The Wii Balance Board has opened many doors for developers, but one of the most plentiful areas in terms of opportunity is to bring arcade-style control options (the type usually resigned to giant, expensive cabinets) into the home - as Electronic Arts will be doing in its upcoming extreme sports sim, and spin-off of last year's hit franchise Skate, Skate It on the Nintendo Wii.
Like Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding, players will substitute the monstrous arcade cabinet and public glare for the Wii Balance Board and their console, standing side on it and shifting their weight back and forth to direct their character's skateboard in the privacy of their own homes. There's even talk that a clip-on accessory might be packaged with the game, shaped like a board to make the experience all that more immersive.
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There is still a little confusion over whether or not you'll be able to perform tricks via the Balance Board in Skate It (some have citied basics such as ollies and manuals will be assigned to the accessory), but what we do know is that most stunts will be mapped to the motion-controlling wizardry (and button presses) of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck.
The title is set in the fictional city of San Vanelona, the same location as the original Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game. However, trailers for Skate It have shown this time around the place has been ruined by a series of mysterious natural disasters that have led to a mass evacuation of the densely populated area... except for you and your board. Seems to us like EA is copping-out of creating a processing-power-munching 'living' city on Wii, but then again the destroyed, rugged environment could provide a myriad of peculiar, jaunty-angled surfaces on which to leap on and off and perform tricks.
EA's first Wii skateboarding simulator is said to include an extensive career mode, in which players will travel the world - a first for the series - gaining sponsors, unlocking gear, and grinding away to become the world's best skating pro.
Skate It is also looking to be a rather pretty Wii Balance Board game in terms of graphics, and we're hoping will provide the Nintendo Wii with its first serious skating re-creation after Tony Hawk's downhill escapades were, while enjoyable, lacking in any real substance.
Skate It is scheduled for launch before the end of the year.
Like Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding, players will substitute the monstrous arcade cabinet and public glare for the Wii Balance Board and their console, standing side on it and shifting their weight back and forth to direct their character's skateboard in the privacy of their own homes. There's even talk that a clip-on accessory might be packaged with the game, shaped like a board to make the experience all that more immersive.
Click below to continue reading.
There is still a little confusion over whether or not you'll be able to perform tricks via the Balance Board in Skate It (some have citied basics such as ollies and manuals will be assigned to the accessory), but what we do know is that most stunts will be mapped to the motion-controlling wizardry (and button presses) of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck.
The title is set in the fictional city of San Vanelona, the same location as the original Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game. However, trailers for Skate It have shown this time around the place has been ruined by a series of mysterious natural disasters that have led to a mass evacuation of the densely populated area... except for you and your board. Seems to us like EA is copping-out of creating a processing-power-munching 'living' city on Wii, but then again the destroyed, rugged environment could provide a myriad of peculiar, jaunty-angled surfaces on which to leap on and off and perform tricks.
EA's first Wii skateboarding simulator is said to include an extensive career mode, in which players will travel the world - a first for the series - gaining sponsors, unlocking gear, and grinding away to become the world's best skating pro.
Skate It is also looking to be a rather pretty Wii Balance Board game in terms of graphics, and we're hoping will provide the Nintendo Wii with its first serious skating re-creation after Tony Hawk's downhill escapades were, while enjoyable, lacking in any real substance.
Skate It is scheduled for launch before the end of the year.
5 comments:
I really hope they don't mess this one up.
The Skate franchise is perfect as it is - and the balance board will not really give much to the genre apart from using it to steer the board!
I expect it will be an optional add-on to the game.
Well... I hope it is!
Hey skatergeek.
Yep, it's definitely an optional add-on... can you imagine the uproar if everyone had to buy a Balance Board to play? =)
Assuming EA take the great gameplay of the original, the Balance Board controls could add just another element to a strong franchise.
That sounds good to me however I wonder...Will there be a 2 player system or is it just solo stuff?
Hey Anonymous. Thanks for commenting.
Skate It will have multiplayer, but I believe EA are designing it so that you take it in turns rather than having a split screen mode.
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Thanks your article!
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