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{{Infobox video game
| title = Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding 
| image = Image:Amped freestyle snowboarding.jpg|
| developer = [[Company:Indie Built|Indie Built]]
| publisher = [[Company:Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]]
| designer =
| engine =
| platforms = [[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| released = {{Video game release|NA|November 20, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |last=jkdmedia |date=2012-05-04 |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding Now Available |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/amped_freestyle_snowboarding_now_available/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=GameZone |language=en-US}}</ref>|EU|March 14, 2002}}
| genre = Snowboarding
| modes = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding''''' is an [[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]] snowboarding video game. It is the first of the ''Amped'' video game series.

Released during the Xbox's launch, ''Amped'' is a snowboarding game focused on the tricks, instead of the racing style of play given by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] ''[[Software:SSX|SSX]]'' which launched with the [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] in the previous year.  The success of ''Amped'' was solidified by the successful launch of the sequels ''Amped 2'' and ''[[Software:Amped 3|Amped 3]]''.

== Gameplay ==
Utilizing the Xbox's built-in hard drive, Amped allowed for entire mountains to be loaded simultaneously, permitting completely free-style runs modelled on real resorts, rather than the linear courses of other snowboarding titles.

The game also contains snowmen which players must strike down in order to advance their Career Mode characters' exploration options.

The Xbox's built-in hard drive also allows users to create a custom soundtrack using their own music, as well as listening to the 150-plus tracks already offered in the game.  Users can also listen to music by genre.

The game is also well known for helping to launch the career of pop punk band Yellowcard due to the in-game soundtrack consisting of the complete ''One for the Kids'' album on it. The video game also contains three songs from band Ink & Dagger's album ''The Fine Art of Original Sin.''

As well, the game's instruction manual is written in a magazine-like format.

== Lawsuit ==
Before its release, the game was met with derision from some due to Microsoft's marketing department Photoshopping [[Physics:Lens flare|lens flare]]s onto what were supposedly actual game [[Screenshot|screenshot]]s. Microsoft claimed they were unintentionally passed off as screenshots of the actual game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slashdot.org/story/01/03/18/2222252/xbox-screenshot-flim-flammery |title=XBox Screenshot Flim-Flammery? |website=[[Social:Slashdot|Slashdot]] |publisher=Slashdot Media |date=March 18, 2001 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708233336/https://slashdot.org/story/01/03/18/2222252/xbox-screenshot-flim-flammery |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, former Ink & Dagger drummer Ryan McLaughlin sued Microsoft, claiming that three of their songs were used without the band's knowledge. The suit was settled out of court in 2006.<ref>{{citation |title=Microsoft hauled into court in piracy case |work=The Inquirer |publisher=Incisive Media |date=October 28, 2005}}<!-- domain hijacked by spammers no archives avail --></ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-148668315/philadelphia-daily-news-dan.html |title=Ink & Dagger suit settled. |last=Gross |first=Dan |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News
|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network |date=July 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813052809/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-148668315/philadelphia-daily-news-dan.html |archivedate=August 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D8111EA3AB5CE8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Ex-Ink & Dagger sues Microsoft |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News |publisher=Philadelphia Media Network |date=October 26, 2005 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234914/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D8111EA3AB5CE8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archivedate=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>

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== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 78/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/amped-freestyle-snowboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234801/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/amped-freestyle-snowboarding |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=33533&tab=review |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding - Review |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |website=[[Software:AllGame|AllGame]] |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115013220/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=33533&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref>
| Edge = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8e/Edge_UK_105.pdf |title=Amped [Freestyle Snowboarding] |author=Edge staff |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=105 |date=Christmas 2001 |pages=72–73 |accessdate=October 19, 2021 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027182357/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8e/Edge_UK_105.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EGM = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |author=EGM staff |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=150 |date=January 2002 |page=228}}</ref>
| Fam = 29/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite web |url=https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/xbox-in-japan-first-famitsu-scores.43957/ |title=Xbox in Japan. First Famitsu scores. |author=Dan B. |website=Home Theater Forum |date=February 20, 2002 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905055430/https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/xbox-in-japan-first-famitsu-scores.43957/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1802.56938.htm |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=104 |date=December 2001 |page=104 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031201034423/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1802.56938.htm |archivedate=December 1, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/18287.shtml |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |author=Dan Elektro |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |date=November 19, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207113209/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/18287.shtml |archivedate=February 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/amped-freestyle-snowboarding-review/1900-2827179/ |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding Review |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=November 26, 2001 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509195858/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/amped-freestyle-snowboarding-review/1900-2827179/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy = 86%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/ampedxbox/ |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |last=Bub |first=Andrew S. |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=January 21, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217081457/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/ampedxbox/ |archivedate=February 17, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone = 8.9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18371.htm |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding Review |last=Lafferty |first=Michael |website=GameZone |date=February 20, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611102148/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18371.htm |archivedate=June 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/22/amped-freestyle-snowboarding |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |last=Lopez |first=Vincent |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=November 21, 2001 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331142952/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/22/amped-freestyle-snowboarding |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=85 |date=January 2002 |page=32 |accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
| OXM = 8.4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Imagine Media |date=February 2002 |page=80}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021302_utahvids.html |title=Olympics aren't only games to hail from Utah |last=Kent |first=Steven |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=[[Company:Gannett Company|Gannett Company]] |date=February 13, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821211131/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/021302_utahvids.html |archivedate=August 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref>
}}

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name=MC/> ''NextGen'' said, "While the game still has a few small issues – some minor collision problems, for example – it really is the first next-generation game to 'get' what snowboarding is all about."<ref name=NGen/> In Japan, where the game was retitled for release as {{nihongo|'''''Tenku: Freestyle Snowboarding'''''|天空 -Tenku- Freestyle Snowboarding|Tenkū -Tenku- Furīsutairu Sunōbōdingu}} on February 22, 2002,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14237&redirect=no |title=天空 -Tenku- Freestyle Snowboarding |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of one eight and three sevens for a total of 29 out of 40.<ref name=Fam/>

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