Skate It is a fantastic addition to the franchise that any fan of the genre should at least try

User Rating: 8.5 | Skate It WII
By blankshore | Review Date:
Skate It is just plain fun. Tons of levels, being able to edit the world around you to your liking, great multiplayer, and an overall stunning presentation all add up to one of the best skating games I've played in years. The controls, however, are tough to rate.(It should be noted that I'm reffering to the wii remote+nunchuck controls. I don't have a balance board, so my review won't include it) They're intuitive and smart, but they can also be unresponsive and frustrating. They are the best and worst part about the game. About 90% of they time they work just fine and provide an immersive and fun experience, but it's really the other 10% that can at times make the game frustrating. Surprisingly, that doesn't completely ruin the game, because I actually really love the control scheme, I just wish they would've included classic controller support. Skate for the X360 is perhaps my favorite skating game of all time, and Skate It is a great follow-up.

If you don't already know, the Skate franchise, unlike Tony Hawk, centers on realism. Being a huge Tony Hawk fan I wasn't quite sure how I would feel about a more realistic take on a skate boarding game (as the Hawk series is crazy and unrealistic) but I must say that it works quite well. The physics are really impressive, which leads to some absolutly hillarious wipe outs. The wipe-outs are so awsome and realistic that there is a whole multiplayer game that centers on seeing what player can rack up the highest medical bill. This involves trying to wreck yourself as painfully as possible. To be honest, its worth giving Skate it a shot based on this multiplayer game alone. Its some of the most addicting multiplayer I've ever played.

Bottom Line: Buy it. If you own multiple systems wait for Skate 2, but if you're a wii only owner this comes highly recommended. There's quite a learning curve, but it pays off in the end. I dropped $50 on this puppy and wasn't dissapointed. If you are at all interested in the extreme sports genre you should at least try Skate It.

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