Apple Arcade review #65: Skate City
I suck at Skate City. Not in a self-deprecating, cute-introduction-to-a-review way. No, I just suck, which makes it hard for me to review the game.
You probably know Skate City. It was featured on-stage at the Apple Arcade reveal. It’s an, uh, “endless skater”. I’m not sure they call it that, and it’s not just that. It’s like Tony Hawk met and married Alto (from ‘s Adventure/Odyssey), and they had a child (weird) who they decided to name Skate City (weirder). You skate, and do tricks, and complete challenges, and earn points to unlock stuff.
It’s a pretty game with chill music and, I suspect, pretty good touch controls. The presentation is top notch. Everything about the game feels polished and of high quality. Very Apple-like. It’s not surprising they made it a poster child for Arcade.
Yet, unfortunately, I suck at this. In my time with the game, I wasn’t even able to make it to the second city, Oslo, which was my goal. I only got to see Los Angeles, which looks lovely, sure, but it’s no Oslo.
The game is certainly worth a download, if only to see if you suck at it as much as I do. Probably not. Chances are you’ll enjoy it, especially if you’re into skating, which I’m patently not.