The different types of races offered by each game is a push as is the difficulty level . They each give you rival races, speed runs and freestyle runs that demand complete concentration. Hero adds a gate race (passing thru gates gives you a time bonus) while Massive adds a video shoot. Hero lets you race down 6 different runs with shortcuts on each while Massive gives you 8 runs. One advantage in Massive is that you are given points to add to your stats as you complete goals. This skill upgrading lets Massive nose into the lead as they eye the finish line. 

There is a large difference in the types of runs offered by these rivals. In Snowboard Hero the runs are all narrow and winding, a characteristic of most Fishlabs racing games. In Massive the runs are all wide open bowls with multiple ramps and rails to choose from. Because of the this, Massive’s races never seem like replays of your last effort. Snowboard Hero is a more linear game. Each challenge must be unlocked before you move on to the next meaning that unless you are extremely skilled you end up rerunning the same race multiple times. Given the narrow trails, it becomes a matter of grind this rail, move to the right, take that jump, hit that gate over and over until you get it right.