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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $27.47
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 570
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Discs: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15558
UPC: 014633155587
EAN: 0014633155587
ASIN: B000P0XA4I
Release Date: September 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: This video game is brand new, never opened and never played! Buy today to be one of millions of satisfied B-Logistics customers.
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 never skated, still a blast! September 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
my skating experience consists of 3 pairs of ripped jeans in 9th grade before i realized it wasn't going to happen. i've never played a tony hawk game in my life. now having explained that, you might wonder why i even considered buying this game. well i wanted something new, and i was a fan of the way EA implemented the thumbsticks in Fight Night so i thought it could be entertaining in this sport as well. i played for roughly 1 hour last night and easily had the hang of the controls after the tutorial. yes the intro movie is a little corny but who cares. this game's draw comes from the unique control scheme and it truly is fun. the graphics are adequate for a next gen game, and the customization of your created skater is extremely in depth. you'll probably lose your mind with the clothing options if you do most of your shopping at PacSun. overall it's a lot of fun and not as hard as some people might make it sound. it'll definately keep me occupied between bioshock and the release of rock band.
 Not for casual gamers September 21, 2007
7 out of 50 found this review helpful
There should've been a warning label on this game saying "for actual skaters only"! The controls in Skate are harder to learn than those in Splinter Cell. The graphics are just not good enough. There is a stupid and pointless 15-minute intro movie that you're forced to watch. Doing tricks is nearly impossible with the system this game uses. You have to "flick" the thumbsticks almost to the point of breaking them. And to top it off, the game starts with a forced tutorial that is almost impossible to comnplete due to the pathetic control scheme. Casual gamers stay far away, Skate's just not worth it.
Greatness in the making. September 21, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
A new series, walking into the mouth of a lion, skate is one of the most innovative and fresh games in the genera. A new control scheme paired with amazingly detailed graphics and challenging game play make for a sure buy if you're a fan of any extreme game series.
First and foremost, if you have a obsessive personality or are a perfectionist stay away from this game, because you'll not be getting any sleep. For everyone else the new flickit controls have a very hard learning curve, but after 15 minutes you should get the hang of it. A few problems with the controls plague this game, its super frustrating to hit the tiniest bump and have your skater turn around in the opposite direction but this is minor in a sea full of awesome.
The story doesn't have a lot of variety but what it does have is entertaining and enough to keep you going to the end.
Overall a solid game with room for great improvement that will leave it on the top of the ramp compared to everything else in the long run. Go pick this up if you've enjoyed other skating games, or if you want to try something new that will leave you having great times for a long time.
 Serious Fun September 17, 2007
I have been a fan of the Tony Hawk series for years and while I've always enjoyed those games, at the same time I always felt like the series was not taking itself seriously. I hated the contrived challenges where I had to use skateboarding skills to solve or cause problems for other people. I had been playing American Wasteland for the past few weeks and I almost passed on skate because I thought I had my fill of skateboarding and Halo 3 is just around the corner. But I read a review that mentioned the game's near realistics physics and that piqued my interest so I broke down and picked it up. I'm glad I did. Comparing skate to Tony Hawk is like comparing Project Gotham Racing to Mario Kart. I enjoy Mario Kart but PGR is a more rewarding experience on so many levels.
I've already spent many hours trying to perfect my flatland tricks. Doing a manual is almost as difficult to do in the game as it is to do in real life, but once you get the hang of it you get a real sense of accomplishment. The game is not about learning a sequence of button presses, it is about developing actual skill.
The game has a career mode that includes goals related to skateboarding, such as photo ops, video shoots and various competitions. To be honest, I don't really care about the career mode. I will eventually finish the career but only to unlock areas and goodies, but the real fun is just skating around the city and finding my own challenges.
I've been playing the game for a few days now and as far as I know there are no stat points to earn. You know the drill in Tony Hawk. If you can't make a gap, maybe if you get another air stat point you could clear it. In skate its all about skill. If you can't do a trick then you just need to keep practicing until you can. It's all you.
Too be honest the game can be frustrating at times. Some of the moves are really hard to pull off consistently. The payoff is that when you do it feels like a real accomplishment.
I hope the game stays true and does not include cheat codes or other easter eggs.
