Skate It Review

Designing games around a system's strengths is always a good idea -- and Skate It strives to strike a balance between understanding the DS' limitations while making the most of its strengths. Solid controls, multiplayer options, and creation tools stand out, though some jagged textures and their frustrating side effects hamper an otherwise solid execution. Bland textures cause the most problems with Skate It, as they tend to smear parts of the environment together, making it hard to determine when a curb turns into a sidewalk before it's too late to avoid a wipeout (even brushing against small objects in the game results in the same undesirable effect). When compared to other skateboarding games that give the player a more forgiving margin of error, Skate It misses the mark. But despite being more difficult and unforgiving than it needs to be, Skate It's controls do a good job of making up for some of those frustrations.  ... (link)