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Not only for real skaters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the new revolution to skater games no more button mashing. This game is realistic but not too hard. Tony Hawk dosent have nothin on this game. It beats it in graphics and keeps you intrested. If you dig skating like I do then realistic plays a big part in this game. Your not flying everywhere like a monkey but you can still get so air.

skate.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"skate." A fitting title. No obnoxious cartoonish tricks or gameplay. The best approach to a skateboarding game to date.

Let's start with saying it's about as realistic as you could possibly want a video game. If it were any more it probably wouldn't even be fun to play, (For instance, you're cruising down the street looking for a nice spot, and forget to ollie up the curb to the side walk, you're in for a faceplant.) But as far as that goes, it's perfect.
There is no "Grind button", no "Ollie button" ect., you actually control the board. Which makes grinding just as much about the line you take at it, than hitting the grind you want. Making a 360 flip down a set something you can actually appreciate, or a blunt on anything great. I know this game came out a long time ago, I just got tired of paying 50-60 bucks for a video game, but I will tell you unlike many games you buy just to regret and would have rather have that money in your pocket, that thought won't cross your mind.

Skate is amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Skate is by far the best skate board game i have played. I recently got Xbox 360 and the games graphics are unbeleivable. The game is extremely realistic with actually having to set up for tricks and rails, and jumping curves. It has a large variety to skate and things like staying away from security guards. The live version is good to with being able to free skate and competitions. Skate is ten times better than Tony Hawks Pro Skater because that game is unrealistic where you just hit x to do a trick. Skate you actually move the joy stick to do a rotation. Its a great game and i recommend it.

Great but full of bugs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is really, really fun. It is way better than the Tony Hawk series. You can choose to do the path of challenges to become a top ranked pro or just cruise around the city busting 360 laser flips.

I found that the controls work just fine. You flick the right stick to perform different ollie tricks. The learning curve was steep enough for it to challenge but not too steep to cause unacceptable frustration.

The graphics and music are both sweet. If you are an old skater like myself, you will dig much about this game. Some of the challenges are hard and some are easy. The sound is also very good. A boardslide sounds like a board slide, etc.

The loading times are fairly long and frequent if you are going to do the challenges. Want to change your outfit or board? Go to the map and click the skate shop. Then you load to the skate shop (30 seconds to a minute). Go into the skate shop (30 seconds to load). Then go over to the shopping section and click into create a skater (45 seconds to load). Make your changes or buy new gear. Leave create a skater (30 seconds to load). Leave the shop (30 seconds to load). You see it takes a while in the neighborhood of 3-5 minutes to change your board. I am sure this is because the environments are pretty huge in this game. It still is not acceptable.

The worst part of this game are the bugs. I have never seen a game this bad on the Xbox. Seriously it is terrible as far as bugs. For instance, I have not been able to play the X-Games portion at all because I have not been able to load it. It loads me into the air and I just fall and fall. I have tried a number of tricks to get it to load and have been unable to. This is not the only bug I have seen but just the only one I have not been able to get past.

This a really good game and you will have loads of fun playing it. The game itself would have 5 stars solidly. However, the frequent loading, long loading times and the bugs made me subtract 1 star. I should have taken off more but the game is that good.

It was nice knowing you Tony Hawk

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

To be truly honest, I do not know where to start this review whether it's the smooth gameplay, the interactive environments, the realistic controls, the media,or the way the game just develops a true and realistic skate community is beyond me, but EA does it no less with style and accurate precision.

I got a quick glimpse of this game a couple of months in advance due to Ign.com in depth review along with some other sources. Ign was not exaggerating when they said, "It's hard to imagine ever going back to a regular action sports game." They are absolutely right in the sense that Skate changes the entire standard for actions sports games; moreover, they are still innovating and growing. But enough of the blabber and i'll get down to the nitty gritty and convince you Xbox 360 owners why this is a must own for new comers of the genre or for the stubborn skateboarders who refuse to let go of their Tony Hawk Franchise.

