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Surf's Up

When the Surf's Up, Cody Maverick comes running to hit the tubes with his board. Based on the 2007 film, Surf's Up follows the story of a young penguin surfer from Shiverpool Antarctica who enters the Big Z…

70 29 May 2007

Surf's Up is a sport developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 29 May 2007 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Surf's Up is

Surf's Up is a sport game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2007. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 2.5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When the Surf's Up, Cody Maverick comes running to hit the tubes with his board. Based on the 2007 film, Surf's Up follows the story of a young penguin surfer from Shiverpool Antarctica who enters the Big Z Memorial Surf Off on the island of Pen Gu. Single gamers may select from ten playable characters and then work their way through several environments including Shiverpool, Pen Gu, and the volcanic area. With friends, players may compete in a variety of competitions with such characters as Tank, Big Z, and Cody.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Surf's Up series

Surf's Up is the second of 4 entries we hold in the Surf's Up series. The next entry was Surf's Up in 2007.

See all 4 Surf's Up games in release order →

How it was received

Surf's Up holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Surf's Up launched on 29 May 2007, within three weeks of Forza Motorsport 2, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Colin McRae: Dirt and Tomb Raider: Anniversary. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Forza Motorsport 2, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Colin McRae: Dirt, Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Surf's Up — frequently asked questions

When did Surf's Up come out?
Surf's Up was released on 29 May 2007 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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