Whitewater Wipeout

In surfing lingo ‘cranking’ means the waves are good: it’s hard not to think the term inspired the concept of this disposable score-chaser from Giles Goddard and team. Winding the arm turns your board as you try to complete as many stunts as possible before the wave, breaking across the screen from right to left, catches up. It’s deceptively tricky: combining crank turns with D-pad controls (hold up to gain more air or left and right to spin faster) feels a little like rubbing your head while patting your stomach. But the dramatic freeze-frame you get from nailing a triple-360 makes all those wipeouts worthwhile.