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- PlayStation 2 Games, Consoles & Accessories; PC Games & Accessories; Intellivision Games, Consoles & Accessories. PS2 Simpsons Mini Controller Lisa. By Solutions 2 Go. 5.0 out of 5 stars 1. The Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2) by Electronic Arts. 1.0 out of 5 stars 2.
The Tony Hawk series is often romanticized and referenced in casual skate conversation, but the Hawk man wasn’t the only one trying to spread the gnar into the nerd world back in the 2000s. There were a dozen other greedy game developers trying to tap into that THPS money once it became a record breaking hit. Of course, nobody that took skateboarding seriously ever played them, because there really was no reason to own any other skateboarding game except Tony’s. Most of these games were just ripoffs that ended up in the dollar bin rack at your local GameStop, or at garage sales across the world. Out of sheer boredom, we did some digging for these long-lost and forgotten Playstation titles so you won’t have to torture yourself to find out if they’re worth your time.
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy (PlayStation)
Sure, the controls in Thrasher were a little funky to get used to, but if you put in some time, you will realize this was technically the best skateboarding game of its time (besides THPS). It was the first to illustrate the professional life of a skateboarder, coming from nothing, traveling the world, picking up sponsors until eventually going pro and becoming SOTY. Not only do you get to choose your own sponsors (from a strangely modern selection including Supreme, Anti Hero and Converse), but the spots that are featured are some of the most iconic in street skating’s history.
Gameplay wise, it’s the spiritual predecessor of EA’s skate., emphasizing trick selection and variety. When your time is up on each level, instead of going straight to game over, you are challenged by some form of skate harassment. In most levels it’s a cop with a taser, but in Venice Beach you’re attacked by a mugger, and in the hills of SF you’re chased by a rabid dog. Tricks are worth extra during chases and it always feels good to back tail into the distance as the cop spews one liners at you.
+: Amazing soundtrack, great levels, good storyline, semirealistic
gameplay
-: Harsh learning curve, cartoony graphics, goofy characters
Evolution Skateboarding (PS2)
The big “innovation” in Evolution Skateboarding is the addition of boss battle levels. Yep, you heard that right: To beat the game you have to battle a giant tarantula in a castle and an evil semi-truck… Yo Konami, pass the crack! If you can get through this fantasy nerd nightmare, you unlock various characters from other Konami games like Solid Snake and “Vampire Killer” from Castlevania. Despite me wanting to like this game, I found myself popping this one out more than putting it in (giggidy).
+: Sick early 2000’s skater lineup, weirdness, WTF
-: Kooky
Street Sk8er 2 (PlayStation)
This one plays like a shittier version of that weird arcade game Top Skater. Remember that clunky thing? It’s more of a racing game with trick points added as a bonus. There are some real tricks featured here, but not without the inclusion of such goofs as “Iguana Grabs” and double backflips. Most of the levels resemble real places in name only. San Francisco looks just like the game Crazy Taxi, but way shittier. If you aren’t playing this game for nostalgic reasons, I don’t know why you would be playing it at all.
+: Del Tha Funky Homosapien on the soundtrack, nostalgic
-: Unrealistic tricks, bad controls, mostly unenjoyable
MTV Sports Presents: Skateboarding (PlayStation)
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Ah, now we come to this weird crock of shit. Andy Mac graces the cover, almost immediately signifying that this will not be good. Advertising multiple gameplay modes, a great soundtrack and hundreds of tricks, let me be the first to tell you that the gameplay is actually fucked, like a demented THPS. To perform tricks you have to punch the buttons in such a delayed mess that it ends up making no sense what is going on. Playing this game makes me wonder how they got Sal Barbier, Huf, Scott Johnston and Rick Howard on board. Shoulda known better than to buy this when you read the phrase on the back, “How does 540 benihana to one-footed backside smith grind sound?”
+: Heavy lineup of late 90’s legends, that “Rock Superstar” song by Cypress Hill on loop
-: Unplayable
Grind Session (PlayStation)
Grind Session was a happy medium between Thrasher and THPS. This game featured an impressive but somewhat eclectic lineup of pros, from the one and only Cardiel to Willy Santos. Pigpen and Cara-Beth Burnside are also featured in the game. The Tempster appears and it’s fun to skate Slam City Jam and throw down a few of his patented impossibles.
The game’s strange physics fall somewhere between aggravating and hilarious. There is a secret mansion that is unlocked one room at a time by completing all goals in a chosen level, but the task is seemingly impossible. Overall, Grind Session tries to come across as a more street oriented THPS but doesn’t make it with the greats due to aggravating physics and poor level design.
+: Cool lineup, Burnside replica level
-: Awkward gameplay, bad soundtrack, strange trick selection
X Games Skateboarding (PS2)
X Games Skateboarding is kinda like the value rack version of THPS. While Burnquist, McCrank and Colin McKay seem like pretty logical character choices, Lincoln Ueda, Chaz Fernandez and Carlos de Andrade are pretty oddball. Guess their character budget ran out halfway through development or something. Chris Senn and Kerry Getz round out the lineup adding some legitimacy to the game.
One of the cooler inclusions is the “Burntwist” trick, but you can only pull it while playing with Bob. The board customization in the game is pretty cool, allowing you to semi-adjust your stats depending on if you choose tight or loose trucks, or fast/slow bearings. Why would slow bearings be a fucking option, though?
