Skate (Xbox 360, 2007)

This game blows tony hawk out of the water by far.
this game flows really well, has a pretty good career mode,
and is decently Realistic.
Something else cool is all the beast pros tony hawk didn't care about
such as Chris Cole, Jerry Hsu, Rob Dyrdek, P.J. Ladd, Terry Kennady, Ryan Gallent, and lots of others. Along with those guys are the new sponsers they
carry like Alien workshop, Fallen, enjoi, Hubba, Silver,Kr3w, Venture and Some others.
Another Really cool thing is that you get to pick all of your sponsors from your shoe deal, your wheel sponsor, your board sponser, and last but not least your truck sponser. Also you get to create your skater with a varity of clothing and Creation options. You also get your cloths free from your sponsers along with other stuff they carry.
Somthing else is that you do photo shoots and get to pick your photos that make it into thrasher or Skateboard Mag, As a bonus u can always redo it if you dont like any of them. Along with your photo you also get to film for your spot in the new skate videos or even if you just do something really good you ca also go to your pause menu and save a replay of it to edit, submit to Skate.Ea.com or just to show off.

But overall this game is extremely good and if your debating to get it or not you can always download the demo to try it out.

Presentation- The story isn't very engaging, but it's a good thing because everything is relaxed, full of spirit, and funny. This game actually feels like a living skating community.

Graphics- Details are amazing, but occasionally framerate issues and blurring can be a problem, but it's still great graphics.

Sound- Good sound track, nice commentary, and the skating sounds just like it does in real life.

Gameplay- Lots of new things to do and many awesome skating tricks. It's only missing a few flatland tricks and the challenge to maunal or grind correctly.

Lasting Appeal- Story is short and can be completed quickly, but in general the game isn't really about objectives, its about skating, and if you love to skate, then you will keep coming back to this game.

Overall- This is an excellent skating game with great graphics, gameplay, sound, and flow. I really reccomend it to you!

I downloaded the demo for xbox 360 and i was impressed. the thing is am so used to TONY HAWK games in SKATE theres more of a challenge. Ive waited for a game like this to some out for quite some time.

Skate is the best skate game I have ever played..PERIOD. Just keeping it real, if you are thinking about buying the game and you are a skater and understand the dynamics of the sport...think no longer...GO BUY IT AND DO WORK!!! The crazy thing is, even if you aren't a skater, you can still go and buy the game.....the game will make you into a skater!! Just go buy it and DO WORK!! Enjoy beatin da streets!

this game is my favorite skating game ive ever played. i played the demo and got my copy shipped to me the next day. the flickit controls are so sick that you know youll never get tired of this game. need i say more?

Really good gameplay. Customizable characters. Tons of achievements to complete. Highly recommended!!

I bought this for my son and he loves it. He plays it everyday for hours on end after he gets home from school . His friend drives 30 miles each way to come play it with him, so it must be great. Especially when you consider the cost of gas these days.

Being an obvious fan of THPS and every other game TH has, Skate was supposed to be a fork in the road that I was eager to take. to get right down to it,the controls are real clunky. I know that i am really used to TH games but the flip stick is hard to gauge. your timing has to be 100% perfect to do a grind or ollie on a ledge, etc.

even though the game's creators claim that the controls are better, you still have 4-5 buttons that have to be used to nail a trick. personally i dont like to the control stick as a trick button. you have to have perfect angles to do the trick, otherwise you just end up doing ollies or something you completly didnt want to do.

the graphics are awesome and the challenges are a welcomed change to that of TH games.

overall, the game and controls take some getting used to, like hours and hours of gameplay. but i would assume after you have MASTERED the flip stick or whatever its called, you'll enjoy and forget about TH.

tony hawk is better. the joystick control is koo but hard!!! i prefer tony hawk games much less realistic. its a koo game for like a week but oce halo comes out this game is over!!! not for little kids that there mom dont let them play shooting games then do stick with skate!!

this game is AWESOME A++++++++ best skate game i have ever played....kudos to the creators!!!!Would recomend to anyone..The demo was also the best demo i have ever played...........

Skate is a great game to add to your collection. With its great control system it is a great alternative to Tony Hawk. It is also alot more realistic, as you cannot do a backflip christ air 360 flip to dark slide kickflip nosegrind manual shuvit smithgrind..... yada yada yada(if you play tony hawk, you know what i mean).
While you can still link tricks, it is much more realistic.

A nice touch is the combo bonus. If you skate a nice line and continually link tricks you get a combo of 1.5x,2x,or 3x. Keep that up and you can rack up points easily.

The only thing that lacks is probably the rag doll physics of the game. Whenever you fall you instantly rag doll. The goals are also repetitive, and some seem too easy to complete.
But still Skate is a great game, you should get it.

wicked good game. almost looks as good as the second installment. the only thing is once in a while you will get a knarly line that seems impossible. it will drive you nuts. but the fun factor makes up for the aggravation.

