Skate Jam - Pro Skateboarding for Pc

This game definitely brings back memories of the early Tony Hawk games. This is one of the better skateboarding games I’ve seen in the App Store. I love the music too. Now there are some downsides. I hate that the bailing mechanics are not consistent. I would bail on the dumbest things. Also I find myself falling through the world especially when I’m near a wall. Then all of a sudden the screen fades and I’ve responded someplace else. Which that spawn animation kills my time especially if I hit a buggy area. I will say the thing I hate the most is the speed of the character, even though I’ve increased my stats. Also I hate that the player doesn’t automatically kickoff when you respawn. Hopefully these things get changed. Besides all the weird bugs and mechanics I really enjoy the game.

So the game is fine but the main layout is cluttered. There’s just so much to look at it, that it is overwhelming, and that’s not even why I don’t like the game. My biggest issue with the game is the controls and the physics. If you’re not sure what I mean, download it and experience it for yourself. I can deal with the trick, Ollie, and grind buttons not always working, but the killing point for me is that when you hit a wall, you bounce right off. It might not seem like a big deal, but put a rail on your other side and you can’t escape. Even that wouldn’t be such a huge deal if that maps didn’t have a time limit, but if you spend 10 seconds trying to turn around or escape for a tight spot, you may as well start the level over right there. All the micro transactions are super annoying too. I honestly am downloading touch grind 2 right now to see if it’s any good. I used to have touch grind 1 back in the day, and this Tony hawk game reminded me that I liked it. I’ll guarantee that at least the buttons will work, unlike this app.

Even before this most recent update, the game was a mess. As a long-time Tony Hawk fan, I was excited to see what could be done with his brand on mobile. Instead, I found a repetitive, glitchy, gimmicky, and frustration experience, with problems in just about every aspect of the game. Although I did have fun initially, it eventually led to a grind in an attempt to achieve self-set goals, and led to me playing it less and less. Even though this update touts the numerous improvements and fixes, I have found things to only be more frustrating. First off, the fact that it took four months for any information to come out regarding this game is frustrating to say the least. On top of that, many of the problems I see with this game have either not been addressed or compounded. The devs decided to double down on the already egregious pay-to-win elements (the boards that you can ONLY purchase with irl money are particularly insulting in my eyes) with this subscription service, all but guaranteeing that the only people at the top of the “new and improved” tournaments

It’s a mobile game so there’s not a high expectation but the game is littered with bugs, poor controls, and the worst part of mobile gaming returns (micro transactions). The game has an old-school THPS feeling to it, they did well there! Levels seem to be split into about four parts each with their own variation of goals, so there’s plenty of content. Playlist is made of some decent up and coming artists in classic THPS games fashion. The skating itself could use work there’s no way to keep pushing off to build up speed, buttons and thumb-stick can be unresponsive causing bail after bail. If you grind some of the ramps or jump something just wrong it will just fall through the map into grayness. Turning is wide and if you get caught between obstacles you will be in bounce off purgatory. Grinding meter flips quicker than the thumb-stick can correct and the momentum of a combo doesn’t carry over so if you just keep jumping to do grabs or flips between grinds the meter resets center and you don’t have to worry about balance anyway. When you lean back down a ramp or pipe on a grind you still fall, instead of going back down. Quick fix list Push off button or forward on stick to keep building speed. Slightly tighter steering. Wall grinds and the ability to jump up and kick off the wall. Fix the grind meter. Maybe a quick reset drop button to get out of bounce purgatory. Minor bug fixes within maps. Graphics: 2/5 Controls: 1/5 Music: 3/5 Gameplay: 2/5