Last but not least, the voice over / announcer sounds like he’s wacked out on coke or something, super sports announcer-y and annoying, and he yells at you if you have too many bails… just like at the X Games!
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+: Nostalgic board graphics, Burntwists, McCrank!
-: Weird gameplay, repetitive, coked up announcer
The Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2)
The Simpsons Skateboarding is the game you truly with all your heart want to love but I guarantee will hate. The levels are poorly designed, the graphics are bad, and the tricks were kept to the basics, with kickflips, bs shove its, and tre flips being your only options and basic grinds.
There are some special tricks that have interesting titles, but none of them seem to be possible. Most of them call for a ridiculous amount of button mashing followed by the grab button, rendering them useless. Despite having played this games as a kid, even the nostalgia factor can’t save this one. I daresay it is the worst skateboarding game to have ever been developed.
+: You get to skate Springfield?
-: Pretty much every aspect of this abomination
Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure (PS2)
This game kinda plays like a THPS, if THPS was designed for toddlers that only knew how to button mash. Any button you press makes do a random trick—which I’m sure is delightful for a 2 year old—but just hitting X over and over to do random tricks doesn’t do it for me. After torturing myself long enough I discovered that turning “Pro Controls” on in the options menu enabled me to control what tricks my character actually does. Sneaky!
+: Toy Story levels, good physics and playability
-: Made exclusively for children, so don’t pat yourself on the back too hard
Reviews: Silas Fiction
Illustration: Michael Giurato
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| The Simpsons Skateboarding | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The Code Monkeys |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Artist(s) | William Brand Daniel Hughes Paul Hunter |
| Writer(s) | Tim Long Matt Selman |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Tyng |
| Series | The Simpsons |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Extreme sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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The Simpsons Skateboarding is an extreme sportsvideo game based on the animatedsitcomThe Simpsons. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 12 November 2002 and Europe on 6 December 2002. The game was developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts. The story and dialogue were written by writers from The Simpsons, with all character voices supplied by the cast.
The game was widely panned by critics and is considered one of the worst video games of all time.
Gameplay[edit]
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Springfield has been converted into a skate park for the Annual Skate Tour, full with skate-able objects and landmarks from the television series. Players are able to choose one of the nine characters available to compete for the grand prize. All of the characters' voices were recorded by the actual voice actors from The Simpsons. Each character has over forty unique moves. Players can test their skills in either a two-player head-to-head skate off, or in one of the fast and furious modes: Freeskate, Skate Fest, Trick Contest, and a game of skateboard H-O-R-S-E, unlocking additional characters, locations, and skateboards. Players can also choose to learn all the skateboard moves and tricks before they begin the actual game in the Skillz School mode.[1]
Development[edit]
The Simpsons Skateboarding was developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Electronic Arts (EA) under license from Fox Interactive. Before EA made an official announcement about The Simpsons Skateboarding, an advertisement for the game was featured on the back page of the instruction manual for The Simpsons: Road Rage, and on in-game billboards, which was released in 2001. There were no mention of a console in the advertisement and no gameplay details were revealed. In November 2001, EA representatives said they were not ready to comment on the product.[2] On 16 May 2002, a few days before the E3 Media and Business Summit, they released the first information about the game.[3] All of the characters' voices were recorded by the actual voice actors from The Simpsons.[1][4]
Reception[edit]
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The Simpsons Skateboarding received 'unfavorable' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] It was criticized for its chunky graphics, poorly recorded sound and music, lack of skateboarding tricks, and poor controls whilst the in-game dialogue were mixed.
Andrew Reiner of Game Informer said: 'Never before have I seen a developer put forth such an effort to secure the Worst Game of the Year award. I'll even go as far to say that this may very well be the worst PlayStation 2 game on the market.'[9] Kevin Murphy of GameSpy said that 'The Simpsons Skateboarding should be a case study in bad game design.'[11]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Shred and Grind Springfield in the Simpsons Skateboarding for the PlayStation 2 From EA and Fox Interactive'. Business Wire. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^IGN staff (27 November 2001). 'The Simpsons Go Skateboarding'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Smith, David (17 May 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding (Preview)'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^'Here's a nostalgia inducing list of skateboard games'. Magneto. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ ab'The Simpsons Skateboarding for PlayStation 2 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^Marriott, Scott Alan. 'The Simpsons Skateboarding - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^EGM staff (January 2003). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding'. Electronic Gaming Monthly (162): 176. Archived from the original on 14 May 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Taylor, Martin (1 January 2003). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. Eurogamer. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ abReiner, Andrew (December 2002). 'Simpsons' [sic] Skateboarding'. Game Informer (116): 123. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Davis, Ryan (26 November 2002). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ abMurphy, Kevin (2 December 2002). 'GameSpy: The Simpsons Skateboarding'. GameSpy. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Valentino, Nick (24 November 2002). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding - PS2 - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Smith, David (19 November 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Rybicki, Joe (January 2003). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 132. Archived from the original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Rubenstein, Glenn (25 November 2002). ''[The] Simpsons Skateboarding' (PS2) Review'. X-Play. Archived from the original on 25 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Boyce, Ryan (25 October 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. Maxim. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- The Simpsons Skateboarding on IMDb
- The Simpsons Skateboarding at MobyGames
