'Skate' bored? EA teases Skate 2 gameplay twist

by Randy Nelson { May 19th 2008 at 5:40PM }

Nintendo Wii owners will get a chance to Skate It this fall, but EA hasn't forgotten that those with current-gen HD consoles are also ready for their own follow-up to the game that made the last Tony Hawk look like a turkey. Two new videos posted to the official Skate site -- "What happened to that Dude?" and "What happened to San Vanelona?" -- feature skaters talking up players' feats in the first game and about how the city has changed since then, before heading into some brief gameplay clips and a teaser logo for Skate 2 (above).

According to the skaters in the clips, five years have passed in the gameworld -- Skate's fictional city of San Vanelona -- and large corporations have spearheaded a big-time crackdown on skating. They talk of harsher punishment than mere tickets and how obstacles have been put in place near rails and other prime trick spots to discourage skaters. Still, the second clip shows a skater and his board perched defiantly atop a concrete block with a "No Skateboarding" sign affixed to it. So, skateboarding is a crime after all -- at least in Skate 2 -- and it looks like you'll be sticking it to the man (in this case, big business) a la Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.

Gallery: Skate 2

Tags: ea, skate, skate-2, skate-it, teaser, tony-hawk, video

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Curtis the Claw:PSN-ctclaw @ May 19th 2008 5:44PM

That is a horrible logo, even after being told what it is for I still don't see any connection other then the "2".

Platinum_Skeet @ May 19th 2008 6:38PM

That's the loading arrow from Skate I think it's pretty appropriate for this game...

Raikage (LDF CRAB BATTLE!!!) @ May 19th 2008 5:44PM

I played skate about a month ago for the first time, it was almost like playing Tony Hawk 1&2 back in the day...

Those were some GOOD games...

DuhraL @ May 19th 2008 5:50PM

You guys accidentally misspelled the name of the city. It's San Vanelona.

And the logo works just fine. Its the original skate logo and they put the 2 in just the right spot.

There will be an entire new city in the new game. They are using the story with the city cracking down on skaters so they can move the locale and have a reasoning for it.

Curtis the Claw:PSN-ctclaw @ May 19th 2008 5:56PM

"And the logo works just fine. Its the original skate logo and they put the 2 in just the right spot."

Well accept the original logo had the word "skate" next to it.

Benny @ May 19th 2008 6:02PM

*except

Curtis the Claw:PSN-ctclaw @ May 19th 2008 6:07PM

Ah yes, I should have put "except" instead of "accept". You would think my mind was actually on work or something instead of joystiq:)

Benny @ May 19th 2008 6:22PM

Your welcome.

Randy Nelson @ May 19th 2008 6:24PM

Oops. Better catch than I made on that. Thanks. ;)

Fishstick @ May 19th 2008 6:38PM

*You're

Benny @ May 19th 2008 7:01PM

*irony missed

Umeadi @ May 19th 2008 9:04PM

^^^
HA!

Seroth @ May 19th 2008 5:54PM

I never played the full version of the original Skate, so I don't know the story for these games, but I say they take the "Charles Barkley: Shut Up and Jam, Gaiden" appraoch and have skateboarding being an ancient, forbidden power with the power to level cities and kill thousands. That'd be awesome.

Also, needs Euphoria.

tmacairjordan87 @ May 19th 2008 6:12PM

Every game that has people in it needs euphoria now. It's one of the only things that keeps GTA 4 from being stale after 100 hours

mundox @ May 19th 2008 6:29PM

Down 2, down to where? down to hell :O

Evan @ May 19th 2008 6:36PM

Already?

Brandon @ May 19th 2008 6:44PM

If it weren't a fictional character they were talking about you'd think it was Tom Penny.

Matt Lukens @ May 19th 2008 7:09PM

That's what I was thinking.

Mr Khan @ May 19th 2008 7:21PM

Mayhap it's a freudian thing on EA's part, as i think it looks a lot like the Take Two logo

BananaBoat @ May 19th 2008 7:21PM

Why bother with a plot at all, if the best one you can come up with is "Evil corporations conspire to end skateboarding once and for all"? Does this play to some weird skateboarder fantasy that "the man" is out to get them, or is this just truly a terrible plot? I guess a plot about strip mall store owners conspiring to post "No skating" signs in a desperate move to end graffiti on their storefronts, and annoyance to their customers, wasn't hardcore enough for the game.

Then again, the irony of EA making a game about corporate oppression, combined with the gameplay and visuals, might combine into something worthwhile.

Mr Khan @ May 19th 2008 7:44PM

I like it, as long as it doesn't try to take itself too seriously

Reminds me of a video game plot back from the 3rd-generation era, or something

BananaBoat @ May 19th 2008 7:58PM

For some reason, it reminds me of the plot from the game "Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City". Just as non-sensical, and as potentially hilarious.

Norm @ May 20th 2008 9:24AM

I think it's a funny toungue in cheek story about skateboarding from a skateboarder's perspective. It's a humorous charicature of skateboarding itself.

Pitrsin @ May 19th 2008 8:05PM

"Still, the second clip shows a skater and his board perched defiantly atop a concrete block with a "No Skateboarding" sign affixed to it."

That skater is Rob Dyrdek.

Delgado @ May 19th 2008 9:48PM

Rob and Big was the only reason I watched MTV. It was such a good show.

David @ May 19th 2008 9:23PM

As long as the there is a better create-a-skater option than in the first one, I'm happy.

Kevin @ May 19th 2008 9:35PM

wow, that looks exactly like the first one.

Odog4ever @ May 20th 2008 6:37PM

They are obviously using the first game to make these "video diary" teasers.

Hold your britches until we get an official "this is skate 2 game play footage" announcement. From the tone of videos it looks like we will be getting a new city to skate in and they just want to create a back story.

doctor t @ May 19th 2008 10:25PM

Skate > The entire Tony Hawk series.

I can't wait for them to drop the deuce.

Mooseman721 @ May 21st 2008 12:17PM

Hope they can sort out the PS3 slowdown this time. It ruined that game for me.

Austin Howell @ Jun 17th 2008 8:00PM

dudes thats skate 1 gameplay that srob dyrdeks character for skate not skate 2 thats his special character they made just for him,and who ever did that rechearch sucks,just go to the skate.ea.com they tell u bout it... i think or its yuu tube.

Austin Howell @ Jun 17th 2008 8:06PM

also they should put kentucky in it cause ollies skatepark. its huge and the best,they have a huge halfpipe in there

gerard1992 @ Jun 25th 2008 6:46AM

how about hooking up your own music to the game using an ipod .i dont really like the current selection

(*.-) @ Jul 17th 2008 11:04AM

you can do it on the 360 using the usb slots it works for any game

Drew @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:13PM

they had agent orange. thats pretty decent music to me

not_guilty_84 @ Jul 16th 2008 6:18PM

i dont think this game should have any "special powers" or ninjas in it...its a skating game, something to do when your board is snapped or its too hot to do anything and u still wanna skate, i think the idea of taking actual skating issues and putting em in the game is amazing! although skate 2 should have a few more realistic things(even if its annoying) like having to walk to get your board, being able to get off your board! acquiring new skills and tricks along the way and more range for creation of your skater! everything else is kinda perfect!

carl @ Jul 30th 2008 8:48PM

ya this article is completly made up... i've been looking into skate 2 and they said that its still san vanelona but because of the destruction that you can skate in skate it the city is entirly rebuilt... walking is in it, theres a third person camera and better CAS