Software:Street Sk8er

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Street Skater
Street Skater.jpg
PAL cover art
Developer(s)Atelier Double
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: October 22, 1998
  • NA: February 26, 1999[1]
  • EU: April 1999[2]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Street Sk8er - known in PAL territories as Street Skater - is a skateboarding video game for the PlayStation. It was first released in Japan in 1998 under the name Street Boarders (ストリートボーダーズ, Sutorīto Bōdāzu), then was licensed by Electronic Arts for distribution in 1999. It was re-released later in Japan as part of the Simple 1500 series of budget games under the name The Skateboard. It was released on the PlayStation 3 in Europe as a download via the PlayStation Store in May 2008.[3]

Gameplay

Players attempt to clear each track by scoring a minimum number of points within a set time limit. The tracks consist of obstacles to perform tricks on, including rails, benches and half-pipes. By clearing a stage the player earns experience points that can be used to make the skater faster, more agile, able to jump higher, etc.

Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack features music by various punk bands, including:

  • H2O - "Everready" & "Thicker Than Water"
  • Less Than Jake - "Sugar in Your Gas Tank" & "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads"
  • The Pietasters - "Out All Night"
  • I Against I - "Maybe Tomorrow" & "Ordinary Fight"
  • Gas Huffer - "Rotten Egg"
  • Straight Faced - "Against"
  • All - "Honey Peeps"
  • Weston - "Liz Phair"
  • Plastilina Mosh - "Monster Truck" & "Encendedor"
  • Bow & Arrow - World Is Breaking (this appears on the demo stage)

All other music composed by Toshiyuki Kakuta.

The game disc could be inserted into any CD player with the entire soundtrack playable.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60%[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2/5 stars[5]
EGM6.625/10[7]
Famitsu26/40[8]
Game Informer4.5/10[9]
GamePro4/5 stars[10][lower-alpha 1]
GameRevolutionC[11]
GameSpot4/10[12]
IGN7/10[13]
Next Generation2/5 stars[14]
OPM (UK)8/10[2]
OPM (US)2.5/5 stars[15]
Pocket Gamer(PSP) 1.5/5 stars[16]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4] Next Generation said that the game was "mildly diverting, but it just isn't polished enough to be a standout title. Skateboarding fans will just have to keep playing 720° until a triple-A skating title hits the market."[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[8]

Sequel

A sequel called Street Sk8er 2 was released in 2000.

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the game three 4/5 scores for graphics, control and overall fun factor, and 4.5/5 for sound.

References

  1. ↑ GameSpot staff (February 26, 1999). "EA Sk8s to Shelves [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-sk8s-to-shelves/1100-2452421/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Pete (April 1999). "Street Skater". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (44): 106–7. https://archive.org/details/opm044/page/n105/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  3. ↑ Athab, Majed (May 6, 2008). "European PSN Store PlayStation Day 2008 update". Verizon Media. https://www.engadget.com/2008-05-06-european-psn-store-playstation-day-2008-update.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Street Sk8er for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198830-street-sk8er/index.html. 
  5. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Street Sk8er - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15987&tab=review. 
  6. ↑ Broderick, Glenn (March 23, 1999). "Street Sk8er". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Streetsk8er/. 
  7. ↑ EGM staff (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (117). 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ストリートボーダーズ [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18250&redirect=no. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  9. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (72). http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3073. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  10. ↑ Johnny Ballgame (April 1999). "Street Sk8er Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (127). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/77.shtml. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  11. ↑ Clint (March 1999). Street Sk8er Review. CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34216-street-sk8er-review. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (March 1, 1999). "Street Sk8er Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/street-sk8er-review/1900-2549525/. 
  13. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (February 24, 1999). "Street Sk8er". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/25/street-sk8er-3. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Street Sk8ter [sic"]. Next Generation (Imagine Media) (54): 93. June 1999. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_54/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  15. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (7): 92. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_7_1999-04_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  16. ↑ MacInnes, Fraser (July 10, 2008). "Street Sk8er". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/007373/street-sk8er/. 

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