Jeff Buckland reports:
''EA has yet to release any big details on Skate 2, the followup to their control-revolutionizing skateboarding game from last year, but they're ready to talk about their Wii title coming this year. Skate It takes the control innovation present in the first game and applies it to the Wii, both to the remote and to the Balance Board that shipped earlier this year with Wii Fit.
What I got to see of the game at E3 was promising, even if they had to scale back the graphics of the original game. I'm no Skate expert here, but it seems like the small area I fiddled around with inside Skate It is the same as in the first game, but of course the Wii-style graphics weren't as sharp. But what did make a huge difference was the controls. I was able to play with both the Wiimote and the Balance Board, and both offer a unique but interesting experience.''
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.
