Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray

Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray
Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray
Developers	Shaba Games; Small Rockets (GBA); Beenox (PC)
Publishers	WW: Activision O2; NA: Aspyr (GBA, PC);
Platforms	Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	Game Boy Advance; EU: April 18, 2003; NA: November 10, 2003; PlayStation 2, Xbox; NA: June 10, 2003; EU: June 13, 2003; Windows, Macintosh; NA: December 22, 2003; EU: March 17, 2004 (PC); EU: June 6, 2004 (Mac);
Genre	Sports
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray is an extreme sports video game developed by Shaba Games, Small Rockets and Beenox, and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label and Aspyr for Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It features wakeboarder Shaun Murray.

Development

The game's working title was Shaun Murray's Pro Wakeboarder.^[1] A demo version of the game can be accessed from the options menu of the PlayStation 2 version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Nintendo Power gave the Game Boy Advance version a mixed review, over two months before its release Stateside.^[6] In Japan, where the Xbox version was ported for release on December 25, 2003, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, one five, and two sixes for a total of 23 out of 40.^[7]

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	GBA	PC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	67/100^[2]	85/100^[3]	83/100^[4]	80/100^[5]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	GBA	PC	PS2	Xbox
Edge	N/A	N/A	5/10^[8]	5/10^[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	8.17/10^[9]	N/A
Famitsu	N/A	N/A	N/A	23/40^[7]
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	8.25/10^[10]	8.5/10^[11]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	^[12]	^[13]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	B^[14]	B^[14]
GameSpot	N/A	N/A	7.3/10^[15]	7.3/10^[15]
GameSpy	^[16]	N/A	^[17]	^[18]
GameZone	5.9/10^[19]	8.5/10^[20]	8.9/10^[21]	8.9/10^[22]
IGN	7/10^[23]	N/A	8.6/10^[24]	8.4/10^[25]
Nintendo Power	3/5^[6]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	^[26]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	9/10^[27]
The Cincinnati Enquirer	N/A	N/A	^[28]	^[28]
The Village Voice	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10^[29]

References

^ "Activision demos the latest version of its new extreme sports entry. New screens included". ign.com. October 8, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray". Nintendo Power. Vol. 171. Nintendo of America. September 2003. p. 140.
^ ^a ^b "ウェイクボーディング・アンリーシュト：フィーチャーリング・ショーン・マリー [Xbox]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 785. Enterbrain. January 1, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Edge staff (July 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2, Xbox)". Edge. No. 125. Future Publishing.
^ Elliott, Shawn; Tsao, Jennifer; Dudlak, Jonathan (July 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 168. Ziff Davis. p. 108. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Wakeboarding Unleashed [Featuring Shaun Murray] (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. July 2003. p. 107.
^ "Wakeboarding Unleashed [Featuring Shaun Murray] (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. July 2003. p. 115. Archived from the original on April 29, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Kilo Watt (June 4, 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Air Hendrix (June 4, 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Silverman, Ben (June 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Gerstmann, Jeff (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Barnholt, Ray (November 20, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (GBA)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Padilla, Raymond (June 2, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Padilla, Raymond (June 4, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Bedigian, Louis (November 17, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Hopper, Steven (January 29, 2004). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Bedigian, Louis (June 16, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Romano, Natalie (June 18, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Harris, Craig (November 10, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Goldstein, Hilary (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Goldstein, Hilary (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Zuniga, Todd (July 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 70. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. August 2003. p. 76.
^ ^a ^b Saltzman, Marc (July 1, 2003). "Extreme sports title a challenge to learn (PS2, Xbox)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Catucci, Nick (June 24, 2003). "Hell Raiser". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

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[1] "Activision demos the latest version of its new extreme sports entry. New screens included". ign.com. October 8, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

[MCGBA-2] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[MCPC-3] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[MCPS2-4] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[MCXB-5] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[NP-6] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray". Nintendo Power. Vol. 171. Nintendo of America. September 2003. p. 140.

[Fam-7] "ウェイクボーディング・アンリーシュト：フィーチャーリング・ショーン・マリー [Xbox]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 785. Enterbrain. January 1, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[Edge-8] Edge staff (July 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2, Xbox)". Edge. No. 125. Future Publishing.

[9] Elliott, Shawn; Tsao, Jennifer; Dudlak, Jonathan (July 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 168. Ziff Davis. p. 108. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[10] "Wakeboarding Unleashed [Featuring Shaun Murray] (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. July 2003. p. 107.

[11] "Wakeboarding Unleashed [Featuring Shaun Murray] (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. July 2003. p. 115. Archived from the original on April 29, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[12] Kilo Watt (June 4, 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[13] Air Hendrix (June 4, 2003). "Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[GameRev-14] Silverman, Ben (June 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[GSpot-15] Gerstmann, Jeff (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[16] Barnholt, Ray (November 20, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakebaording Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (GBA)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[17] Padilla, Raymond (June 2, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[18] Padilla, Raymond (June 4, 2003). "GameSpy: Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[19] Bedigian, Louis (November 17, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[20] Hopper, Steven (January 29, 2004). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[21] Bedigian, Louis (June 16, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[22] Romano, Natalie (June 18, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[23] Harris, Craig (November 10, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[24] Goldstein, Hilary (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[25] Goldstein, Hilary (June 4, 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[26] Zuniga, Todd (July 2003). "Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 70. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[27] "Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. August 2003. p. 76.

[Cincinnati-28] Saltzman, Marc (July 1, 2003). "Extreme sports title a challenge to learn (PS2, Xbox)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[29] Catucci, Nick (June 24, 2003). "Hell Raiser". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

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Developers	Shaba Games Small Rockets (GBA) Beenox (PC)
Publishers	WW: Activision O2 NA: Aspyr (GBA, PC)
Platforms	Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	Game Boy Advance EU: April 18, 2003 NA: November 10, 2003 PlayStation 2, Xbox NA: June 10, 2003 EU: June 13, 2003 Windows, Macintosh NA: December 22, 2003 EU: March 17, 2004 (PC) EU: June 6, 2004 (Mac)
Genre	Sports
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer