Rather than having a focus on wide open racing down a mountain, players ride down very narrow courses. Racing can get very crowded, so a punching mechanic was added to slow down / knock down other snowboarders. As with previous games in the franchise, the focus is on performing tricks in various game modes such as boardercross, slalom, and slope style. Characters Cool Boarders 3 has an extensive list of characters. They each have their own skill set and have significantly varied appearances. The characters that are available from the start of the game are: Cliff Summer FlintSashaNickGrantVioletJokerBlakeTravisAkikoTadashiGordon There are many different secret characters as well. They include: Fast EddieMarsKimberIrvingBobJoshuaCoolBurg Snowboards There are three categories of snowboards in the game: Freestyle, Free ride, and Alpine. Freestyle boards are used predominantly for tricks meaning they can spin fast, but are generally very slow. Free ride are the all around boards. Alpine boards are for pure speed and nothing else. They have terrible handling and are a very poor choice for tricks. Freestyle BoardsSpecialChopperPunchCanyonConceptSecret Freestyle Boards BalanceCustomWaaraBrushieFLFreeride BoardsChargerMotionSwatchSupermodelMountain Secret Freeride BoardsElementTimelessFreedomMahaffeyJohan Alpine BoardsWire Secret Alpine BoardsFactory PrimeUltra Prime Courses There are five courses (mountains) that have different areas for each event. The mountains are Powder Hill, Devil's Butt, Mt. Koji, Alps, and Everest. Once you get to the end of the game, another mountain is unlocked called Avalanche. On Avalanche, you are dropped out of a helicopter and must outrun an avalanche! TricksSpinsFrontside SpinBackside Spin FlipsFront flipBack FlipMistyRodeo GrabsTailgrabStiffyStalefishSad AirIndyMethodJapan AirMelancholyFS ShiftyBS Shifty90 degree Noseslide180 degree Noseslide
