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I am not usually a fan of trick based games. I find having to learn combination of button presses, coupled with accurate timing and the need for double jointed fingers a bit of a turn off. So why have I given this game 5 out of 5.
Firstly, this is a pick-up and play game. Choose a character and begin with the tutorial, and you will soon be grinding, jumping, grabbing and wall riding like a pro. As you acheive more challenges, more areas open up.
The challenges you are given vary in difficulty from the very easy, to the almost impossible. Luckily you dont have to complete them in any kind of order so you can pick and choose to start with (some only become available though when others have been completed)
Some of the challenges start a cut sequence animation which will result in a change in your environment. A giant ball crashing through a wall, a truck over-turning and spilling its load, a tank firing a shell through a wall and blowing open a safe (and those are some of the sensible ones !!)
In each environment there are hidden objects to pick up. Most importantly there is one key in each area that unlocks a hidden section in another area. Very clever.
As for controls, they are almost instinctive. A Jumps, Y Grinds X performs actions and B is for flips and grabs in the air. Nothing too taxing there.
The novel juice meter means you can skate around for ever as long as you perform enough tricks, and dont fall over too often. Its a nice touch and makes the game more of a free-roaming experience rather than a linear challenge based feature.
Music is fairly good if you like that sort of thing. Stand out track is Youth of the Nation by P.O.D. It doesnt get in the way and you can always turn it off if required.
Any faults ? Well Occasionaly you will disappear into the scenery or fall through a hole that isnt there, but its not enough to put you off. It also wont take you long to open up al the areas (although finding all the keys for the locked areas might take a while) I also dont see the attraction in having multiple characters. Yes of course its nice to have a choice of player, but I cant see that I will be interested in playing the whole game as someone else when I have finished with one character. Maybe thats just me though.
Multiplayer options are a little lame. If you and a friend are evenly matched, then you might get some enjoyment out of a timed points race but I doubt it. The game of 21 was fun for 5 minutes but didnt hold any lasting appeal.
Overall. Excellent graphics, reasonable music, superb gameplay, very addictive and it should pass a few hours. You dont have to be a trick fan to appreciate this offering.
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 29Oct2002 | | | Being a hardcore skater myself ( well just a skater ), i was looking forward to this game more then any of the others, and i was pleasantly surprised by how good it actually is. One major change compared to the tony hawk series is the juice meter instead of a timer. Plus there are more challenges and some of the secret areas you unlock are outstanding like Boardwalk and the Civic Centre. Even if your not a skater then this can still be a game for you, in my opinion this is a `must buy` for the gamecube.
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 13Oct2002 | | |
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