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Thursday 6 March, 2008
Entry #2
Gameplay
During the second hour I played, I decided to play in the two-player mode (as I do with most games because it is a lot more fun). The 2-player mode on this game is definitely more entertaining than career mode, just because there is the added challenge aspect of having competition from a friend. In the 2-player mode, there are numerous games to play such as Graffiti, King of the Hill, and High Score.
Graffiti has to be my favorite game within the 2-player mode. The concept of the game is to try to “tag” as many skatable areas and perform tricks on them to “set” the score. The object of the game to tag more places than the other player. The players are able to “steal” the other players tagged areas.
Design
The design of this game features new areas where the players can skate around in, including the Sana Cruz Wharf. This was the first time I played this installment of the game, and when I saw that there was a level for Santa Cruz, it made me want to play the game even more. This was the first time that I knew where exactly the level was located, and I was amazed at how similar it was. The level design has increased throughout the years, including more details and more skatable areas.
The levels of this game are varied through different places and each place to skate has different goals. In career mode, the challenges differ from the amount of high score that you have to achieve or by what tricks you have to do.
This game, especially in 2-player mode, helps foster many social interactions. During the 2-player mode, there are many times to spark conversation, either that has to do with the game or not. This type of game is not the type that drains all mental capacity of the player, which allows other conversation to occur. The reward structure of this game is pretty simple- you gain points and finish challenges in order to unlock new levels, cheats, and increase the stats on your character.
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