Skate 3 Top Quality

Others commented on the improvements over Skate and Skate 2. Yes everything is better. The skating/trick pulling off is much smoother and quicker in Skate 3. You'll be ridding rails in no time. The graphics are improved and more refined, although some early online reviews said it looks the same pretty much as Skate 2, I saw differences right away. More colorful and detailed world to skate in. Yes, the areas are huge and really much more interesting than previous Skate titles. Character customization is much improved, as is the level of detail everywhere. I suggest once you get the basic playstyle down through the tutorial, if you havn't played a Skate game before is to free skate and see some of the scenery. I spent hours just cruzin' around, pulling off tricks and such with other AI skaters and civilians. The skatepark I found was a blast, as is skating down some posh area streets downhill bypassing or jumping over/off the traffic. There are more items in the world to manipulate now, like knocking down a row of trash cans and plowing through the crowd (who will attack you if provoked too much or just taser you). All around this is a big major improvement over Skate 2. Multi-player, sorry can't comment on that as the EA skate server was down at the moment, but what's implemented in the multi-player aspects of Skate 3 look to be a complete blast. And the editor, havn't had time to play with it yet either, but it looks very nice..and people can share what they've constructed/filmed. As someone else mentioned, if you like Skate series, or skate boarding games, or just fun sports type games then Skate 3 delivers. I have an old friend who has been working for Thrasher magazine for like 15+ years so it's nice to see so much Thrasher (among other companies) related material/support of this game. So Skate & Thrash!

Here is a list of the soundtracks from a site and it's a nice diversity from punk rock, post-punk, hip-hop/rap, new wave, electo, funk, psychedelic etc:

*3 Inches Of Blood - "Battles And Brotherhood"
*Agent Orange - "Bloodstains"
*Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes"
*Beastie Boys - "Lee Majors Come Again"
*Benjy Ferree - "Come to Me, Coming to Me"
*Bim Sherman - "Lover's Leap"
*Canned Heat - "Going Up The Country"
*Chad VanGaalen - "Bare Feet On Wet Griptape"
*Cheeseburger - "Comin' Home"
*Clinic - "The Witch (Made to Measure)"
*Dead Moon - "Diamonds In The Rough"
*Del The Funky Homosapian - "Young Dre"
*Dinosaur Jr. - "Almost Ready"
*Dr. John - "Right Place, Wrong Time"
*Dream Evil - "Immortal"
*Hangar 18 - "Feet To Feet"
*JAPANTHER - "The Gravy"
*Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - "Born To Lose"
*Joy Division - "Disorder"
*Junior Murvin - "Cool Out Son"
*Kinski - "Punching Goodbye Out Front"
*Love City - "The Other Side"
*Mazarin - "For Energy Infinite"
*Mobb Deep - "Put 'Em In Their Place"
*Mudhoney - "I'm Now"
*Neil Diamond - "Cracklin' Rosie"
*Nihilist - "Metal And Mayhem"
*No Age - "Sleeper Hold"
*Ol Dirty Bastard - "Shimmy Shimmy Ya"
*Pixies - "Debaser"
*Q Lazarus - "Goodbye Horses" (note: this isn't the original non-electo/vocals version, it is the one heard from "Silence of the Lambs")
*Rob Sonic - "Brand New Vandals"
*Sorcerers - "Drunk Skate Session"
*Steel Panther - "Eyes Of A Panther"
*The Demonics - "750-Four"
*The Girls - "Where Wolves Drink"
*The Goat - "Tantalizing"
*The Greenhornes - "Good Times"
*The Mighty Underdogs feat. MF Doom - "Gunfight"
*The Misfits - "London Dungeon"
*The Perceptionists - "Party Hard"
*The Thermals - "Pillar Of Salt"
*Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends"
*Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - "Psychedelic Reggae"
*White Rose Movement - "Cigarette Machine"
*Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - "Put On"

In addition to these songs, Skate 3 has an original score (exclusive to Skate 3) by Del The Funky Homosapien, John King of the Dust Brothers, and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo that you will unlock as you explore more and pull off sweet tricks.

Great game! I know I'm missing some information here like info on the movie editor, track editor, game editor etc. I just recieved this game on the 12th and there is so much I've not toyed with yet as I've been just having a blast freestylin' and enjoying what little of the world I've seen, and I've seen alot so far. The "Hall of Meat" is a roar and the bone crunching/body bashing is awesome to have turned on. Also as your skater eats it, you get bruised up and your clothes get all dirty & trashed up.

The intro movie is real life filmed, and is absolutley hilarious! Rock on...
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