07 Sept 07 The guys over at PSM3 mag have been playing Skate to death over the past few days for an upcoming exclusive review. Perphaps one of the coolest elements of the game - that isn't the skating itself - is the advanced video editor that allows players to create movie edits of their best tricks. Dan Dawkins editor on PSM3 (and real-life skater) sums up why it's so great in a few words: "It really nails the feeling of skateboarding. It's very easy to fall off, which makes it more ... » Read More

Mar 14, 2007

SKATE - updated impressions

PS3 Preview | SKATE

The world doesn't need two skateboarding games... because, arguably, it hasn't yet got one. Tony Hawk? The argument among hardcore skaters and disillusioned fans of Activision's franchise is that it stopped being a skateboarding game around THUG2, losing sight of the simple thrills of real skating and embracing Jackass culture to gloss over its insanely-complicated, obscenely video-gamey controls and swirl of baffling combos. Hardcore Tony Hawk players casually toss out 100-trick combos, ... » Read More

Mar 9, 2007

The best skateboard game ever made?

PS3 Preview | SKATE

It's only been a few days since we had our first Skate experience. But we're still thinking about it, still hearing the clack-clack-clack of wheels on concrete, even as we sit here attempting to forge words into meaningful sentences. Activision's venerable Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series certainly pushed its own boundaries with the enjoyable Project 8, but Skate is something altogether different. In fact, Tony's button mashing franchise isn't even on the same map as Electronic Art's fresh new ... » Read More

Mar 2, 2007

Skate - hands-on

PS3 Preview | SKATE

The moment you finish grinding across the telephone wire, a colossal sadness grips you. You drop the controller, turn off Tony and consider your life with a stare into the bathroom mirror. In the age-lines of your face you see the incalculable hours spent stacking mega-combos for a zillion-points. Your eyes spill a sorrow cavernous, and you pick up your skateboard... hold it to your cheek... and slowly begin scraping your face away with the ... » Read More

Feb 22, 2007

SKATE

PS3 Preview | SKATE

Squaring up to Tony Hawk in a battle for boarding supremacy, the new kid on the block isnt exactly flipping the bird at the old master, its more of a fawning, “Youre great, Tony, I want to be just like you when I grow up” act of hero worship. Yep, EA may be bigging up SKATE as a “Tony Hawk killer” but the reality is this game couldnt be closer to the skating daddy if it called itself Little Tone and hid inside his ... » Read More

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