IGN's Daemon Hatfield spent some time with EA's Skate It, playing with both the Wiimote control scheme and the more novel Balance Board-based scheme. Getting real (non-demo/tutorial) gameplay for the first time, Hatfield described the setup that motivates your character to find things and skate them.
The character Reda from Skate returns with a camera to document all your tricks, promising a shot at a skating career outside of the destroyed San Vanelona if you have the goods. To this end, the game contains "photo" and "film" challenges in which you must pull off specific tricks for the camera after finding a location appropriate for the prescribed chains of tricks. Other challenges specify the location as well. You can earn enough points in a challenge to "own it" or exceed that minimum to "kill it," which earns you more gear, game modes, and other bonuses.
Check out the new screens that IGN obtained along with this preview, as well as (obviously) a new trailer.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-27-2008 @ 11:05AM
TheCoats said...
Do you need a balance board to play this game?
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8-27-2008 @ 12:36PM
TWOO DEE said...
nope, balance board scheme or wiimote-only (think those TechDecks or whatever they were called...)
8-27-2008 @ 7:55PM
TWOO DEE said...
oh, you can also plug in the nunchuck if you'd prefer to steer that way