Transworld Surf
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Transworld Surf
|image = TransWorld Surf.jpg
| alt = North American Xbox cover art
|caption = North American Xbox cover art
|developer = Angel Studios
|publisher = Infogrames{{efn|Released under the Atari brand name}}
|released = Xbox{{vgrelease|NA|November 15, 2001|PAL|March 14, 2002}}PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|NA|April 30, 2002|PAL|October 4, 2002}}GameCube{{vgrelease|NA|March 18, 2003}}
|genre = Sports
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
}}
Transworld Surf (titled Transworld Surf: Next Wave on GameCube) is a sports video game developed by Angel Studios and published by Infogrames The game was released for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox between November 2001 and March 2003. The Xbox version of the game was the third game released under Infogrames' newly-revamped Atari label.
Reception
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| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| MC_NGC = 68/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/transworld-surf-next-wave/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=TransWorld Surf: Next Wave for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 2, 2014 |archive-date=December 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241230133433/https://www.metacritic.com/game/transworld-surf-next-wave/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |url-status=live }}
| Edge_XBOX = 3/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=TransWorld Surf (Xbox) |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=109 |date=April 2002}}
| EGM_XBOX = 6.5/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=TransWorld Surf (Xbox) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=150 |date=January 2002 |page=231}}
| GI_NGC = 5.5/10{{cite magazine |title=TransWorld Surf: Next Wave |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=121 |date=May 2003 |page=55}}
| GI_XBOX = 5.5/10{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/1D753301-C29F-4C59-9EF0-DF93A4B798DC.htm?CS_pid=210046 |title=Transworld Surfing [sic] (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=104 |date=December 2001 |page=109 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108040303/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/1D753301-C29F-4C59-9EF0-DF93A4B798DC.htm?CS_pid=210046 |archive-date=January 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 2, 2014}}
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |date=April 16, 2002 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/22642.shtml |title=TransWorld Surf Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404083300/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/22642.shtml |archivedate=April 4, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 3, 2014}}
| GameRev_XBOX = B{{cite web |author=Dr. Moo |date=December 2001 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34427-transworld-surf-review |title=Transworld Surf Review (Xbox) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212950/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/transworld-surf |archivedate=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 18, 2021}}
| GSpot_NGC = 7.1/10{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=April 7, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/transworld-surf-next-wave-review/1900-6024695/ |title=TransWorld Surf: Next Wave Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=November 3, 2014}}
| GSpy_NGC = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Gallant |first=Matthew |date=March 26, 2003 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/transworld-surf/5729p1.html |title=GameSpy: TransWorld Surf: The Next Wave [sic] |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826201615/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/transworld-surf/5729p1.html |archivedate=August 26, 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 3, 2014}}
| IGN_NGC = 7.9/10{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=April 1, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/01/transworld-surf-next-wave |title=TransWorld Surf: Next Wave |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205211219/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/01/transworld-surf-next-wave |url-status=live }}
| NGen_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Transworld Surf (Xbox) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=85 |date=January 2002 |page=32 |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}
| NP_NGC = 3.1/5{{cite magazine |title=TransWorld Surf: Next Wave |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=168 |date=May 2003 |page=138}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=TransWorld Surf |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=57 |date=June 2002 |page=100}}
| OXM_XBOX = 8.2/10{{cite magazine |title=TransWorld Surf |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Imagine Media |date=December 2001}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=June 4, 2002 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/060402_transworldsurf.html |title=TransWorld Surf (PS2) |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Gannett Company |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803091050/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/060402_transworldsurf.html |archivedate=August 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 3, 2014}}
}}
The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the GameCube version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. However, NextGen said of the Xbox version, "The water effects are cool, as is the soundtrack, but with an unforgivably steep learning curve and that intrinsic repetitiveness, only the most extreme fanatics of the stunt genre will get much joy out of this."
The same Xbox version was nominated for GameSpot{{'}}s annual "Best In-Game Water" award at the Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, which went to Wave Race: Blue Storm.{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |year=2002 |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/p2_08.html |title=The Best and Worst of 2001 (Best In-Game Water) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805044227/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/p2_08.html |archivedate=August 5, 2002 |url-status=dead}}
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