The bad news is, just like in real life, skateboarding here is hard, and sometimes the euphoria you feel at the level’s end isn’t worth the grind it takes to get there. The good news is OlliOlli2 retains the pure mechanics of skateboarding despite its increased absurdity. They dramatically extend the length of each course (you can easily spend 20 minutes learning one route then 20 on another) and offer much-needed choice. That’s where split routes and secret lines come in. The way the scrolling scenery roars relentlessly onwards almost edges the game into rhythm action, forcing you to make snap decisions. Everybody starts on the same fundamentals before building out from them with creative flourishes of unique self-expression. Mastered manuals? Throw a revert in there to swell your score. If your grinds are consistently perfect, kickflip between them. ![]() Once you work within its rhythms, you can start to thread in more advanced techniques. It makes you want to get better at it, and the good thing is that you can. You know, the things actual skaters worry about, like going forward and not falling over.ĭespite initially overwhelming difficulty, the game worms its way into your mind. Ignore chasing scores, snagging collectibles, or completing each course-specific task on your first run, and focus on nailing the basics. It will be filled with heavy swearing and weary sighs, and you might vow to never pick it up again. Your first experience with OlliOlli2 won’t be a fun one. Your mileage may vary.When even successfully completing an ollie in the flat ground of the training park without breaking your neck prompts a flutter of excitement, crazy courses that lob the tricktionary at you prove immediately daunting. Bottom line, like someone before me mentioned, this game is at it's best when I start to feel like rummaging through the old boxes and fire up a Tony Hawk's for an evening or too. Secondly, while there are a great amount of maps available, it doesn't alleviate the feeling of repetitiveness in the game. This particularly frustrating with landing a manual, where half the time you're on point, and half the time not for no apparent reason. There's just something off with the visual cues, controller input and whether or not you're successful in landing a jump to a point where luck seems to be involved more than skill. The game does require a very precise timing to land all the tricks, but at least to me, the controls don't feel crisp enough to achieve this. The problem I have with this game is multifaceted. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a strong proponent of retro side scrollers, and I used to devour Tony Hawk's when they were still cool. It's not a bad game per se, but it just gets very old very fast. At it's core, the game is a simple side scrolling skating game, with limited amount of tricks, but a huge amount of maps. At it's core, the game is a simple side scrolling skating game, I'm quite surprised of the high scores this game is getting from reviewers. I'm quite surprised of the high scores this game is getting from reviewers. ![]() to conclude i love this game with its fast pace and seriously addictive game play but one thing stops it from being a 10. I have one minor problem with the game though and that is some of the more difficult tricks for example double kick-flips and 720 flips are very difficult to pull off due to the fact you must move the analog stick in more than one direction as well as hold either R1 or L1 therefore making these tricks harder to preform accurately especially when you are mid combo and travelling at high speed. Passing through each level can take a huge number of attempts as you learn when and when not to continue combos to eventually reach the end but the super quick re-spawn times means you never stop playing. ![]() At first i found it difficult to get used to the totally unique controls but once i overcame the learning curve the game felt sharp, yet fluid and effortless. In one word its beautiful although challenging. However whilst looking i came across this gem of a game. So i decided to look on the PlayStation store to see if i could download it on my PlayStation 4, unfortunately you cannot. So i decided to look on the PlayStation store to see I recently bought this game after having an obsession over Skate 3 on my PlayStation 3. I recently bought this game after having an obsession over Skate 3 on my PlayStation 3.
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