Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer Demo

Surfing may not be an all that popular sport, especially since it can only be practiced somewhere close to the ocean, or a specially-designed artificial facility. However, there are many championships and cups going on around the world each year, as well as a large number of professional athletes that make their living as surfers.

Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer is a game that gives you a peek into the interesting world of pro surfing, as well as find out if you've got what it takes to make it with the other pros. As usual, you can start by competing in the career mode and take it from the bottom, in order to maker your way up the ranks and get to compete against the best in the world, toward the end.

The career mode also provides you with the chance to get familiar with all the other things that are part of a pro surfer's career, such as sponsors, magazines and photographers, all of which have a role to play in your path to success. In case you are not ready for the responsibility, it is also possible to choose from a wide range of other game modes as well, such as free surf and a variety of multiplayer challenges. By completing these, you get to unlock events, boards and famous riders, as well as a few secret bonuses.

Since riding the surf board is not the whole purpose of the sport, additional points are awarded for any stunts that you perform while the waves flow beneath you. Depending on your character, there are hundred of possible combinations, all of which increase your reputation and give you a chance to have your name written into the record book.

Since most of the time is going to be spent in the water, extra attention has been dedicated to making sure the waves act as natural as possible and the water obeys the laws of physics. Moreover, beside the fact that they act and look very similar to the real things, they are also very detailed and realistic, thanks to the potent graphic engine that handles the in-game objects.

In the end, it is worth noting the fact that Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer features real events from all over the world, as well as actual pro players names and sponsors. The multiplayer mode should be more than enough to keep you entertained even after you are done with the career.