GameSpot recently took their first look at Skate It, EA Black Box's upcoming spin-off of last year's critically acclaimed skateboarding game, Skate. Instead of using Skate's dual-joystick "flick it" controls, Skate It is strictly about the Wii's motion controls. Well, at least it was. In GameSpot's previous look, they were only able to get their hands on the Wii Remote, but this time around Black Box decided to give them a look at how it's aiming to implement the Wii Fit Balance Board as a way of mimicking what it's like to stand on the maple deck of a real-life board.
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.
Sounds like the tricks are paning out well with the balance board but the turning needs work still. Seems like it's going well