1. Sean

   10

   Surpasses it's predecessor in every way possible. Flows like the old one (still a minor frame rate issue though :(., Controls feel natural, not too overcrowded and overwhelming. Best Online i';ve seen in a sports game, varied challenges, freeskate co-op activities. Camera i luv, but TH fans may not like it. 10/10 a truly brilliant and thought out sequel… Expand

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2. Akseli

   9

   I loved the game and i say that game was bit too easy.. Only bad things at game were short, nothing to do after complete, easy, sometimes camera jumping, moving objects and offboard . And i think that Skate 2 buttons and tricks are easy to learn.… Expand

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3. CasualPlayer

   2

   Verdict (Pass or Buy): Pass. (rent if you’re curious) The Good: Graphics are crisp and nicely styled. Textures are rich and the overall visual presentation of the game is true to skateboarding street culture. The Bad: Gameplay. Case and point. It's difficult to really call Skate 2 a" game" or "play". As mentioned in Tom W.'s review, the controls are too finicky and the level of challenge (even in the tutorial stage) is absurdly high. This is not the laid-back easy-going it was promoted to be. The Main Problems: Career Mode objectives are unclear. When the camera pans the area to show you spots to do tricks, the pieces to trick off are not clearly marked or defined. Beyond that, the camera sweeps side to side, up and down, and does not focus on anything in particular. This is comparable to the old Looney Toons gag: "Which way did he go?", the response is a dozen fingers point in every direction, "He went that-a-way." There is jargon casual players won't be familiar with. To aid to the player's panic at not knowing what they've just been asked to do, some objectives have timers. Players will often find themselves performing the loosely instructed objectives and scratching their heads wondering why the game hasn’t rewarded them or indicated that the objective is complete. The player’s frustration rises when they are inches away from completing a series of small objectives and bail, meaning the player must then try the full series again. The camera is low and the hud combined with the skater taking up so most of the screen, which actually blocks your view of what is in the area and often enough what is in front of your skater. It is difficult to gage the distance of obstacles. Often the player will not realize there is an obstacle in time to ollie over it. This, combined with the slow nature of the controls, often results in a bail. Bails are ludicrously easy. Bumping into a 2 inch elevated block will cause your skater to fly 2 meters forward and scrape his/her face across the floor. Most real-world skaters would roll to safety or land on their feet with a little jog to slow the momentum. In career mode, your camera man relays objectives to you(the player) to accomplish. They are brief, loose, and puzzling. Arrows are scattered around the area but do not flash or make any indication to show whether or not the trick you performed counted as a success. The camera man taunts the player The challenges and/or objectives are hard. They are not a fun challenge. They are frustratingly hard. The player will ask themselves whether this is truly a challenge level or actually poor game design. The level of practice required to play is not friendly to a person who just has a half hour to play every day. The controls often produce results you were not intending. Performing many flips are hit or miss. Over all, Skate 2 is an angering experience. This is completely the opposite of the laid-back easy-going game that was advertised.… Expand

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