Release: Jan 21 2009 (US), Jan 31 2009 (UK) Developer: Black Box Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Alternative Sports Skate 2 is a difficult game; it’s a game of skill.  In many ways it evokes a sense of gaming’s retro past in just how taxing it can be; both o your command of the control...

In a genre previously dominated by Tony Hawk, it was nice to see something fresh on the scene. EA’s Skate debuted in 2007 with a gritty, more realistic feel. Introducing Flickit dual analog controls for the first time in the genre, casting button mashers to the side. Skate was a skateboarding game...