A significant number of improvements make Skate 3 more than a glorified expansion pack; multiplayer mode offers a wealth of possibilities.
The franchise is showing early symptoms of sequelitis; multiplayer limits you to specific spots rather than opening up the entire city for exploration.
Adds more tricks to the Skate repertoire, Powerful park editor is easy to use, Robust online features, including team events, Two levels of completion for every challenge.
Noticeably inconsistent frame rate, AI of pedestrians and other skaters is all over the place.
EA's latest skater caters to newcomers and experienced boarders alike, and features a robust system for creating and sharing content....
Abstrakt: Skate 3 doesn't reinvent the wheels. Nor does it reinvent the decks, the trucks, or any other aspect of the Skate series. This sequel is as noteworthy for the features that it cuts from Skate 2 as it is for those that it introduces, yet this is still a...
Skate 3 is by no means a disappointing addition to the series, but those who sunk their cash into last year’s Skate 2 really don’t have much of a reason to take the plunge here. Thankfully the gameplay is still the most impressive virtual representatio...
Abstrakt: Skate 3 was reviewed on the Xbox 360.What a difference a generation in the video game industry makes. It used to be that the first and foremost franchise in skateboarding was Tony Hawk, but now on its third title, EA’s Skate series has made a worthwhil...
Abstrakt: At first glance the latest Skate installment can easily evoke nostalgia. The series' recurring flick-it controls, low-angle camera, and penchant for handrail-strewn environments suggest that Black Box subscribes to the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" ...
Abstrakt: It seems like only yesterday I was cruisin' the sidewalks of my hometown lookin' for trouble wearing my vision street wear, and riding my coveted Mark Gonzalez skate board. It was actually over 20 years ago. We would read Thrasher Magazine and call peo...
Abstrakt: It's funny the difference a year makes. Twelve months and Skate 3 has dropped its predecessor's clichéd "ride or die, stick it to The Man" pretensions. Where in the previous you assumed the role of a lone skater that was, like, trying to save his homet...