GameSpy writes: "Last year's Skate won honors as GameSpy's pick for Sports Game of the Year. The secret was in the controls: Mastering even basic moves like ollies and shove-its required some practice with the controller and spot-on timing. By using the controller thumbsticks to simulate where you put your feet, the game really captured the feel of skating, as well as the style and attitude.
With some tweaks and adjustments, the franchise is coming to the Wii and DS, and once again, it's all about the controls. The new title is called Skate It. For the Wii, gamers will have the option of using either the Wiimote or the new Balance Board peripheral. During a recent visit to EA's Los Angeles campus, we got our hands (and feet) onto both for a little bit of old-school grinding."
Spiffy:
+Both Balance Board and Wiimote are intuitive to use
+Nice learning curve for complex tricks
Iffy:
-Harder to get trick accuracy with Balance Board or Wiimote as opposed to an old-fashioned controller
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.
