Ubisoft please don't screw up Shawn White Skateboarding. The simulated experience of Skate doesn't do it for me. Variety is the spice of life, but when the choices are Skate, a game that imitates real life skateboarding, or Tony Hawk, the once respected franchise that today is nothing more than gimmick, what's a gamer to do?
Tony Hawk's biggest mistake was being published by Activison. This meant a new game every year which wasn't enough time for the development team to come up with original ideas. You know it's bad when missions include seeing how many people you can hit while riding your skateboard. The new game every year formula works when you dominate the market like Madden, but not so much when you don't have exclusive rights to the Pro Skating League. (Is that a thing?) The franchise probably would still be strong had the developers took their time and released a new game every two years instead of taking a two year hiatus when the series was burnt out. Look at the franchise now. Its a joke. Skate might be on its way there too. It dominates the market for skateboarding games, and look at what EA does to prove it. They release a new Skate two years in a row. If Skate 4 comes out next year, EA might as well make it compatible with the skateboard from Tony Hawk: Ride.
Shawn White Skateboarding could be the breath of fresh air the skateboarding genre needs. If the controls are similar to the Tony Hawk's that weren't motion controlled that would be a plus. If the game has cool levels, fun objectives, and a nice soundtrack I'll buy it. Ive been dieing to play an arcade style skateboarding game. It's one of the few sports games I'm actually good at, and it's fun to play while other people watch you do million point combos. Please don't mess this up Ubisoft.
Tony Hawk's biggest mistake was being published by Activison. This meant a new game every year which wasn't enough time for the development team to come up with original ideas. You know it's bad when missions include seeing how many people you can hit while riding your skateboard. The new game every year formula works when you dominate the market like Madden, but not so much when you don't have exclusive rights to the Pro Skating League. (Is that a thing?) The franchise probably would still be strong had the developers took their time and released a new game every two years instead of taking a two year hiatus when the series was burnt out. Look at the franchise now. Its a joke. Skate might be on its way there too. It dominates the market for skateboarding games, and look at what EA does to prove it. They release a new Skate two years in a row. If Skate 4 comes out next year, EA might as well make it compatible with the skateboard from Tony Hawk: Ride.
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