![]() When a game like Skate City comes out and embraces the more chill side of both gaming and skateboarding, you’d think it was bold as brass for trying to defy tradition. My point is, laboriously as I’ve made it, is you don’t tend to associate peaceful experiences with something dubbed as an extreme sport. It’s not uncommon, with calm-yet-equally-frustrating games like Lonely Mountains: Downhill fusing mountain biking with relaxation. ![]() It’s not often we see something that melds two contradictions together. Arcade, 2D skaters like OlliOlli are equally capable of pulling their weight too. ![]() It’s not just the fully 3D, AAA games that are showing off their tricks, either. Take the twenty year old Tony Hawk’s series, for example, making a revival and showing that there’s still a demand for spectacle. Skateboarding, by contrast, would normally be at the other end of that spectrum. What started with David Cage’s brand of “interactive movies”, at least in a more mainstream fashion, has branched into the calm, wistful likes of Journey, Flower and even Gris. More so in the last decade, the whole “games are art” concept has definitely broadened. Grab your board and we’ll carve a line through this review to find out why. It’s an arcade game, but not as you’d expect it. Now, after an eighteen month exclusivity deal with Apple is finally up, Skate City is making its way to a bigger audience. So when a game subverts that approach and doesn’t have you flipping over helicopters or have washed out Jackass stars attached to it, it’s a welcome change. Just nothing that encourages you to take a calmer approach with some lo-fi beats accompanying it. Oh sure, there’s been 2D skateboarding games, no doubts there. Then more recent efforts like Session and Skater XL have also tried to create the same magic, to some degree. Maybe not so much in later entries, but the first one definitely. EA’s Skate series lets you cruise about and pull off impressive, “normal” trick sequences. We have had some grounded sidewalk surfing games. In fact, when any sport that’s had some kind of X-Games affiliation tries to deviate, it’s met with either surprise or skepticism. Considering that skateboarding is classed as an “extreme sport”, it’s always a surprise when something chill and more realistic comes along. Skateboarding and tranquillity are not synonymous words, generally. Please try again later.Kick, push and chill out in Skate City, a skateboarding game that transcends expectations on the Switch. Sorry, you are ineligible to sign up for this newsletter. If you still have troubles receiving the emails, please contact EA. Please check your spam folder for the above email. Unsubscribe at any time by changing your email preferences. and other EA news, products, events and promotions. You've successfully signed up to receive emails about skate. newsletter before you can redeem your item. and EA emails before you can redeem any reward. news, behind-the-scenes content, updates and more (including other EA news, products, events, and promotions) by email. newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all the latest skate. ![]() I can unsubscribe at any time by changing my email preferences, contacting privacyadmin.ea.com, or writing to Electronic Arts Inc., ATTN: Email Opt-Out, 209 Redwood Shores Pkwy, Redwood City, CA, 94065, USA.
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