Evolution Skateboarding
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Evolution Skateboarding is a sports video game released by Konami for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2002. It features several popular skateboarders such as Rick McCrank, Arto Saari, Kerry Getz, and Danny Way. There is also a create-a-skater feature and an unlockable character for every skater the player completes the game with. There are also sets of level-specific songs, such as a metal remix of the Metal Gear Solid theme and a Castlevania theme, after unlocking the Vampire Hunter. Levels are unlocked by completing a specific number of objectives in a current level, such as collecting items like boots and other objects, performing tricks in designated areas of a level, and grinding a certain distance. The Evolution Skateboarding engine was used in the bonus skateboarding mode included in the PlayStation 2 version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance in 2003.
Featured skaters
Default skaters
Unlockable skaters
- Gorilla
- Raiden
- Unknown
- Solid Snake
- Frogger
- Gurlukovich 1
- Vampire Hunter
- Gurlukovich 2
- Gray
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | |
| Metacritic | 44 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | |
| Famitsu | 31 / 40 | 31 / 40 |
| Game Informer | N/A | 5 / 10 |
| GameRevolution | N/A | C− |
| GameSpot | N/A | 4 / 10 |
| GameSpy | N/A | 40% |
| IGN | 4.3 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 3.3 / 5 | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 6 / 10 |
| X-Play | N/A |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Western reviews of the game mostly considered it as a bland rip-off of the Tony Hawk's series of skating games. In Japan, however, Famitsu gave both console versions each a score of 31 out of 40.
See also
- ESPN X Games Skateboarding, previous skateboarding game by Konami