The last 2 days I've been playing the skate. demo on my Xbox 360 and I (and my still skatin' lil bro) have been blown away with this game. The camera makes it feel like you are skating behind "yourself" filming a video. You can also hear the guy filming you talking to you.
The animation system is just mindblowing! Everything about it is just REAL. From your character looking down at the board when he pops up, to the way your character tries to regain his balance when he doesn't land correctly. The gameplay and control scheme is just so simple once you get the hang of it and it's quite intuitive. You just have to unlearn yourself the old (tired) controls of the endless Tony Hawk games you've undoubtedly played.
It's definitely not another Tony Hawk wannabe. In fact, it's focused on skating (and just skating), so the game's title, skate., is appropriate. Playing it definitely feels like skating and it's very fun, but your not worried about collecting stupid letters. You just keep practicing tricks and riding.
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