Skate is a nightmare to review, but a joy to play. However gushing the description, you can't explain the feeling - the physical sensation of relief, exhilaration and pride - of nailing a perfect trick on your anguished 37th go. In Hawk games, you 'divine' complex moves into life via a rapid-fire test of memory and reactions, in Skate you caress your moves with direct analogue fluidity and grace. Put simply - it feels like skateboarding.
EA has introduced fully functional microtransactions in the Closed Alpha for its upcoming free-to-play title, Skate.
What do you mean by "more money"? It's a free-to-play game. No one paid anything to be in the closed beta. All purchases made during the closed beta will be converted back to in-game currency for players to re-use however they wish after launch.
More money than what EA is giving them to make the game. Didn't think id have to spell it out. How's about they finish the damn game first before asking people to dump money into it. It's not like they need the cashflow to get across the finish line, it's EA not some indie studio, or crowdfunded project
Or maybe it's a playtest and they want to play test the store to make sure it works before launching. Because if they launched the game and the store was broke you'd all be making silly comment about that. "tHeY dIdn'T eVeN TeSt ThE sToRe bEfoRe lAunCh."
Is anyone really surprised? This is the same company that once considered charging for every time you reload your weapon in Battlefield. These guys are the worst.
Microtransactions in EA Skate include bundles worth up to 20 US Dollars, with in-game credits apparently being difficult to earn.
EA announced the new Skate game is headed to consoles and PC next year.
what a coincidence... just the other day T Hawk was said to be in talks with Activision for a revival as well. I swear, EA and Activision have spies among their ranks. CoD info begets Battlefield info just as T Hawk begets Skate.
I've got this pre-ordered from the US (avoid overpricing in the UK lol) and played the demo which is great, can't wait!
It's truly amazing. It feels so much more rewarding when you land big tricks in Skate than in Tony Hawk.
Played the demo on both systems and they both were awesome and played it a bunch. Bought the game yesterday for the Playstation along with Halo 3 but it goes without saying that I didn't get around to playing the full game yet ^.-
it will take some people a little while to get into it, and there's a pretty steep learning curve, but it is a fantastic game and will most likely make you never feel the need to go back to tony hawk again. just an awesome, awesome game.
goodbye Tony Hawk forever. Skate is the Shiz. The game looks darn pretty too. EA(peter moore did it =)