys And Mon… - Race Car Fire

The Goodwill – Live From The Red…

Lucien Nicolet – K-Dance

Audio Assassins – Shake It

O’doyle Rules – Dies Smiling And A…

Sharkey – If It Fits

Miss Lonely Heart – Digital Imagery

Days Like These – One In One Thousand

The Loved Ones – Massive

Anberlin – Audrey Start The…

Anadivine – Adding Insult To In…

Beat Noir

Time To Fly – Locked In And Hope…

A Small Victory – Amy Never Misses

Giles – Beane

Halfway To Gone – Black Night

Anadivine – Yes Sir Mr Machine

The Giraffes – Million $ Man

The Volumes – So Long

Throttlerod – Tomorrow And A Lo…

Dj Sonix – Full Stretch

Greenleaf – 10,000 Years To Re…

Your Brain On…

Heiruspecs – A Tiger Dancing

This Providence – Everyday

Dignen – Blue

Brain Failure – Summer Afternoon

Long Since Forg… - Some Sort Of Meaning

O’doyle Rules – Lesson Learned

Dj Sonix – Booty Klub

This Is Exploding – Without A Fight

Massive Power S… - Hard Drive

Home Team – False Alarm

A Non-Concept…

Trystero – Faster Now

Veloce – Regardless

Secret Society B… - Kaboom Baby

Detroit Escalato… - Inline 6

Cex – The Marriage (instr…

Micropworld – Bc Style

Incendio – Delirium

Emery – Miss Behaving

June – Ok Corral

Cellphone Masses – Another World

Insanity In S…

Halifax – Sydney

I Am The Avalanche – Dead And Gone

Hypnos – Slipstream

Paint It Black – Atheists In Foxholes

Pugwash & Bizzy B – Tutti Frutti

Nightrage – Reality Vs. Truth

Secret Society D… - Ok

O’brien Parker… - Is It Real?

Pete Miser – Table Scraps

Nakoi Kenji – Extra Mile

Time To Fly – Give Me Some Morp…

Love & Other

Cex – Brer Rjyan Instrum…

This Providence – Any Romantic Fairy…

Tub Ring – Sharpening The Stic…

Time To Fly – Things You Don’t Ne…

Helix – Gutsucker

Gatsby’s American Dream – Game Over

Home Team – I’ll Take My Chances

Helix – A-Klimatize

Honeyroot – Sweet As Honey

Please Mr. Graves… - Wales

Blink Blank B…

Mg! – Re-Glitta

Red Cloud – When Kenpo Stikes

44 Long – Free

Waking Ashalnd – Medication

Fashion Expo – Perceptions

Daydreams & Cur – Faceless Shadow

Acts 29 – Blank Minds

Omega Watts – 422 Burnside

The Forecast – Fade In Fadeout

Perfume Tree – Blink (black And Wh…

Xbox 360 Game Installation

Amped 3 requires 6.0 GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.