The controls are very weird to learn at first, just to ollie, it takes a few tries to get it down. But once you get past the tutorial and start the game, it gets pretty addictive. There are a vast number of challenges including the X games and many other pro challenges where they ask you to do very specific tricks such as a 360 flip to a crooked grind. the game can get very frusterating at times, like when you are doing video challenges and some pro challenges. The one big thing that really ruins the game is the online play (which I dont use very often). When you start the game, it glitches a lot and especially when you are doing death runs. You are going at high speeds, about to finish first...then the game stops, and two other skaters pass you, and you lose. Other then that though, the game is addicting, and hard to stop playing, even after you beat it.
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