Surf's Up (video game)
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Ubisoft Quebec (PSP, DS, GBA)[2][3][4]
| Surf's Up | |
|---|---|
 European Wii version cover art | |
| Developers | Ubisoft Montreal (PC, consoles)[1] Ubisoft Quebec (PSP, DS, GBA)[2][3][4] |
| Publisher | Ubisoft |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 2 (PC, consoles) |
| Platforms | |
| Release | GameCube |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Surf's Up is a video game based on the Sony Pictures Animation CGI-animated film of the same name. Surf's Up the video game follows the basic story of Cody Maverick in the movie. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal for Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Wii. Three individually distinct versions exist.
The game features Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Mario Cantone, Diedrich Bader, and Sal Masekela reprise their roles from the movie.
Surf's Up is a surfing style game (using mechanics often seen in most skateboarding video games) set at the annual "Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off" as seen in the film. Players choose from one of 10 characters from the film to play as (including Elliot from Open Season), and experience various spots on Pen Gu Island, from North Beach, to the Boneyards, as well as Cody's home of Shiverpool as they progress in the contest.
The player is given a set of objectives to meet in each match, including finding and collecting a set number of trophies scattered throughout the level, gaining enough points from performing tricks while surfing, and maneuvering through large gates. Each course has a large wave on either the left or right side of the screen that follows the player throughout, allowing the surfer to ride up and perform a trick as well as to garner speed for certain obstacles and ramps.