news 28 Posted October 7, 2008 Hi all, We have just published a hands-on preview of *Skate 2*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/10/07/skate-2-hands-on-preview/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/10/skate-2-hands-on-preview/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */Keeping it simple, it's fair to say that we liked Skate 2. A lot. An awful lot actually and it really did surprise us exactly how much fun we were having despite our ineptitude and the fact that we were bailing out faster than a sailor in a sinking ship. //Skate 2 isn't an easy game to play at first, but it's unfair to put the fault on the game there because the reality is that it's difficult to play not because it's badly designed or unintuitive, but because we're just so used to playing //Tony Hawk games instead. It's like playing an FPS game using a non-inverted mouse and then moving to play a game which demands the mouse must be inverted. Neither view is wrong really, but getting used to it can be a bit difficult. That said, it takes on an hour or two to get over this hump though and once you've done it the game rapidly opens itself up to you as an inventive and interesting take on skateboarding as a game. The ability to get off the board and move the furniture around also busts the entire experience wide open and gives players the chance not only to make their own tricks, but to actually enjoy the process of doing so and to be able to explore and pursue new goals as they do. There are definitely a few bugs and issues to be ironed out in the build of //Skate 2 that we played, but it's remarkable how the game is still hugely playable and enjoyable already. The best thing though is that it's obvious that it's only going to get better from here. / * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net Share this post Link to post