Right when you start your career mode your going to notice right off the bat how EA designed a beautiful world made not only for people who actually skateboard but for people who even might be remotely interested in buying an Xbox 360 because this game shows off the console's true potential. If it's not the scintillating sun igniting the crisp and smooth cement or the vibrant trees capturing mother nature at it's finest, skate regardless got my attention immediately. The minute you press that A button you feel like your truly are skating through a limitless environment because the truth of the matter is you will always discover something new. The second the wheels start turning you'll feel the motion of a real skateboard, Ea somehow renders this game into a skateboard simulator, (Well, maybe a slight exaggeration, but not far from it) The sound also contributes to the authenticity of a skateboarding game, between the ollie or the metal axel grinding against a steep stairway rail or possibly a 30 ft ledge next to a set of 20 stairs, you name it EA delivers with style. Now the controls of course are not easy to get used to especially if you have been playing the Tony Hawk Franchise for quite some time including myself. But let me tell you the gameplay is so innovative and different that it truly becomes addictive and fun because just when you think you've mastered some basic flip tricks there are plenty of more to complete. The true icing on the cake is when your finally able to kick flip or heel flip on command because the motion of the skateboard actually coincides with the analog stick. Its amazing. The way you position your board or the way you set up for a grind is the way you really do this in real life. If my explanation is still not good enough for you let me provide an example, lets say you want to execute a backside tail slide, something basic, (well in the video game world ) ok? In the Tony Hawk franchise you would approach a rail, a curb you name by either holding the left directional pad and pressing the "Y" button; however, in skate you align your board by holding down on the analog stick, (the harder you hold down, the bigger the ollie) then simply ollie slightly out or on angle to get the tail of the board to land on directly on the tail. You execute by just releasing the analog. For a video game they truly imitate the motion of a skateboard. Now they are so many skate spots inundated with slick ledges, skate buddies, rails you literally will be in awe and quite possibly might faint with anxiety. trust me you won't know where the hell to begin, but thats a good thing considering this game will keep you occupied regardless of the challenges or the rankings. Im just simply talking about free skate.

The challenges are incredibly innovative and incredibly challenging with some of the pro's giving tips as well as some tutorials such as Jason Dill teaching you how to manuel or to kick flip out. These challenges are also for you to deicide to engage in maybe you want to free skate the environment and you want to step up your reputation in the skate community go right ahead, no pressure. Or Maybe you want to hangout with some of the fellow skate buddies by impressing them with your new skills. oh yeah did i mention you can capture yourself with the fun editing option that Skate provides. Sure, you want your footage to have a retro 80's style or maybe you even want to show it off to the rest of the world by uploading it in the xbox live community, Bingo! EA's got you covered. Now the skate world is so vast that you could get some exercise by going on classic foot, but this is SKATE you can just take the subway. Literally, skate to the subway station, 8 second loading screen pops up and your in the heart of the downtown financial district where you skate the city for hours and hours without any redundancy. Sure some skate spots might be restricted in terms of security, (for example, the hospital) a security guard will run after you, meanwhile you'll be popping nollie hard flips in his face, but thats called realism and that where Skate succeeds in every aspect in this game, it truly is amazing; And if you think you can just automatically skate on any ground without falling, YOUR WRONG. Try skating into a curb, you won't make it without falling flat on your face. The power slides and the way you stop is a whole new category that deserves attention, because nothing feels automatic as opposed to Tony Hawk, you feel like you have complete control over your skateboard thats when you develop the skills of course. For example, I am a big fan of kick flipping on cement banks, when executed with skate, depending upon the momentum of the flip or your speed the board just flows gently and just feels like your on a steep bank. It difficult to explain, but the EA's Skate is able to capture a sort of realistic momentum that no other actions sports game has. What also so great is that you build yourself from scratch, authentic clothes authentic skate shoes, your good to go except you need practice. Enter competitions or just skate at your own ease with no pressure its solely your decision. Now I know I have been bashing Tony Hawk, but I have alot of respect for that franchise as well, now going on it's 8th title. The problem with long running franchises is that it gets harder and harder to innovate, as a result you get diminishing returns. Without Tony Hawk there probably wouldn't be a SKATE, I still remember being in 8th grade picking up my fresh new copy of PS1 tony hawk, also simply amazing. Here Skate is redefining the whole new action sports game genre. It's probably a good thing a game like this didn't come in my youthful skating days because I might have dropped out of school, Well, all in all, deff worth the 60 dollars, and with that in mind i think skate is here to stay hopefully spawning off some new and improved sequels.

