Game Reviews7/10
Five Years On, Skatebird Still Rides the Wave That Made It a Cult Classic
A small bird takes up a skateboard to win back its absent human owner, in a world of pencil rails and bendy straw grinds.
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Tag: skateboarding games
Game Reviews7.5/10
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland Still Can’t Decide If It Wants to Be a City or a Set
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland review: the seamless Los Angeles map still holds up, but the story, BMX and Bert Slides do not. Score: 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
One Button, One Chance: OlliOlli’s Perfect-Landing Obsession
OlliOlli review: Roll7's one-life skateboarding game on Vita, its perfect-landing scoring, Daily Grind, ports, sequels, and a 7.9 score.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Skate Made Flicking a Stick Feel Like Real Skateboarding, and 19 Years On Nothing Has Beaten It
Skate (2007) mapped tricks to the right analog stick and changed sports games forever. A review of its physics, reactive city, roster and 2025 reboot.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Skateboarding’s Most Influential Video Game Holds Up Because of Its Timer, Not Its Tricks
A retrospective review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999): the two-minute clock, combo scoring, special gauge, and why the PlayStation original still holds up.
Game Reviews7/10
Skate or Die turns skateboarding into a party game, and the board barely matters
Skate or Die! on NES: five events, Bionic Lester, and a pool joust that beats every ramp run. A retro review of EA's 1987 skateboarding oddity.