Surf's Up is like... totally all about the surfin' man! You get all like, stoked and just rip it out, man. Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. For those of us who speak English, allow me to translate;
Surf's Up is all about riding waves. Initially you choose from four of the movie's main characters. Choose from Cody, Lani, Chicken Joe and Rory, but you have the ability to unlock others as you progress through the game. Each of the characters have different attributes that will affect how they ride the wave. You can customize your character for that personal touch, as well as your board. Each of the boards have their own set of attributes just like the characters and are customizable with different patterns and colors.
There are three main modes, then the Options and an Extras section. Start off in the Championship Mode with a nice training session that shows you each one of the tricks and gives you plenty of room to practice them and try things out. Once you have your webbed feet underneath you, take on each stage one at a time and work your way up to the championship. Next take on challengers in the Multiplayer Mode. If you think that surfing got your blood pumping, then check out Leaf-Sliding Mode and luge headfirst through a volcano. Awesome man!.. Sorry, relapse. The Extras section is full of unlockable art and video material from the movie. All pretty standard fare. There is also a section for you to enter cheat codes, if you're that type of person that is; you know who you are.
Each one of the areas in the Championship Mode consists of three main goals. Get at least a preset amount of points. You get these points by doing tricks. Complete the number of gates you are asked to go through. Lastly, there is another points challenge to get to. On top of these three main goals, there is the last goal of collecting penguin icons. All of these goals will unlock new music, boards, patterns, art, and movie clips.