If you take your gaming seriously and even if you don't you should give skate a try.
A Skateboarder's Dream Come True September 17, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, I would like to say that I've been a die-hard Tony Hawk fan since the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater dropped in 1999. I started skating in 1995 and at that time I dreamed about a REAL skateboarding game that would allow me to pull off some realistic tricks. Tony Hawk games have always been filled with an insane amount of real tricks and some cool environments, but they have never been considered simulation games. The goals, the environments, the speed, the crazy 1 million point combos - it's always been very over-the-top and very fictional. It has basically always been an action/adventure arcade game that happens to feature pro skaters and a crazy amount of skateboarding tricks. This is extremely fun for the first few games, but started to grow a little stale by the time the series went "underground". They have been consistent with adding new features and upgrades, but overall the entire concept had just become stale and boring.
Enter SKATE, EA's first attempt to de-throne King Tony. And we have a new champion on our hands, folks. This game makes Tony Hawk games look WEAK in comparison. Seriously, it's that good. Every trick is controlled with various "flicks" of the right analog stick. The only buttons that are used are the triggers (to grab the board with your left or right hand) and the X and A buttons (used for pumping with the left or right foot). This may sound limiting at first, but the different motions are almost endless. Basically every street trick (minus flatland, unfortunately) is in the game - the catch is that you have to LEARN the tricks.
I have to tell you that this game is hard and will take a lot of patience and practice to nail every trick. Grinds can be really difficult sometimes. Timing is everything in this game. For example, if you see a rail in the distance and you want to grind it, you must hold the analog stick down to crouch and then flick it up when you're close to the rail to ollie onto it (or flick it a different direction, such as diagonal, to do a kickflip or heelflip). If you're not lined up perfectly then you'll bail every time. You just have to think like a real skater. If you only have a casual interest in skating or if you want a more arcade-like experience where you can do crazy tricks and link together massive combos, just stick with Tony Hawk.
The graphics are amazing. Everything looks very real. The city is HUGE and is scaled perfectly. As an added bonus, the entire city (minus the skateparks) is unlocked from the beginning so you can freeskate the city for hours and find new spots. Unlike the Hawk games, you could easily spend 10 minutes trying to nail that perfect grind on a 10-stair handrail. Freeskate is actually more fun than the career mode sometimes.
The career mode is pretty sweet and includes a good variety of challenges. Not some goofy challenges like you would find in Tony Hawk, like "launch your skater into some life sized bowling pins" or "do a triple backflip off a 10 story building". I'm talking about REAL challenges like "follow homeboy to the 10 stair gap without hitting any pedestrians" or "do a kickflip to nosegrind on the handrail" or "win a game of S-K-A-T-E against your competitor."
The amount of clothing and accessories is also insane. Many big skate brands are in the game, such as DC, Etnies, eS, Circa, Lakai, and more. If you're a real skater, you might find the same t-shirt and shoes that you own! I decked my skater out with some nice threads and the same pair of Etnies shoes that I plan to buy in a month or so.
There is a good selection of tracks that include rock, rap, and everything in between. The soundtrack is fully customizable, too.
I haven't messed with the video editor yet, but it looks pretty sweet. You can add music, switch camera angles, add slow-mo effects, and more. That's more than I've ever seen in a skateboarding game (thus far), so I have no complaints here.
The bails look pretty brutal when you take a big fall or get hit by a car. Ouch! No blood though.
There is a map that you can access from your backpack that shows different spots and challenges. You can choose to skate to each spot or you can be warped there automatically to save time.
If you're skating on a long downhill street, start at the top and pump a few times. Then hold one of the triggers to crouch and grab your board. You will pick up some good speed. Just watch out for traffic, which can be pretty heavy sometimes!
The pedestrians react to you in funny ways. Sometimes they will yell at you if you skate too close or hit them. Sometimes they will praise you for an awesome trick. Sometimes they will even run over to you after you bail and ask if you're okay. There are other skaters around the best spots, so you have to be respectful and watch out for them, or else you will probably get hit and bail.
There is just so much to like about this game. I could go on forever, but I won't. Just do yourself a favor if you're a skater or a fan of skateboarding and BUY THIS GAME!!!
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