Now I am not a typical skateboarding game fan, I prefer my FPS’s and racing games on the most part, but Skate manages to capture that essence of fun, even glee in gaming that I don’t really experience anymore in most high profile games.

When you land a particularly insane trick in Skate 2 you feel a sense of accomplishment that other games *cough* Tony Hawk *cough* could never hope to replicate. This is a game that can work for both the casual and hardcore gamer in that it has pick-up-and-playability for those looking for a quick fix but also has that level of depth in the trick system that will appeal to the hardcore crowd.

Couple that with the smooth online play and freeskate modes and you get a winning combination that surpasses its predecessor in all the ways that count.

I love me some Skate 2!