This game takes practice, you won't just hop on and start stringing combos together like you could with your thumbs. I was sweating like a penguin in hell the first couple days playing this! I was thinking "This doesn't work very well, at least I got it cheap." Turns out I just wasn't used to it and I sucked at it. I couldn't pull off "Flick Flip Tricks" for the life of me, now I can on demand. (easier if you rotate and ollie at the same time and then flick it back to center, and do it much faster than in the demo video.
This is a new controller, one of a kind! and it takes time to get good at...You will need balance and stamina and patience.
It's Day Four now and I'm ripping it up and loving it! I'm really Bummed at all the Bad Reviews it got and feel they are unfair.
I mean come on, The Skate series came along and said we're gonna create a new flick it skate system, makes you feel like your thumbs are skating, and I totally loved it. A much more realistic feeling than the previous TH games, but then Tony Hawk answers with a Skateboard Controller!! BAM! I was stoked and really wanted it at launch but $120 was just too much! Well I got it for waaaay less and am so glad I did despite all the "Professional" bad reviews. (Keep in mind these reviewers don't have a lot of time to properly learn this game, they have to review everything, and this game takes time to learn, once again.)
The graphics get the job done nicely, yes they could be better but they aren't bad like people say.
The Soundtrack is awesome like usual but that's obviously a personal preference. Darker my love, yeah yeah yeahs, Beck, Duke Spirit stand out for me.
All the decks and clothes for your character keep things fresh, and aren't necessary to this game but help round it out and keep it alive.
The Levels are smaller so far, but well designed and fun.
The Game modes aren't Deep but have variety, Speed, Trick, and Challenge, of course free skate too. You won't be collecting the letters S-K-A-T-E. (which i always hated anyway) The bonus icons are more intuitive and help create a line for you.
The Trick list seems to be smaller and I wish there was a list somewhere for all the moves and how to pull them off specifically. I know if you keep your feet over the front or back sensor you pull of different flip tricks, as opposed to open.
You can Manuel, Grind, Board Slide, Revert, Finger Flip, Flip tricks, Varials, Pull off all kinds of Air Grabs. 180 360 and many more, link tricks with manuels too.
There are a few graphical glitches, but these only tended to show up when i was playing like an idiot and crashing into everything. Now that I've gotten better they don't show up really. Guess they didn't have time to fully play test it for beginners, by skating like a one legged fish monkey in the test room.
This is getting lengthy, but I just feel this game deserves more praise for being the first of it's kind! Now that the price has come down, if you like skating/games give it a shot, just make sure your in shape a little and willing to give it time and patience.
A good start to a new way of skating in video games.
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