1st place – Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders – Megagon Industries

Here’s what the TOMMI Kids’ Jury had to say: “Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders” wins the TOMMI because it’s a super-cool game in the truest sense of the word. We especially liked the winter landscape, the animations, and the tracks, since they were all beautifully and realistically designed. We could actually see the tracks our skis left behind. We’d play it again anytime because it’s just fun to break our own record over and over again.

Here’s what the expert jury had to say: In “Lonely Mountains: Downhill,” we already had a blast mountain biking down mountains; in “Snow Riders,” we’re now hitting the slopes at even breakneck speeds. The “downhill formula” works again, and carving through the snow is fantastically rendered thanks to responsive physics, graphics, and sound. Descents from checkpoint to checkpoint, free route selection with plenty of shortcuts, ice, and ruts, plus jumps and tricks as optional stylistic elements. The learning curve is fair but challenging: “easy to learn, hard to master.” A few improvements over its predecessor and cool new multiplayer modes make it worth strapping on your skis.