Evolution Skateboarding

The Evolution Skateboarding brings professional skaters to the same level of funky style: you can ride as famous riders, or you can ride as your own character. The design and presentation are deliberately playful, with an emphasis on the entertainment side rather than documentary. Tricks and combinations follow a simple logic: acceleration, takeoff, landing. But you can collect long combinations, and the score depends on this. The levels are built like small platforms with different elements - railings, steps, sides - and finding a line through them is more interesting than performing a separate technique. There are competition and free skating modes, as well as tasks to perform specific tricks or score points in a given time. The difference between the heroes is noticeable: some have a higher jump, others have better control, and the style of passing changes. It’s also worth noting that the levels here are divided by type: somewhere it’s a neat skate park with ramps, somewhere it’s a vast urban area with non-obvious lines. Points are awarded for performing complex combinations, but they are deducted for a failed landing, so the risk has to be weighed against the calculation. The appearance of the skater and the board can be changed, which was a mandatory part for this category of games. There is also a free skating mode where you can safely search for lines throughout the area. The project did not become a standard for the genre, but at one time it offered enough freedom to linger on the levels for a long time. Evolution Skateboarding is a solid arcade game for those who like to try tricks for the sake of it.