The 1-Upper: Line Rider

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The 1-Upper: Line Rider

POSTED: Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 4:01 AM

Rosebud ...

One of the things I miss the most about living in the suburbs is easy access to sledding trails. To this day, I'm still convinced that my friend Mike and I set the Havertown land-speed and distance record for a two-man toboggan at the local golf course (the secret is to wait until after dark when everything freezes over).

Luckily, even from the city or your office you can still get a bit of the sledding experience thanks to Line Rider. In the game, you get to draw lines (sounds fun already, doesn't it?) to create a course for a little dude on a runner sled to race across. It takes a little time to get the drawing tools down, but once you do, you'll be trying to get the dude to catch some serious air. The time and effort involved in making a good run reminds me a lot making courses out of those old plastic Matchbox car tracks or a jump over a flaming roll of toilet paper for your Evel Knievel stunt cycle. Of course, half the fun is when your dude bails and faceplants.

When you're done, make sure you check out the YouTube videos of the insane courses people make.

Go play Line Rider here.

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