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Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, with its gold standard Tony Hawk 4 engine, awesome graphics and fun (albeit somewhat meager) assortment of Disney characters, is one of the best "family" titles on the market today. For older teens and adult gamers, it may get a bit dull or annoying in certain spots. However, if you're under 13, or looking for a way to have fun with your kids while playing a video game, you won't be disappointed.

Als ich zum ersten Mal das Spiel einlegte, dachte ich: „Sicherlich wieder eine Disney-Umsetzung, die zwar für eine sehr junge Zielgruppe bestens geeignet ist, aber ältere Spieler kaum begeistern kann.“ Weit gefehlt! Activision hat ein irre witziges Spiel fabriziert! Durch die einfache Steuerung finden auch Zock-Newbies einen viel leichteren Einstieg als bei Tony Hawk. Zudem kommen auch die Lachmuskeln nicht zu kurz. Endlich mal ein Disney-Spiel, das wirklich Laune macht, egal wie alt man ist. Die Animationen sind ultrakomisch. Wer ein Trendsportspiel mit einer guten Portion Witz und gutem Sound sucht, liegt hiermit ganz bestimmt richtig.

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure plays pretty much as the same as it's "parent" game, where the main goals of each level are to go around and collect various items and find NPC characters (other Disney characters) that will give you missions to accomplish. You can also just skate around on your own speed, as there is no real time limit to how long you can be in a level. There are time limits to some of the missions however, so you have to be careful of that.

However, while many adult gamers probably won't agree, the gameplay should have been made a little easier for the kids, more in the speed of the movement, than in the goals and collectibles. It's hard to control the characters because they move so fast. Other than this slight quibble, this is a neat game for the younger players, one which delivers all that it's promised to do. Older players will probably be left wanting more challenge, even with the pro controls, unless they're avid Disney fans.

This is perhaps the first and only Disney sports title to impress me in the least. As an avid fan of Tony Hawk, I found the game to be incredibly fun and very easy to get into and enjoy. Though the moves have been slightly simplified for younger players, the game is one that can easily be enjoyed by people of all ages! My wife, a woman who can't play Tony Hawk worth a darn due to the complexity of the controls, was really having a great time with this game. Trust me, that means a lot! The control is precise, the graphics are incredible, the game mechanics are sound and the musical score is amusing. This is a game that people might simply turn up their noses at, simply because of the Disney name, but don't be fooled, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure is a fun-filled Disney inspired title that is fun for the entire family.

I’ll admit it: Finding Nemo was probably my favorite movie of the summer, and now comes along Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure. Yes, it’s just Tony Hawk with cuddly creatures; but don’t let the Disney theme scare you off. This is actually one of the better games of this ilk I’ve played in quite some time. Using Neversoft’s engine, developer Toys For Bob has constructed a phenomenal kids game. Now, I don’t mean "kids game" in the usual way we reviewers usually misuse the term (i.e. simplistic and boring). This, my friends is the way it should be done.

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure turned out be a pretty solid title and we can only hope that if a sequel is made it will address the few problems it suffers from. We can't really recommend this to anyone over 12 years old, unless you happen to be a massive Disney fan. But if you're a parent or have a younger sibling that you don't hate, you'll have fun playing it with them.

To fully appreciate Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, you have to view it in the context of its intended demographic: kids. Taking that into consideration, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure is one of the best examples of a game that appeals and caters to a younger age bracket while still maintaining a level of gameplay quality and intellectual decency lacking in so many other "kids games."

What this all boils down to is a solid and intuitively controlled skating game that is optimized for younger players but also quite fun for fans of the Tony Hawk series. The colorful cast of characters goes a long way to make the game feel like a one-of-a-kind experience and the simplified control scheme ensures that frustration will be kept to a minimum. If you can’t wait for Tony Hawk’s Underground and want to take a spin around a few new levels, then Skate Adventure is certainly worth looking into, but if you’ve got a younger sibling who enjoys these sorts of games but just can’t quite get the hang of it, then Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure is a no-brainer, in more ways than one.

Si vous avez déjà terminé les derniers volets de Tony Hawk ou que vous n'êtes pas forcément attiré par Disney, vous pouvez facilement ôter un point ou deux à la note finale. Pour les autres, Disney Extreme Skate Adventure est un bon jeu de skate, simple d'accès et à la réalisation réussie.

All in all, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure is a good game for younger players or Disney fans who also enjoy skateboarding games. Fans of the Tony Hawk series may wish to rent this one as well, if only to have some new levels to play around in while waiting for the release of the next game in the Tony Hawk series. Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure won't hold the Tony Hawk pro's attention for long, but it's still a fun, well-designed skating game.

Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure is a novel experience that quickly loses its luster. At its core, it’s running Neversoft’s Tony Hawk 4 engine, so there is some goodness to be had. The easy tricks provide immediate gratification with a shallow learning curve, but there’s little depth. As such, this game is a good rental, but make sure you try it before you cough up the bucks to buy it.