Skate (PS3)

After Tony Hawk had dominated the gaming world for skating games I was very happy when EA brought out Skate to put some pressure on the Tony Hawk series. However, after playing Tony Hawk: Proving Ground, I gave Skate a try. After playing the demo on the Playstation Store, I took a chance and brought the game. It is very enjoyable and I prefer it to Tony Hawk. The graphics are very good but not the best as some of the games on the Playstation 3. The soundtrack is fun and the game has no framerate issues and runs very smooth. The free skate is very fun exploring the city for things to do. The game feels very natural using the analogue stick to ...  Read the complete review

If you are expecting a new take on the Tony Hawk's series then think again, Skate takes skateboarding games to a new high and knocks Tony right off the leaderboard. First up we have an entirely new control system, the old push the button to ollie is out and it's in with analogue stick controls that allow the user to control the body, hands and feet individually. The good thing about this new system is that if you know a little about skateboarding and how to perform the odd kickflip or nollie then you'll be happy to hear that performing these moves is not a million miles away from how you would actually do it. If you like the Tony hawk's series however then ...  Read the complete review

Skate, finally an alternative to Tony Hawks Pro Skater. I first tried this game when Sony released the demo for Skate 2 on the PSN. you only get a few minutes of game time in the demo, so I then moved onto trying the now old Skate demo. I really liked it so I bought Skate second hand for £10 (I couldnt justify paying £40 for Skate 2). At first I was a little dissapointed; its very stop start (its not very flowing, you constantly have to try the same sequence over again and again, and it can be very strict and restricting on precisely what it requires you to do), and like many 'free roaming' games, I found myself not making use of it, as it is fairly ...  Read the complete review

Introduction I love to skate. I love to game. Skate seemed perfect. I had some spare cash and a game or two that needed to be traded in so I picked up Skate. With my wallet empty and some room on my games shelve I but Skate in and hope I wouldn't get bored with my board. Plot You're a nameless skater hoping to get lucky and be spotted. So when you are asked if you want to be filmed you pull out all the stops to show off what you got. You jump grind a rail land it in a manual and..... Get hit by a bus. You awake from a coma with you buddy at your side and all you want to do is get skating again. So begins you quest to get noticed in the ...  Read the complete review

I was a bit dubious about playing this game as I have to confess to being a bit of a Tony Hawk Fan! I wasn't dissapointed though and have had endless hours of play out of this game! There is quite a long learning curve with this game where you have to start from scratch and master all the basics like the ollie. Some of the tricks are frustratingly hard to pull off but once you master them you feel huge sense of achievement! I did find it quite annoying that you couldn't get off your skateboard sometimes though, especially when you want to go up some stairs to get to a challenge and have to take the long way round! The soundtrack to this ...  Read the complete review