Gameplay:
You are a little man on a skateboard who can do tricks. You find yourself with Jerbils (the creator of the game) in an area with a wooden floor and four skate ramps. The object of the demo is to showcase the tricks and give the player a chance to become familiar with the button combinations to successfully pull them off. Jerbils walks you through the steps to get as high a score as possible.
I really liked this demo quite a bit. I scored 13,669 points and could have kept going for a while more. It's really a cool game.
Suggestions to the player:
Take your time learning how to do the tricks. I found it takes a bit of practice to get the timing down right, but once you do, it's relatively easy to get some good combos.
Other comments:
I got the little skater dude to do twelve different tricks including"Japan Air" and one called "Impossible." There may be more to discover depending on your combination of buttons.
I was also able to do an eight-trick combo and land it successfully.
Bugs/Problems:
I didn't notice any bugs at all. Very nicely done.
Suggestions for the full game if it is released:
I do wish that the names of the tricks didn't fly by quite as fast. It was hard to read them sometimes. It would have been nice if there had been some sort of title screen and a way to gracefully end the demo instead of just turning off the PS2. Also, it would be more challenging if the player were deducted points for not landing successfully even though I must admit that I didn't mind getting as high a score as I did.
I score this demo a 9/10. If you haven't checked it out, it really is worth your time. It's a very unique demo of a game that would be really fun to complete if it were made into a full version one day.
You are a little man on a skateboard who can do tricks. You find yourself with Jerbils (the creator of the game) in an area with a wooden floor and four skate ramps. The object of the demo is to showcase the tricks and give the player a chance to become familiar with the button combinations to successfully pull them off. Jerbils walks you through the steps to get as high a score as possible.
I really liked this demo quite a bit. I scored 13,669 points and could have kept going for a while more. It's really a cool game.
Suggestions to the player:
Take your time learning how to do the tricks. I found it takes a bit of practice to get the timing down right, but once you do, it's relatively easy to get some good combos.
Other comments:
I got the little skater dude to do twelve different tricks including"Japan Air" and one called "Impossible." There may be more to discover depending on your combination of buttons.
I was also able to do an eight-trick combo and land it successfully.
Bugs/Problems:
I didn't notice any bugs at all. Very nicely done.
Suggestions for the full game if it is released:
I do wish that the names of the tricks didn't fly by quite as fast. It was hard to read them sometimes. It would have been nice if there had been some sort of title screen and a way to gracefully end the demo instead of just turning off the PS2. Also, it would be more challenging if the player were deducted points for not landing successfully even though I must admit that I didn't mind getting as high a score as I did.
I score this demo a 9/10. If you haven't checked it out, it really is worth your time. It's a very unique demo of a game that would be really fun to complete if it were made into a full version one day.