Very good game i enjoy it alot. Skate is a very fun game with a lot of diffrent ways to go about it. Recommended for anyone who enjoys extreme sports..

This game is awesome, the innovative control scheme brings an authentic feel as you easily pull off fickflips and ollies but once combined with jumping and tweaking it gets pretty complicated. The Graphics aren't today's top of the line, but this game more than makes of for that in the fun and playability department. It isn't an over the top skateboarding game like say Tony Hawk whereas you are doing tricks off the empire state building, it's a more realistic and immersed feel. Like you are actually a skateboarder in a city kinda like Grand Theft Auto only on a skateboard the whole time.
Bottom line is you don't have a be a skater to enjooy this game it's fun for everyone trust me get it and you'll pee your best bud's pants like i did.

This isn't just a video game, its a skating similutor, compared to tony hawk it does take a little getting used to the controls, but once you know the basics and play for a bit, they are the simplest things in the world, the whole game just seems to flow. This is the definition of a next gen game. Even for those who didn't lke the tony hawk series, or even for the ones who did, this game is a must have, and everyone needs to play it at least once

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Skate is waaaaaaaaay better than any Tony Hawk game. If you want a skating game where it is as real as it can get, then get Skate. Stop wasting your money with Tony Hawk games. Though Skate can get frustrating because things are really hard to do but thats because this game is real. Can't wait for Skate 2.

kept my son playing for hours, he really enjoyed all the graphics and likes that you can design boards, shoes, just about anything you can customize.

If you have played Tony Hawk, which I know you have, you are familiar with skateboard game mechanics. Unlike Tony Hawk, which relies mostly on button combinations, skate utilizes a unique control scheme called Flickit. To push off on your board and gather speed, you hit or hold the X and/or A button-x or A controls left or your right foot to push. Once you get rolling, you perform tricks by flicking the right analog stick around in various directions. For ollies, you pull down then push straight up, for kickflips you push up diagonally and pop shuvits require a Street Fighter II fireball motion. Grab tricks are a little different: the left and right triggers activate your skater's left or right hand for grabs and you can "tweak" the board for different tricks like Christ Airs by moving the right analog stick in different directions or by pushing the B button.

You really do have to play the game to get a true feel for how the control scheme works. The learning curve is steep and it took me a while to get the hang of it at first, but fortunately the game begins with a tutorial that teaches you how to play, and it is a great tutorial that keeps it fun (some tutorials in games are a bore). Once you become accustomed to the controls, it's pretty intuitive. Unfortunately, it isn't perfect. The control input difference between two flip tricks is often negligible on the analog stick, so you'll often find yourself doing one trick when you meant to do another. Grabs are also insanely difficult because of the finger gymnastics necessary--some of the harder grabs involve multiple fingers, all doing different things.

Skate will also force you to rethink the way you approach virtual skating. You can't simply skate around, magically hop onto stuff and trick out 12 million point combos like Tony Hawk. Instead, the play mechanics mimic real skateboarding; which is a much needed change in the world of video game skateboarding. I have to say I was growing tired of the same Tony Hawk game every year with only a couple changes! When I got into playing Skate it was a fresh change, much needed.

Also the two other great aspects are Online play= Awesome, and create your videos!=super awesome! Unlike tony undergroud you can go back and save an awesome trick you didn't mean to do, or bail, and save it-create new effects/color, and upload it to the internet for all to see! Awesome! Tony's idea of this is you have to record and then try your trick; which doesn't help the fact that great tricks and experiences are usually NOT planned! That is why Skate kills tony in this field! Tony take a hint!

Graphics: 4.5 out of 5= Great graphics, better than prior Tony H...But I do feel they could have made the graphics even better.

Controls: 4.8 out of 5 = High because of the awesome change in mechanics, very fun. Not perfect only because the analog stick control for tricks may create a trick you were not trying to hit.

Sound= 5 out of 5 = Maybe I am scoring it high, but the sound of wheels on pavement and other surfaces sounds great. The sound of bails and soundtracks sound good too.

The F factor (fun!)= 4.5 out of 5. Very fun, and a game you can always pick up.
Replayable and online keeps it going.

I love the control scheme. The controls are easy but need some experience to get good at. The game itself is very fun. Anything can be an obstacle to skate on and do a trick off of. EA presents a new skateboarding game unlike any before it. It is realistic, unlike the Tony Hawk series, and is a fresh breath of air from the normal Neversoft's THPS series.

light scratches works great it has the case didnt have the instructions with it all and all great buy would buy from the seller

i like the game and wanted a copy this person gave me one thnx dude!!!!! i am going to enjoy they game A+++++++++

Happy with the final product. Probably could have arrived a little bit quicker. Probably hard to get motivated when the item sells for less than ten bucks.