Evolution Skateboarding

by Konami

Product Features

• Build A Sequence of Moves and Save Them as Your Personal Signature Combo
• Take The Controls of Your Own Editing Studio to Create Movie - Quality Replays of Your Runs
• Over 70 Different Tricks - From Smith Grinds to Frontside 180's
• Plus 15 Tunes by the Hottest Bands From CKY to UNWRITTEN LAW

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JN5S
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,387 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

Evolution Skateboarding has features that are brand-new in the extreme sports game genre. Players skate across eight sprawling fantasy levels that are 200 percent larger than the levels seen in Konami’s previous skateboarding titles, and gameplay is enriched by intense boss battles that must be completed to progress through the game. Players will come face-to-face with a giant spider and a runaway truck as they grind their way to the next level. Topping off the game’s rich feature set are in-game tools that allow players to design their own stunts and skaters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun for a Little While, January 6, 2005

By 

Nick Schwartz (NH) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Evolution Skateboarding (Video Game)

Evolution Skateboarding does not feel bad about copying the Tony Hawk series, although since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater did redefine the extreme sports genre of videogaming, no game has felt very original since. Still, level objectives are similar: collect 'x' amount of these, destroy 'x' amount of those, etc, and the trick system is set up the same way. So, if you're going to imitate something, imitate the best.
Unfortunately, Evolution's trick system fails miserably. It doesn't feel nearly as natural as Tomy Hawk's, probably because of the poor response time, and the clunky execution of tricks. And despite the fact that you can manual to link tricks, you'll be fighting with the controls too often to link any large combos.
There are a few unique features though, like three or four boss fights, interesting for a skateboarding game and not horribly executed either.
However, the soundtrack is not bad at all, (despite the fact that an announcer yells out every trick you do - that can be turned off in the options menu, though, I believe). It's what you would expect from a skateboarding soundtrack, with many generic songs I wouldn't care to hear again, but with a few highlights, namely "Role Model", and a punk-rock cover of the "Metal Gear Main Theme", (Evolution was published by Konami, who developed and publsihed the Metal Gear series.) That song alone made this game worth it for me.
But the Metal Gear references do not end there. One level has you skating on the Struts from Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty, including Strut E (the heliport), and the objectives on this level are Metal Gear related. Collect 'x' number of dogtags, destroy 'x' number of floating sentries, plant 'x' number of C4 explosives and blow up the level. Very cool. Little details on this level are appreciated too, like the sound effect made when you are spotted by a sentry (the sound effect made when you are spotted in the Metal Gear series), and a few stray seagulls sitting on the rails of the walkways. Plus, there are a couple unlockable characters that will be familiar for Metal Gear vets, (neiher a surprise, but still welcome.)
I got this game for under ten dollars, and despite the bad controls, as an enormous Metal Gear fan, the Metal Gear references alone made this purchase worthwhile for me. If you aren't crazy about Metal Gear, then perhaps you ought to steer clear of this game.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evolution skateboarding, September 14, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Evolution Skateboarding (Video Game)

I think this game is going to be so freakin cool I already gave it 5 freakin stars I mean who doesn't want to play as Solid Snake you know your already looking forward to it aren't ya?

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars U CAN PLAY AS SOLID SNAKE HELL YA, January 9, 2003

By 

"bomberdude" (MA BOSTON USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evolution Skateboarding (Video Game)

THIS GAME IS SKATEBOARDING AWSOME TRIX MIXED UP WIT SUM KOOL RIDERZ (INCLUDING SOLID SNAKE)AND SUM VERY KOOL BOSS BATTLEZ NEED I SAY MORE.

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