Better feel than other skateboarding games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is very good for killing time on a boring day. The days of, " leaping off the ground,mashing a bunch of buttons, and stopping before you land", formula of skateboard games are over. When you grind on a rail in this game, you gotta hit that bad boy with perfection. I really liked the fact that I could choose how tight my trucks are, and the wheel hardness. The controls are rather complicated at first, but with a little practice you get used to them. Look on the bright side, it's still easier than learning to ollie for real,,and less painful. A few complaints though, you will run into more things than you ever have on a real skateboard, not just because it's a game and you can't get hurt for real, but because sometimes it's hard to see that rail right in front of you with that third person perspective, but I guess it was unavoidable. Another thing, if you bump into something, your skater will turn around, and then, the camera will whip around, if you get stuck bouncing off a lot of stuff, It can get a little dis-orienting. Yes, some of the tasks in this game are challenging, but the real frustration comes when having to consistantly set myself up for the trick. I can skate off to make it easier, but I don't always wind up in the perfect spot. Example, was the challenge where I had to jump a gap and score 300 pts in the process, it would always set me up a few feet from the edge of the ramp, it's impossible to get a push and ollie in time without hitting the edge and falling off, gotta turn around and skate around a bunch of people, and obstacles to get situated again. Sometimes, you'd feel like you were going to nail it, then another skater hits you outta nowhere. So, yeah, the game is fun and frustrating too, but I appreciate the challenge, just spending the time getting set up over and over makes me want to bail on the challenge after a while. I'm serious, you could spend thirty minutes to an hour trying to do the same thing over and over in this game. That feeling where your stuck in time, unable to acomplish, what a horrid feeling. I am glad you can drop the challenge and hit the open world. Slide on some curbs for a while, release some frustration. I hope in the sequel, I can get off and carry my board. Sometimes, I just want to be able to get off the board, and climb to the top of those stairs instead of skating around the block looking for the ramp up. Then, try to use the map to find your way back to that awesome rail, and falling off may require another trip around the block( it would be cool if he limped up the stairs..you could hit that ramp in a wheelchair....joking.). Gone is the realism of being able to step off the board, line yourself up with that sweet rail, running and leaping on your board with that little bit of momentum already propeling you forward. To sum up, it still is a very fun game, just look forward to a challenge, and hope my request of being able to get off the board goes through on the sequel.

Best skateboarding game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A++! This game is truly amazing.

The most realistic skateboarding game ever created. Very fun.

This game actually offers a challenge do to the realistic and fun to master flick-it system for doing the moves you do in the game.

It's a very interesting game that you'll spend hours upon hours of playing.

It's 1000x better than any tony hawk game.

The video in the beginning is really funny, I liked it.

To the one person who gave it only 1 star:
You must not be very good at video games. Any average gamer could play this game without a sweat.

This is one of those games that are easy to learn but take a lifetime to master. Once you're good you can do some pretty insane tricks. But all tricks are within the realm of possible. Very realistic, fun skating game.

It's not recommended for those who like to do 40 flips over a bridge.

Is recommended for those who like real skateboarding.

5 stars

the best game of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is amazing i cant stop playing. just play no thinking about it its amazing

Great Game to Pick up and Play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Skate is a brand new game made by EA, famouse for it's series of sports games including Madden, NCCA, NBA, and NHL. EA decided to make a high quality skate game to finally compete with the Tony Hawk franchise. But instead of going for the "over the top" feel, EA went with a more realistic approach. You start out as a typical skater and work your way up to become sponsered, make money, and win contests. The game has an almost epic feel, due to it's intro which actually was recorded with a bunch of skaters. Skate's environment broke up into 34 different areas and there are a ton of areas to explore. The game features a ton of popular sponsered skaters and a ton of products that skaters user. The graphics are very good, nothing too impressive but the environment is huge and there are hardly any load times. The one thing I like about this game is there is always something you can do, whether competing in trick contests, down hill racing, or doing video objectives, you'll always keep busy while playing Skate. Overall I highly recommend Skate for anyone who may be interesting in Skateboading.

Tony Hawk has a new neighbor!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was skeptical when I heard about this game, but till you play it you won't know how satisfying a simple kickflip is. skate is the best skateboarding game out, period. The controls are easy to get a grasp of, but take weeks to master! Whenever a goal is completed in this game you'll feel a sense of accomplishment that was missing from every Tony Hawk game. From beating a pro in a game of skate to winning the X-Games you'll be challenged the whole way through. The graphics are amazing with some of the best animations seen in any game. The soundtrack has a little bit of everything for everyone. Give this game a shot and I'm sure Tony will be forgotten. Not everything is perfect though. Being able to get off your skateboard to climb some steps would've been heaven-sent!! Some of the goals are a little obscure in their description. And finally the pedestrians mightas well be roadblocks in this game. But these gripes aren't large enough to hinder the greatness that is skate. Amazing game!

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