At Electronic Arts' pre-E3 event, IGN got to check out the progress that is being made on the Nintendo DS edition of Skate It. Unlike the Wii game, Skate It DS is more of a portable version of the original Skate. It doesn't take place in a disaster zone, but the familiar San Vanelona setting.
All tricks are drawn on a virtual board on the touch screen. Skate introduced "flick it" controls to skateboard games, and Skate It aims to reproduce this method with flicks of the stylus. To get going you simply tap either side of the board to represent pushing with your foot.
MMGN: Skate It” brings the popular “Skate” franchise to the iPhone after a brief outing on the Nintendo DS, but just how well does it perform on the new mobile device?
Skate is a pretty cool title on 360, but 3/10 on the iphone? that's a shocking job :(
A skating game on iPhone? It could've worked.
It's a shame this didn't work out.
touch control would have good potential for this sort of game... wish they incorporated it a bit better..
When considering the existing pedigree of the Skate series, there were higher-than-normal expectations for the mobile version. Unfortunately, Skate It could only be considered part of the series as a stranded stepchild. Using the accelerometer to control movement, a push button, grab button and finger motions to perform tricks, the game presents too much to control in comparison to the console version. It has a stunted career mode that focuses on challenges rather than free skating, and graphics that look worse than the original PlayStation One Tony Hawk game. Skate It isn’t Skate, but a quick attempt to cash in on the series without adapting the title properly for mobile users.
Mac World: Skate It is EA’s latest skateboarding app for the iPhone. Based on the popular Nintendo DS game by the same name, Skate It features real brands, a ton of customization, and a unique—but not necessarily easy or convenient—“flick it” method of controls.
