Challenging gameplay, great multiplayer package, new tricks
Dull visuals, can be a little "tricky" for casual gamers
Activision had a good run with its Tony Hawk series, which was based on the popular sport of skateboarding, and sold millions of copies for almost a decade. In 2007 EA introduced a new game called Skate, which reinvented the sport with its unique take ...
Abstract: Skateboarding is not about kick-flipping over elephants, gapping moving helicopters or sliding the entire length of a roller coaster on a two-foot piece of wood. Sure, there are a handful of individuals who have done that sort of stuff (probably) but t...
Improves on the original in many ways, but fails to address its most fundamental flaw – that its challenges are generally too narrow, prescriptive and frustrating. The fantastic new Hall Of Meat mode offers some considerable compensation, though. 8...
Abstract: When Skate was released last year, it revolutionized the skating genre. The developer, Black Box, decided to go with a more realistic approach than the arcade-style seen in other games. Skate 2 feels very similar to the first game, but the developer made...
Abstract: The industry is changing ever so slowly. Economy is rocky, so game buying is now a decision instead of a passion for some, the Wii continues to sell like mad even though a majority of its titles are sub par at best, and bite sized fun games like racing...
Abstract: Skate 2 does manage to pull of some refreshingly new and stylish moves that should please fans of the first game. Despite its few technical problems, though, it makes the trip back to San Van well worth it. You might even say that this is an improvemen...
Abstract: Skate 2 returns to the table with a refresh rather than a re-invention. and whilst I could bemoan what might have been, it's hard to deny the quality and innovation that remains here from the first game. Those who missed it previously, or die hard skat...
Abstract: Back in August, Dyson gave us a hands-on preview of Skate 2 that summed up the new additions to the series fairly well, and so I invite you to sit down by the campfire, and let me tell you in grand detail how the game pans out.Now, before we get into ...
